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Behe ar i its AO GARDEN GUIDE Beauty And Usefulness Added _ With Vastly Improved China Aster By A. R. BUCKLEY Plant Research Institutes Those who-find the captivat- ing charm of China asters al- most impossible.to resist would have gloried in the beauty of the one hundred and fifty dif- ferent varieties under study at the Plant Research Institute's Test Garden last summer. ~" It is doubtful if ever such a large and diverse collection has been gathered together in the history of the test gardens. The results of this test revealed, among other things, that the China aster has been im- proved tremendously over the past ten years, that-newer types and varieties have added to the beauty and usefulness of the group and that they can be grown with less fear: of aster wilt and aster 'yellows, two diseases that have fade them so difficult to grow in recent years. Aster wilt has been almost extinguished by resistant var- jeties, and newer pesticides are | able to cope with the leafhop- ers that spread the aster yel- s lows.' : DIFFERENT STRAINS China aster varieties are di- vided into different named strains or types, based on the flower structure. Each strain contains a number of varieties of separate colors. There is a great similarity between the types and some could quite pos- sibly be grouped into larger divisions. The tests brought to light a number of improved cutting strains with iarger flowers and rigid stems. The older Ostrich Plume, Giant Crego, and Queen of the Market types so popular a few years ago have. been largely superseded by these new types. Good bedding kinds of a few years ago, such as the Kirkwell asters, have been overshadowed by varieties with larger flowers, dwarfer and more compact habits, and pro- longed flowering periods, Although no plants in any of a the trials have ever received the perfect score the 'Perf tion' strain is not badly named, for this is a beautiful series of strong-stemmed asters, It is an improvement over every other large-flowered wide - petaled type. All its flowers gre fully ana never reveal wide double Gus swe open malformed centres, a typical: fault of the older kinds, The 'Perfection' strain is sim- ilar to, but better than, the chrysanthemum - flowered Ball type asters, which for a few years dominated the cut-flower class, ANEMONE ASTERS Catalogues contain many strains of pompom or anemone asters which are smaller than the Perfection and Ball types but are quite distinctive, quite easy to arrange and last well in water. Most popular among these are the Princess, Geisha, Ambria, Duchess, Pompom, 'and Bouquet types, which con- tain a large array of superb colors, including'yellow. The Pompom or Anemone types have a large number of 10 Yeers Experience in ANTENNAS & TOWERS Mester Systeme Fer Apte, ete. HOME DISTRIBUTION | SYSTEMS - Enimetes ef ne Obigetion ROTORS (Autometic & Menvel) TRIO Television 177 BOND &, ¥28-3143 | eeeemeenmmeed ve disk florets. extending to the whole flower and forming a global flower head, or the flow- er may be composed equally of ray florets and disk florets forming a globe-shaped head, or it may have one or two rows of ray florets around the per- imeter of the flower head. The disk florets, which are in real- ity. complete flowers with an- thers, stigmas, and petals, are packed so close together that they form a solid head, Some are wide open with reflexed petals and others more or less elosed. In some varieties the disk and ray florets are dif- ferent colors, forming a good contrasting. Harmony. 'Salmon Pink', one of the Ambria group, is salmon pink with a yellow centre, and the beautiful Prin- cess Marsha of the Princess groups has wine-red ray petals and a cream centre. | The Princess group contains | some of the very best asters for cut flowers. The flowers are not | more than three and a_ half} inches wide but have quite dis- |tinctive coloring and are easy +to-arrange in a very charming | way. The best in this group is | Princess Alice with medium- blue ray florets and a yellow | centre; next best is Princess Rose, light-pink with a yellow centre; and Princess Barbara, purple with a yellow centre. Powderpuff, a well-known cut- ting variety, is placed. in the | Bouquet group, which is an anemone atrain. It contains a large selection of colors of rose- pink, purple and white, all with yellow centres, QUILLED OR NEEDLE If you wish to try something | unfque as well as beautiful I would suggest the Cactus or quilled or needle types. These are sure to impress you with! their stiff straight petals from | an inch to an inch and a half long and pointed tips incurving only very slightly in the centre, Highest rated were' Lavender, ight lavender blue with a} How centre; Radiance, rose red; and Violet, dark blue and gold. The best of these in mixed colors is called 'Unicum'. Try this for startling p tion and unique cee: oirg Of course the aster family still has the large giant vari- eties, but you must be prepared to sacrifice stiffness and straightness of stem: for large five-and-a-half-inch flowers on somewhat c ur ving branches. They are of some value for the exhibition table of cut - flower classes but the stems curve too much for good arrangements. Those who would like a neat bed of asters to greet them after the summer holidays would be delighted with the Best-of-All or the Dwarf Queen series, These bloomed a solid month. The dwarf compact plants had quite large flowers that kept their beauty throughout. Available in seprate colors of clear pink, rose, white, and _ purple-blue, these bedding types may be sown in April to give a good display from mid-August to mid- | September. IT'S HERE! The GO-GO Sportcycle YAMAHA RO-DON SPORTS TAUNTON. RD. E. (just east of 3 points) 723-8711 @ SALES @ SERVICE @ RENTALS DISCOVER THE SWINGING WORLD YAMAHA 'sacamenseanote scien Y THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturdey, Moy 7, 1966 "/ OSHAWA EXPERTS INTERVIEWED Landscaping New Home? | Give Priority To Planning! By ALLAN BAILEY of: The Times Staff So you're landscaping a new home -- well, be prepared for a shock! But don't Jet it lead you toward such drastic action as one Oshawa man who cemented his yard and painted it green, It is the professional opinion gf "those in the know' that a person should spend one-tenth of the cost.of a home on land- scaping, But don't feel too badly. if you hadn't planned on spend- ing quite that much, Oshawa landscaping firms interviewed this week said .the average homeowner in this area only spends about one-fifth of the cost of a home on landscaping. ANALYSE LAND One of the first things you | should'do if you are serious | about beautifying your home in | this way is to analyse your | land in terms of future desires | and your own present needs. | This iii 'Figures Well In Movieland HOLLYWOOD (AP) -- Senta | Berger, a spectacularly beauti- iful 24-year-old, is living proof that not all high school drop- outs need be failures, Miss Berger quit school at 16 in her native Vienna to take up movie-acting when a director came around casting schoolgirl roles, "After three weeks my mother found out and gave me a slap," she said in prettily ac- phe! English, Both her mother and father, Josef, a composer, later gave her career their blessing, Product of a Vienna acting school and. repertory theatre, she has appeared in 28 pictures, none made in Hollywood al- jthough she has contracts with three Hollywood film firms, In her fifth U.S. release she is more electrifying even than, all SPORTSCOPE -- TONIGHT HOCKEY -- Stanley Cup Fi- nals (If necessary) 7th and de- ciding game of 4-out-of-7 ser- jes -- Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens, at Mont- real Forum, 8.00 p.m, LACROSSE (Exhibition Game) -- Oshweken Warriors, OLA Senior "B" finalists, vs Oshawa Green Gaels, Canadian Junior Champions, at Whitby Community AYena, 8.30 p.m, SUNDAY, MAY 8 HOCKEY -- Memorial Cup Finals -- Edmonton Oil Kings vs Oshawa Generals, at Maple Leaf Gardens, 2.00 p.m. 3rd game of 4-out-of-7 series. | MONDAY, May 9 No Games Scheduled, The next thing you must de- cide is location of fences, trees, shrubs, plants, play areas, util- ity areas and whether paving will be included in your over-all a 3. Guard against unsightly plan- ning such as having garbage pails spoiling a desired effect, If a vegetable garden is a must in your family, camouflage it with border shrubs or hedges. "Good 'andseaping can pro- vide added living space, con- venience and beauty,"' said a city landscaper. Starting with a good lawn, if you have children it is not ad- visable to plant grass seed, but rather to put in sod, as it takes about two years to achieve a desired result, HEMLOCKS, CEDARS Another thing one should re- member is to plant the various types of shrubs and trees that will do thé best in this type of climate. Dropout the gunfire in Cast a Giant Sha- dow, playing an Israeli woman soldier for whom Kirk Douglas, playing an American colonel, forgets his wife back home, Miss Berger lives in Munich, where she is to marry a phy- siclan, Dr, Michael Verhoeven, 28, next July. Future roles ? 'I'd like to make unconven- tional pictures that I would be willing to go and pay a dollar to see," She has grey-green eyes and red-brown hair, Her studio biog- 'raphy describes her as glamor- ous, sexy, sultry, ripe-lipped and bosomy, and who's to ar- gue But when she saw its sta- tistics on her measurements-- $6-24-38--she exploded: "Oh, what difference does it '|vs Oshawa Generals, at Maple |cessary) Sth game of 4-out-of-7 make It sounds like 'they're selling: a cow.' TUESDAY, May 10 No Games Schedule, WEDNESDAY, May 11 HOCKEY --- Memorial Cup Finals -- Oshawa Generals va Edmonton Oil Kings, at Maple Leaf Gardens, 8.00 p.m.3 4th game of. 4-out-of-7 series, THURSDAY, May 12 No Games Scheduled, FRIDAY, May 13 No Games Scheduled. SATURDAY, May 14 ' HOCKEY -- Memorial Cup Finals -- Edmonton Oil Kings Leaf Gardens, 2.00 p.m. (If ne- City landscapers agree that hemlocks, cedars, spruce and all variety of junipers will do well here as far as shurbs are cone cerned, Larger trees s as maples, birch, catalpa, d pop- lar are popular, But a word of warning: Don't plant anything in your front yard such as a willow or maple tree that will outgrow itself in a few years and have to be taken out again," BEGINNERS BEWARE! Beginner gardeners have often been described as being like a youngster let loose in' candy store with a pocket fu of pennies, So many and ene trancing are the temptationg that they hardly know where to begin. Ordering seeds, planis and shrubs and planting them helter-skelter will not assure @ pleasing and satisfactory. effect, Seek professional alvice. if you plan to do the job yours self, or hire a reputable firm to do it for you, But despite the cost or thé hard work involved, there is no greater satisfaction than the moment when your lawn, flows er gardens and shrubs becom@ a measure of vigorous beaut just the way you dreamed would look, MIL JELINEK AWNINGS AND CANVAS GOODS VENETIAN BLINDS Vertical & Horizonte! BAMBOO DRAPES -- 4 w& Quelity Workmanship w Free Estimotes w Commerciol w Residential 728-1993 {Evening Celle Wewomed) SPECIAL Driveway Gravel @ %" Stone @ 2" Crushed Grovel @ Coarse Pit-Run Gravel SPECIAL TOP SOIL Sandy Loom OSHAWA SAND & GRAVEL SUPPLY 723-0232 877 King St. 8, series, NELLIS' HOME IMPROVEMENTS and. GENERAL REPAIRS _ @ Roofing @ Eavestroughing @ Remodelling "All Work Guaronteed" For. Free Estimates Coll... 2 728-2061 1259 Simcoe St... OPEN 9 A.M. 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