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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 5, 1970, p. 13

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The Era Weil August a isci Research is giving geraniums a brand new outlook for- do so to avoid the itary draft Gordon Boom merry of Omaha Neb is a young horticulturist who five years ago decided to emigrate to Canada be cause he liked the prospects for the future After arriving he decided to take part In a rather unusual revolution the geranium one Homo gardeners nig and decorators In the past sold few years have rediscover ed geraniums I say re don Boone is doing his work auctions were at Lac du Bonnet Manitoba ing varieties and he grail- some miles north of Win- progressed into the doubleflowering kind He He quickly discov- also introduced Elf Fairy- that some might pro- land Nugget and Sprite the variety In only four miniature fancy- 19th c turies hundreds of forms were developed ir geranium craze reached i not perform well at all Con sequently a system of evaluation had to be set up and the geran iums given a thorough test- before they could be The most exciting geraniums is the the development of a miniature varieties will bloom for most year in sunny 1630 tubes Furthermore reasonable care a ml geranium plant and did last for nearly as well as capable Now of Ihe best geranium specialists such breeding work as Gordon Boone in the miniature geraniums has United States England and been done by the late arc producing rues Miller of California easefree plants of newer He did extensive breeding varieties in controlled over years before his re- greenhouse conditions Cor- cent death His first intro- VALK ON VEGETABLES wiwwwwwwwMW Matthew Valkn In the last few years a great deal of work on geraniums has also been done in England Rev Sinn- ley Stringer is the recog nized authority on that side introductions wilt be avail able in Canada next y and will be sold as the Dea con miniature geraniums Probably the most intrlging miniature geran iums to grow in he home or apartment are the Fancy grow than most of the oth ers but with correct care can be outstanding In the fancyleav er we find Silver which is green and white with shades of pink and purple Golden featuring shades of yellow green orange red brown the Stiver Leaf which is green with a silver Fruit Vegetable Extension Specialist Rusty Root or Early Experiment Station in Carrots More reach us every day about fields of carrots wilting dur ing the heat of the day Whereas sometimes this condition may be caused by a lock of moisture or too much of it in the majority of these cases there is something wrong with the roots If you notice your carrot tops being uneven in height or being heavier or thinner along the rows you should pull some of these be found If the disease severe the carrots may be short and stubby or fork ed and knobby Excessive fibrous branch roots may be found producing a hairy If growers notice these conditions in their crops we would like to hear from them We are trying to gather as much informa tion as possible on this dis ease What was your previ ous crop soil conditions soil preparation methods herbicide application ferti lizer application v a and source of seed etc Plant pathologists virologists soil scientists at University and Vine land require belterlhnnaverage drainage They also need a larger pot than is necessary for the size of the plant While these varieties are worth growing just for the lovely colors of their lea ves they are also produc ers of large quantities of bloom In order to keep the foliage in good color they need to be fed regularly With one of the special ger anium plant foods Miniature geran iums need planting in a soil mixture consisting of half good top soil and hair sand Under no circumstances do celery has been organic matter to this mix- reported to us by the Food The miniatures seem Drug people Please to grow belter in clay pots In potting up per cent of all house plants some pesticide especially Pieces of broken clay pot or an insecticide such as small stones are always One mistake could placed in the bottom of the cause undue publicity and drainage purposes untold harm to future of your crops For weather s in tho and crop information please of miniature hard on this prob lem as well as man and his staff at the Research Station So far this disease seems a mys tery but we are hopeful that with everyones cooper ation we will find a solu tion lo this serious threat to one of our most important crops in the Marsh In the main crops arc growing well and look very promising Growers are doing a fine job in con trolling insects and disea ses An isolated case of an amount always read the label and follow the official recom mendations before applying sell CUT d a RETIREMENT SAVINGS Before you spend over on a cat think twice isnt long like a big cat hut its big inside where it counts It doesnt have all sorts of optional MANUFACTURERS LIFE brakes bucket seals and textured vinyl upholstery More important a will anywhere a big car will go and a of places a big car cant And on the way there it will give you up to thirtyfive 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