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Garden Notes By JEAN GABLE Barrie Ilorticultural Society caller who reads this column phoned to ask for recipe to make potpourri mixture She was drying rose petals First you pick the flowers for this purpose on clear day and in the afternoon Cut the stems short place in small amount of water and leave until next day Then take off the petals place an absorbent paper in warm spot but not in sun Shuffle these petals for four or five days when they should be dry All roses are good but especially the fragrant ones Carnations lavender geraniums heliotrope spice pinks and to add more colour to the mixture add some delphinium or corn flowers Choose very pretty container with good cover to put your mixture in Place layer of petals in the jar Make mixture of one ounce of Orrisroot one ounce of brown sugar and one ounce of powdered spice of whatever variety you like The spice may be cinnamon cloves nutmeg or allspice Sprinkle this mixture over each layer then stir well Let this age for three weeks in covered jar stirring it twice weekly Once the mixture is well blended it will keep for years Just take the cover off the jar when you wish to scent the room and think of your summer garden Dont forget to treat some foliage for winter bouquets solution of one part glycerine to two parts of water is the usual formula Mahonia purple plum birch and peony leaves do well for me Leave in the solution until you can see by the coloring all parts of the branch have absorbed all possible Pound or slit the ends of stems for better absorption Roots of the black walnut tree exude substance that has harmful effect on many plants There is no remedy Evert it ou take down the tree it takes several years before anything worthwhile will grow whre it was Dont let this poison you against black walnut trees just plant them where you dont intend to plant vegetables or flowers SOCIETY NEWS Norman Synnott of the arboretum has sent in his resigna tion effective the end of 1979 He has been practically living at the arboretum since it began in 1974 We are certainly in debted to him The arboretum was bit behind with name tags but all Editor Claudia Mouse7266537 Recipe for petal mixture produces longlasting scent are on now It is well to remember that not every tree that gets planted will live If it does not live another will be pur chased to illustrate this put scarlet hawthorn in the ar boretum in memory of Bill Caldwells mother in 1974 It died so the nursery replaced it The second one straggled along for couple of years and it also died Now this fall Synnott will replace it and maybe try new spot One must remember that the arboretum is place where we test trees and see if they will grow here If tree does die dont feel badly It will be replaced with either another variety or planted in another part of the loacre arboretum Aug 12 at 230 pm will be the dedication of the memorial If you were not invited by card you can come anyway Canon John Speers will conduct the service Bring chair Those chairs at the scene are for relatives of the people be ing remembered and VIPs taking part in the service Light refreshments will be served in Sunnidale Community Cen tre For those who cannot walk from the centre to the ar boretum there will be bus available Helen Smith convenor of the annual show would like all houseplants entered at the Bayfield Mall between 10 am and 12 noon Thursday Aug 16 and all other specimens in between and pm that day including designs She would also like exhibitors to pick tags and entry forms at her home 144 Maple Ave before the show if possible Her phone is 7282745 great big thank you to those who shared their gardens for todays tour most interesting and delightful day was spent on the se cond tour of Huronia on Aug The last tour of Huronia for 1979 will be Tuesday Aug 14 Hookers arc Florence Lockhart at 7283873 Margaret Laurence at 7266798 and May Maxwell at 7288248 There will be four tours to the Canadian National Ex hibition in Toronto Sorry it was not possible for me to get group tickets for King Tuts Treasure Show at the Gallery The rule was No groups Myrna Kosowan at 57 Davidson St in Barrie has night blooming cereus with 12 buds on it now Cereus blooms only once year and has fragrant salmonpink calix To see the plant call her at 7268365 The blooms are open from 830 pm an 87yearold remembers Barrie in Early 1900s Frankt IcCracken 87 grew up near Barrie and remembers incidents that reveal how people lived about century ago Ile no lives in Burlington and recently wrote to The Examiner describing few of his recollections was born in the year 1892 on small farm four miles west of Allandale on what is now Highway 90 then known as the Town Line It was then onelane wagon road of 1005c gravel and was usually in passable condition Barrie was our closest shepping centre and we managed to get to town about once week usually on Saturday to sell out butter and eggs or trade them for groceries at Chusmans Store on Elizabeth Street now Dunlop Street West The price of eggs and but ter was usually about York shlling 125 cents Smoked bacon was sold for abotrt the same price per pound This would be iii the years 1900 to 1905 At that time Barrie boasted population of about 5000 Streets were not paved but were sprinkled in sum mer to keep down the dust Sewers were rather scarce too Mr White operated what might be called par table sewage system It con sisted of big wooden tank mounted on farm wagon and drawn by two horses Seine called it the honey wagon Outhouses were cleaned regularly owners paying fee for the service When the tank was well filled it was not unusual for the street to be splattered bit especial ly when wagon wheel hit threequarters of rough spot MOVED TO TORONTO It was said that Mr White was quite successful finan cially He finally sold out moved to Toronto and opened confectionery store The worst scare of my life happened in the month of March 1904 neighbor boy Wilfred Hughson and were hauling ice off the Kempenfelt Baywith team and sleigh to store in our respective ice houses for summer refrigeration As recall the ice was about 24 inches thick and was hand sawn into blocks about 16 inches square The price was three cents per cake The harvest was drawing to close as the weather was warming up When we were about half way to shore with what prove ed to be our last load the ice suddenly gave way and horse and load dropped into the water had no idea how deep the water was but naturally im agined the worst When the load dropped the draw bolt in the hitch must have popped out for the horses were freed from the sleigh and managed to scramble otit on the sloping ice IISCAPEI WITII SOAKING Of course we lost our load but the men managed to retrieve the sleigh My pal and escaped with soaking The Barrie Opera House was said to have the biggest and best stage north of Toronto The manager was Mr Powell and believe he also owned the building He had the reputation of being rather strict and would tolerate no nonsense Only the better touring companies played there My pals and attended as often as we could dig up the 25 cents to pay for seat up in the gods Once induced my father to be my guest The show was McFaddens Flats and was below standard When the first act was over Mr Powell stepped on stage made little speech lowered the curtain and said Youll get your money back at the gt wicket Mustc for the plays was provided by Jimmy Keenan on his violin with his wife at the piano Jim had catchy little march tune which he always played as the patrons were leaving People would get into step some whistling and the building would without confusion REMEMBERS TINF In the summer of 1976 my daughter and visited the Barrie Union Cemetery where my parents were laid to rest in the early 1920s The first familiar name noticed on monument was that of James Keenan and im mediately his little tune entered my mind Barrie was home town of young man known as the Canadian Giant believe his name was Thompson His height was somewhere bet ween seven and eight feet depending on who was describing him The price of meal in most Barrie hotels was 25 cents but at the Queens it was 50 cents Stories were told about sortie farmers who would hr ing lunch from home eat it in the shed where they tied their horses then sit on the veranda of the Queens Hotel and pick their teeth to im press their friends It was probably an exaggeration but it made good story definitely empty Allandale seniors invited to Activity Day An activity day for Allandale seniors will be held Aug 16 on the theme Celebrate Living with Children report Gard Cameron and Jeanne Dykema of Parkview Centre for Seniors in Barrie The day begins at Tyndale Park at 10 am and winds down at pm Admission is $2 for lunch and refreshments bus will leave Essa Road Church at 10 am The morning will be filled with games and the afternoon will include special events with children to help celebrate International Year of the Child Anyone interested in atten ding must register at Parkview Centre by calling 7370755 Hair follows suit for tall CHICAGO AP On the eve of the 80s fashion takes its cue from structured bodyhugging styles reminiscent of the 405 and 50s The key word for falls constructed elegant tailoring is control Hair follows suit with re strained wellshaped styling say the 12 hairdressers who form the Helene Curtis Hair stylists Advisory Board For short or long lengths explains Brends Longhofer of Louisville its the same sil houette small narrow closetothehead form To achieve balance proportion and contrast in the style you have to control the movement of the hair The advisory board says con trol starts with well conditioned wellgroomed hair Grooming especially is crucial for longer lengths says Rocco Altobelli of Minneapolis Long straight wellcared tor hair is its own fashion state ment he says If it looks shiny and healthy its style in itself Board members agree that Bank of Montreals savings account earns 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