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p5 8 the tribune thursday march 21 1968 garden guide plant petunias show of color by john bradshav- beauty in the garden comes from many sources but there are some flowers which are much more valuable and useful for this purpose in this weeks column im recommending one of those that i feel is above the av erage in this regard every gardener amateur or professional will agree that dollar for dollar and square foot for square foot petunias provide the biggest show of color each gar den season this has been particularly true since the fl hybrid satin series was introduced the varieties belonging to this series are in the multiflora or many- flowered class and are characterized by masses of bril liantly colored flowers carried on vigorous and compact plants the blooms are medium sued stiffpetalled and stand up better than almost any other flower under ad verse weather conditions summer storms and rains have little effect on this most free flowering of all bed ding petunias the satin series comes in coral scarlet red pink white and purple colors many a garden is spoiled each year by the lavish use of white flowers basically the effect of white is to deaden color on the other hand yellow is an exciting color which should be used a great deal more than it has been up until now there are several excellent yel low petunias on the market including yellow gleam brass band and sunburst i dont think theres much to choose between them in quality but one thing is certain their soft lemon yellow color will add untold beauty and charm to any garden most commercial growers will have already sown quite a bit of their petunia seed if you want yellow petunias for your garden this year id strongly rec ommend that you get in touch with your plant grower nursery or garden centre and tell them your require ments theres still time for them to get some seed and have plants ready for setting out in the garden around the 24th of may an eagles nest no its a witchs broom as photo graphed by betty pegg claremont rr 2 with binoculars and camera the witches broom by edgie and betty pegg about five years ago we found our first witches broom it was in a jack pine tree on our farm many times we had walked past it thinking that the large dark object was a squirrels nest cur iosity finally got the bet ter of us and we took a closer look we found a dense cluster of short slender parallel branches coming from an enlarged axis from below the growth appeared dead the upper side however was a very healthy green a witches broom may be started by some irritant such as a fungus or virus but in most cases it is caused by a parasitic plant known as dwarf mistletoe this is a true flowering plant but lacks chloro phyll the seed is probably carried by birds when left on a branch it sends out a penetrating root into the living layers of the host which over the years grows around it sending out side suckers this makes the tiny mistletoe difficult to find as most of the plant is under the bark witches broom some times reach a diameter of six feet they are not un common and can be found in pine spruce and hem lock trees plant breeders have gathered and propogated them by grafting many of our dwarf garden ever greens came from them originally medical research men working on cancer are studying witches broom and similar growth on plants for any clue these may shed on unusual pro duction rates of cellular materials knee surgery bloomington mr mel thomas is convalesc ing at home following sur gery on his knee at york county hospital newmar ket mr and mrs howard kee of orangeville were recent visitors with mr and mrs otto tranmer miss christine gwinner of brampton is visiting with mr and mrs lavine at green gables manor to that growing society of men who are tired of pushing a lawn mower mow easy with a reo lawn skiff whoever thought lawn mowing could be so easy no gears to shift just step down on the reomatic drive pedal for instant response forward or reverse choose from two speed 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