The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

uaéa4 vcltv4n At ronto Furniture Show One of the awardwinning tables in the Carpathian Collection Garden notes By JEAN GABLE Barrie Horticultural Society As the spring cataglogues appear we see the new award winning varieties for 1978 There are four new gladiolii bred by Carl Fischer of Min nesota Red Freckles has exotic markings is medium height plants are said to have 18 buds with as many as eight open at one time Little Sweetheart grows 18 inches to two feet and has rmy florets 212 inches across with fine willow stems It is claimed to be vigorus robust grower with waxy florets the shape of small cup Blue Frills intensely ruffled medium height six to seven florets open at one time Tidings medium red glad with white bars bisecting the lower petals It has real husky spikes and large florets You should carefully go over any gladiolii bulbs you have stored at this time an order what extras you need The great glad grower of years gone by in Ontario Leonard Butt is still in business but he channels much of his produce to the Dominion Seed House Georgetown We are only now beginning to build up our gladiolii after virus nearly put it out so let us hope stock can be kept clean locally Jean Sanderson isone of the best glad growers if looking for information on this subject Of news to all gardeners is McConnells sell out to Sears You can still get McConnells catalogues and order through Sears see this as good thing for us all as McConnells were great growers but had trouble selling shipping install ing computers that didnt work ri ht etc Now we should still get the produce through an outlet easy for everyone Awardwinning varieties are starting to appear SOCIETY NEWS As this column goes to press the verse below from our highly esteemed 92 year old gardener from Richmond Hill Little hits home have little virus That goes in and out with me And what can be the use of him Is more than can see Hes with me in the morning And when day is almost done find him flying here and there Prepared to have his fun He laughs at penicillin And he jeers at pills so much That once hes got you in with him Youre always in his clutch have little virus And the chances now seem dim That ever in my lifetime Be getting rid of him William Cattley of rillia will be guest speaker for the Brereton Naturalists Club and Barrie Horticultural Society Feb 2nd Blue Flame Room pm He will show film he has made called Along the Rivers That Flow Down to the Sea Everyone welcome Society tour to ice Follies Sunday was really great Watch this column for all social events The new hookers for tours are Wyn Ellis 7284083 and Margaret Laurence 7266798 Society bulletin listed 1977 membership as 2165 members This should have been 2465 plus two honorary and 13 life members By SHEILA McGOVERN ExaminerStaff Reporter TORONTO player piano churns out oldtime favorites wooden keg of root beer sits on the table brightly lit popcorn machine stands in the doorway It isnt what you would normally expect to find in the mtrance to furniture exhibit But the piano popcorn and root beer conjure up memories and so does Kaufman of Kaufman collection impresses Collingwoods new line of furniture The line is called reminiscence and it was highlight and award winner for the Collingwood firm at the Toronto Furniture Show held recently at the International Centre David Brown Kaufmans marketing services manager described the line as our collection of yesterday packaged for today It is solid oak furniture designed to reflect the 1900 to 1920 period right down to brass moustache handles and white ceramic knobs But Brown said the collection which includes hall trees blanket chests ice boxes desks tables and chairs and an assortment of furniture pieces seen only in grandparents home is best described as functional reproduction The Victrola looks like Victrola in every detail but it can be used as bar All the furniture reflects the ast but has been designed to useful today SOLID OAK The company chose solid oak because it was the material in vogue in the early 1900s Brown said But oak is not cheap In 1977 the heavy demand for oak pushed prices up at rate of one per cent week Brown said He described Kaufmans collection as very sophisticated mediumhigh riced furniture The solid oak dining room set with claw feet and natural caning in the chairs sells for about $3800 to $3900 Each piece has been finished 14 times Brown argues consumer would be better off buying Kaufmans reproduction of such piece than an antique An antique table would have solid oak top and solid wood tends to warp he said Kaufman has used solid oak fix the table but has veneered the top to prevent warping All of Kaufmans furniture is made in Collingwood where it employs staff of about 300 Also on display at the show was the companys Carpathian Collection collection of elm occasional tables with Belgian glass tops the comments Collection transitional or modern pieces and the Chamais Pine Collection Examiner Photos BY MARINA QUATTROCCHI to homes By ROGER WHITMAN PAY THE CONTRACTOR One section of our new concrete rch floor began flaking of each time it was swept even though it had an etching bath of acid The contractor came over with machine that scraped off the flaked surface Then he sealed the entire floor He assured us we would have no more flaking trouble We are reluctant to pay him until we are sure the problem is solved What is you opinion Pay the contractor With the acid bath and the sealer he has taken every step fora good floor NO SPECIAL BRUSH MADE The walls in our living dining area are finished with the swirly rough Spanish plaster We wouid like to paint and were wondering if there is any special paint brush for this rough surface which willgo faster No You just have to work harder getting the bristles well into the bumpy surface PAINT TIIE BLOBS We just had our brick house painted To our annoy ance there are few blobs of white paint on the brick left by careless painters How can we remove these have tried chipping with knife the tedious We tried brick cleaner but it left streak that was hard to get out For few blobs its far easier to touch them up with brickcolored paint Trying to blot out such small spots with paint remover and cloths is not worth the time and effort dining room hutch added to this bed gives new look the oxamlnor FfldnyJn 27 1978 By STEVE ELLINGSON Since most of us nd eight hours day in and since its important that we get the most out of these eight hours then its only right that we give some at tention to our sleeping equip ment The Hollywood headboard pictured here is the handiest thing you ever saw There are shelves for books radio Kaufmans Bunyan bed sells in the $800 range clock pictures lamp ash trays cigarettes and anything else that you might want to have handy when you retire Then there is little cabinet at each end with bors at the bottom and shelf at the top for storing still more items This headboard is very easy article to build when you use the full size pattern You simply trace the full size pattern on wood then saw out the parts and finally put them together The pat tern lists the required materials along with easyto read directions There are lots of diagrams and pictures to make the pro ject real easy for you Simple tools are all that you require This headboard can be adapted to any size bed and course may be given finish to match your other furniture pieces Youll find it not only han but also good looking To obtain the full size Hollywood headboard pat tern No 149 send 32 please add 25 cents extra for postage and handling by cheque or money order to The Examiner Barrie Pattern Department 4830 St Catherine St Montreal H32 2W6