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| GARDEN GUIDE Design No.CH-30 1510 Sq.Ft. CAR- PORT 2-0 + 260 MBID RM. 12-0 © 12-0" By A. R. BUCKLEY Plant Research Institute When Baron Walter yon Saint! Paul found a little blue-flower-| ed, hairy-leaved plant in a grot- | to in the Usambara region of| South Africa, little did he rea- lize that it was to become the most popular house plant in the world. Saintpaulia ionantha (Us ambara violet) was named in his honor. It was later called African violet in America and this name has been the popu- lar one ever since. Today there are so many! African violet varieties that' no/ one has been able to compile} -------- BLD RM, 10.0120 STORAGE BLO RM, ct 9.0.13-0 a complete list. There are var- ieties with miniature, mediium, and large flowers, all of which may be single, semidouble- or double and occur in tones, of blue, pink, lavender, wine, pur- two shades of the same color or two colors in one flower, of ct ct "4 BLD RM. = 10-0120 = | BAY len) | kL. 2-8 flowers of one color splashed or flecked with another color.| il The Building Editor, Oshawa Times, Oshawa, Ontario. "C Enclosed please find $1.00 for which send me Book of Plans entitled "HOME PLANNING GUIDE" Mail reauests 10c extra. (Please make remittance payable to The Oshawa Times). Name Address FIRST AID TO AILING HOME PRESERVING GOURDS QUESTION: We have a Seececeneseceseceseces jat least a week or 10 days. Place ot ee er of -- ~of "ass rds we large books or rocks, etc.), on pie ae setae anus year, | the raised ends. This will grad- We would like to preserve them| ually cause the board to straigh- to keep through the winter in-| ten. doors. What is the proper way to) Remove the dark stains with a finish them to preserve them? prepared wood bleach according ANSWER: Brush the surfaces|to label instructions. Then re- first, to remove all dirt. Then/finish table as desired. wash in mild soapsuds, follow- : , There are also novelties with} |HOME DESIGN No. 630 star-shaped flowers, The petals | 'This attractive four-bed- ay be fringed, wavy, or ruff : led. Leayes are smooth, corru- room Ranch home. meets the gated, fringed or waved on the needs of a large family. Liv- |edges, round or pointed, flat of | ing - dining - kitchen portion is |cupped, solid' green or varie- completely separate from the |Sated with creamy white. | sleeping area. Master bed- | The tise in popularity of the Sulit hina tein closets: "and African violet is due not only | ; ce |to the development of new vari-| access to rear lavatory. All leties, but to the adaptability! other bedrooms have extra jof this beautiful house plant to large closets. The well pro- |the high temperatures and gen- portioned Living Room fea- jerally dry conditions of our) | bookcase. Entry is spacious |particularly well to special care | and well protected. Traffic |home gardeners find it'a chall flow is excellent. Design jenge to grow bigger and better | shoyws a carport but this could | plants than their neighbors. | be easily closed in to form a |careful cultivation it is possible | garage with plenty of extra |to keep the plants lowering storage space. 1510 Sq. Ft. most of the year Standard Blueprints for this 5 Design No. 630 cost $15.00 for |FOUR IMPORTANT POINTS | the first set and $5.00 for addi- Four important things are | tional sets. They are avail- needed for the successful growth | able in Canada by return mail, |of African violets. These are: (Ontario residents must re- |Proper light conditions, the right Violet Varieties Endless; Started In African Grotto | ering. The best location in the home is one where sunlight is enough to produce ample blooms with- out causing yellowing or burn- ing of the foliage, Full sunlight will produce, more blooms, but the foliage tends to yellow and the plants take on an undesir-| able appearance. In winter, lack) of sunlight will produce nice green foliage but very few, if any, flowers. The best location seems to be a large window facing west, where the sun shines in late afternoon and the plants are shielded from its dir- ect rays by awnings or curtains. An easterly window will pro- duce fine plants provided they are shaded when the sun is at its highest point. A south win- dow in winter is excellent, but in summer the excess sunlight will produce yellowing of the plants unless hey are shaded. A north window is adequate during the summer months provided the room is bright and the win- dow large but as the days grow shorter the plants should be "|moved to a window with a south- ern or western exposure. Afri- can violets grow very well un- der such fixtures collectors and hobbyists are able to produce plants of exhibition quality. The soil for these plants hould be open -- that is, containing peat leaves specially prepared African vio-| equal parts pasteurized used. Although the African violet will withstand dry home con- ditions, it often suffers from bud drop and brittle leaves. Better flowering plants will re- ANe arr ST. ASAPH, Wales (CP) -- Lord Macdonald of Gwaenysgor, who came up from 22 years in vided, Pots placed in a shallow layer of. sand or gravel in a tiny tray can be kept constantly moist. Occasionally spraying the foliage with an at- omizer filled with likewarm water helps maintain humidity. WATERING Watering is very important in the growth of African violets. Overwatering will eventually en- courage crown rot, and too little water will cause the plants to wilt so badly that they may) never recover. Generally, the plants need watering more in winter than in summer in our heated homes especially if they are placed near radiators. The plants at the Central xperimen- twice a week during very cold tal Farm are usually watered weather and once a week during the rest of the winter. The best way to tell house plant is dry is to feel the soil in the top of the pot. If the soil feels dry to the touch, water the violet the next day. Too much water will retard blooming, but lush leaves will probably result. African violets may be watered from the bot- tom to aboid getting cold water on the leaves However, occasional heavy watering from the top will dis- pose of excess mineral salts that may have collected in the moss or well decayed/soil. Use water at room temp-| to tour every part of the island. Unless you have the|erature when watering from the} i correct soil, it is better to buy|top. Cold water may cause a PAST COLORFUL sudden drop in leaf tempera- a 7 tit.in | A 5 .jlet soil sold by seedsmen anditure, which will result in un- tures a fireplace 'and built-in /homes. Since the plant responds | + oartment stores. At the Plant sightly yellow rings on the lea-| language. '|Research Institute a mixture of|ves. The same effect often occ-! soil,,urs when bright sunshine falls, cottage at Gwaenysgor, near the By|Peat moss and sharp sand is/on a leaf for a period and then | current fe the sun is suddenly cut off. ' Prestatyn, North Wales, on if aj Parliament, last governor of Newfoundland and a baron, died Thursday in hospital here. He was 77. He had been in critical condi- tion since suffering a coronary thrombosis recently. The funeral is expected to be }a quiet one for members of the family. | As Sir Gordon' Macdonald, he; was the 63rd governor and com- mander-in-chief of Newfound- land and its dependencies in the crucial years from 1946 until the} ada in 1949. He presided over the commis- sion which studied the constitu-' tion of the island and pushed through the series of referen- dums which ended with Confed-| eration. Although his period as gov- }ernor was one of the most con- troversial in Newfound-| }land's history, he gained sup-} port among many of the small| villages and outports which he! visited during his tenure and jwhich subsequentiy favored | Confederation. | Sir Gordon, a life-long teeto- tallel, also caused some stir as governor by reducing the hours in which Newfoundland beer parlors could remain open and} by refusing to serve liquor at Government House. He claimed to have been the first governor Lord Macdonald's past was as colorful as his Welsh-accented He was born in a 'three-room Macdonald home in, wioundiand Governor, Lord MacDonald, 77, Dead the coal mines to become suc-|- ikind of soil, humidity, and wat- sult if adequate humidity is pro- cessively a Labor member of island and Labrador joined Can-! Zs + | He wae knighted just before [going te. -Newfoundiand. Two days "after Newfqundiand he." | came a Canadian province he (was made a hereditary baron > pend appointed te Clement: Att six'sons and daughters of a poor| lee's ---- as paymaster- ich. +./ general. ge descended gos His) After Labor's defeat in 1951, amily movem"*soon after his|he was appointed by the Con. birth to Laricashire, where ne) servaaive government as a re- was educatel gional governor for Wales of the Macdonald left school at the BBC and maintained an active age of-13- when -his- father be-|interest_in. Welsh broadcasting came an invalid. The boy went] Until his recent illness. into the pits. | He was elected a miners') : agent in 1924 and took corre-| BANGUI, Central African Re- spondence courses from Oxford|public (AP)--The new ruling in economics and industrial his-|revolutionary council here de- tory.In 1929 he was elected La-icreed an austerity program. © bor MP for the Lancashire rid-|Government officials are barred ing of Ince, serving until 1942)from bars and dance-halls and when he resigned to become a/tomtom drumming is forbidden wartime re gional fuel and/in the daytime except on week- power controller. tends and holidays. OFFICIALS SET TONE CANADA'S FINEST ALL ELECTRIC ----- HOME HEAT SYSTEM------ @ SAFE _@ CLEAN @ DEPENDABLE Installed First in Oshawa by... The Most Dependable Nome In ELECTRIC HEAT Total or Supplementary Units 728-4611 FOR FULL INFORMATION CALL 50 PRINCE ST. OSHAWA e of! SALES & ed by ample rinsing with clear water. 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This edition includes information on Cost of Build- ing and Financing in Canada, | WEDDING GIFTS LAST BRIDGETOWN (AP) -- Sadun Boro, 38, and his German-born sign Book entitled 'Suburban |wife Oda arrived in Barbados! after a month crossing aboard Turkish ketch Kismet. They left Istanbul four months ago. Boro, an engineer, saved for long Atlantic their 37-foot they pick up this odor. Can for a couple of weeks, or aj #S : f month before this treatment.) YOU ---- to re- I've seen white spots develop Move us odor? after finish applied prematurely. ANSWER: Try spraying all surfaces with a mildew-proofer STAINED DROP LEAF which both combats mildew and QUESTION: Would like to re-| musty odors. This preparation finish a drop leaf table. One|does not stain, Available in leaf is warped and has several | large housewares and hardware | dark stains. How can this be stores. Or sprinkle a: generous restored? quantity of moth flakes or crys- ANSWER: I assume you are tals in the closet and keep the removing any present finish on|closet tightly shut for about a the table first. When the bare week. These not only moth-roof wood surface is. exposed, place|but act as deodorizers. the warped leaf, concave side! : i x WATER SEEPAGE THROUGH up, over a pair of saw-horses or) CE R WALL chair backs, in a place where | ; ; ; i QUESTION: We have poured alfa Bese npr bg concrete foundation walls. THE HOME |we get water. through some' of WORKSHOP the cracks. The house is about 35 years old. We also have a problem with the concrete- filor sanding and dusting. We want to remodel and can't until we correct these problems. ANSWER: Easiest method of repairing the cracks in the con- crete walls is to fill them with a latex patching concrete, avail- 'table at masonry supplies and {some large hardware dealers. 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