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- Camellias Need
Rapid Drainage
\\;Vhen phmting earnt, llias in
clay soil where lhere ix donl)t
al)ont rapi(l drainage, dig the
hole at least eight inche deeper
ilhan reqnired aTd fill in tile
lower level wilh coarse gravel
Gentle Art of Grafting ,m,t lnall rocks
* Then mix the .oil around the
Here's How ;Gardeners ,,n, ,.,,,era.,
manure, peat mo.s and ,and so
it will be of a lo,se, friable con-
sistency one that will readily
ab,orb moisture yet permit the
Can Do Own Surgery
soil with resultant lack of aera-
tion, leads to yellow foliage and
bud drop, Use lindane as a pro-
By ALFRED AMES teetion against root weevils. I,in-
Garden Editor, blagazine California dane is available as a spray for
this purpose.
The odor of heliotrope, mignonette, or a La France rose Camellias are long-lived and
invariably brings back memories of Sunday afternoons, slip- once estahlishe(l, continne to
ping knee buckles on knickerbockers, atop long black cotton grow in bolh size and beauty
stockings. Wonder what kind of a smell will recall to today's each season.
kids the Sabbath afternoon broadcasts of the "Mystery of the
Murdered Moll," etc? serted-around the stump in this
Spading in such concentrated nut'rients should produce manner.
omething. Yeah, I know this is a garden column, but one To complete the job, all of the
cut surfaces are coated with
thing just sort of leads into another so after the kiddies pro- grafting wax and a heavy ms-
gram and the vitriolic violence of a couple of Sunday cam- nila bag slipped over the oper-
mentators we just sort of slink ation and tied in place. This
into today's subject of Graft *i
graft, now 15 feet high, has set
In just about every garden at
ome time or another, the seed
of a peach, plum, lecan, avocado,
apple, ahnond or ;hat have you,
has been allowed to grow. This
tree, now coming into bearing
age. we find produces worthless
fruit. Assuming that you would
very much like to have a large
tree of a good variety in its
ptaee you can do one of two
things. Find a competent person
• to "work it over" or fiG it your-
self. Without any hocus-pocus
here's how:
nre-fire Metilod
First make sure you select
compatible varieties, 3. e., peach
on peach, almonds on almonds
or peat-hi pear on pear or some
varieties on quince, etc.
Secorld: Do it at the right
time! Remember the small piece,
eallt the scion, from which
your future tree grows, must
form a bond with the rootstock
Ieff)re spring growth starts.
This ideal time is in February
or March depending a good deal
on the variety being worked.
Sometimes you can't miss and
then again it may turn hot or
YOUR tAW//,a.
be a beautiful carpet
d s00rkUng green tud
REA£ LAWN CARE
Do a llsde plcmnlng now wHh Lawn
Core as your guide. Oovor
beout 1owns et that way.
The "kraw-how €ontained in each
bsue haS shown folks from Maine to
Colifomlo lhn oOs|or ond bast way
to Oat the Iowa of Ohok dveoms. For
yam lawn', rake, send now for y
FREE 2 yoG¢ ;pfion to Lawn
Cwa. D,*p o ccd to...
OM &SONS CO
F*edsnJ idiee lJS MarysvJJle,
OMe. U, AJte, .
.. % its first fruit and is just two
years old honest--I was there.
(A nine-inch avocado stump
, =. : doesn't split nicely--hence the
chisel process).
The small camellia is split
tln'ough the eenter (see photo-
graph}. The split is held open
with a tiny wooden wedge and
a scion placed on either side of
the stump in the same manner
as previously described. As both
..... scions took one has been joined
' . to another rootstock growing in
the gallon can. This third method
is a sure-fire proce. that can be
. used at any time as both plants.
" " L ' grow on their own roots until
windy before they "take" and the union is complete.
all you get is a tot of little dry The pattern here is a plain
twigs. Actually, under glass chisel end on the rootstock
where temperature and humid- slipped into a cut made in a
ily can he controlled, successful branch of the desired variety.
grafting can be done at any This union is held in place by
season, wrapping with a rubber budding
Third: Practice whittlingif strip. \\;
you can't really sharpen a This thin strip of rubber,
pocket knife--learn! This step is about % of an inch wide, has
the only one where skill is in- been removed to show the union.
valved, the scion must fit. It Don't be in too great a hurry to
• dOesn't make much differenee sever the scion limb from the
"what type of a graft you use; parent plant.
the whole idea is to make the Vait until the callous which
camhium or growing point of grows at the graft hardens and
both scion and rootstock coin- begins to assume the appearance
cide. This layer is where the of a new bark.
wood joins the bark and usually
is seen as a lighter colored line. May all ),our grafting be pleas-
Obviously, if the sides of the ant and profitable!
scion are cut hollow or uneven You re;O" send for answers
they won't fit snugly in the cut on sl)eeial questions on graft-
made in the rootstock, ing to Alfred Ames, e/o Maga-
Fourth: Choose the type of zinc C a 1 i f o r n i a, 2524 18th
graft that is easiest. Street, Bakersfield, California,
Avocado Tree enclosing self addressed,
In case of the awoeado tree stamped envelope.
the graft should le nine inches
in diameter. The scions selected
should be about three-quarters IHROW AWAY YOUR
of an inch thick and have two or
three dormant buds. The stump LAWN MOWER
is sawed smooth and a tapering
notch, to receive approximately Plant PoHx COLTURI CZ!TIIa.4DIE LAW]/
an inch and a half of the scion, oR.ss for • permanent llwn. Needs no
mowing. Orow in any Imil---in the aua o€
is made with a hammer and a i. the shade. M•kes a beautiful c•rpet
thin chisel (actually a section of ..d ctowdi out weeds and all other
butcher knife ). ar,,,,,. We •re the original Iowers from
the original $tk brought fr Chin•.
The scion is cut to fit and M•ny other typ of graa4tt Ire beimg
tapped gently with the hammer €,u cr,a,s. M,k...e you s-t
pure culture by ordering from mr. an be
to hold it in place after the earn- plated shy day of the year. Write ][or
particulars ao you c•n ianf at oce.
bium layers are matched. In or- AGEN¥, LANWS tNn rAaM
der to stand a better chance of no, ,a3s ,,,. ,. T...,
success three, scions were in-
Discover- "YOUR PLACE IN THE SUN"
HOBERG'S
DESERT RESORT
BORREO SPRIN.GS
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Set Out Amaryllis
Bulbs and bulbous plants ready
Io be set out include: Agapan-
thus, Alstromeria, Amaryllis,
Bleeding Heart, Calla, Gladiolus,
Montbretia, Schizosiylis, Tuber-
otis Begonia, Tuberose and Ze-
phyranthes.
Flowering Trees
Be Forced Indoors
Forsythia, pussywillow,
ries, apples, pears, peaehes,
and other flowering trees
shrul)s can be cut for
forcing. Place ends in
and keel) ])ranches moist by
quent light spraying of water.
CERTIFIED SEED -- Farmers agree good seed pays
dividends The Tulare County Certified Seed
Growers Association offers
BARLEY OATS WHEAT
Arl)at--Allas 4 Fleslli]e---Ventura Harrtona 44--n@nP
WRITE RT. 1, BOX 256, OROSI, CALIFORNIA
BURPEE'S
CHOICE SELECTION OF QUALITY SEED
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FLOWER GARDEN
Attractively packaged, this gift box includts Balcony Pehmias,
Burpee Zinnias, Zinnias on Parade, Mammoth Man Marigold,
Bachelor Butlons, Little Gem Alyssum, For-
get-Me-Not, Giant Mixed Snapdragon, Bur-
pee's Yellow Cosmos. Heavenly Blue Morn-
ing Glory, Double Mixed Portulaca. Flash J2 Vat|cries
Marigold.
BURPEE'$
KITCHEN GARDEN COLLECTION
Tis collection includes Swiss Chard, Tomato, CarrOt, Stringless
Black Wax Beans, Golden Bantam Sweet
Corn, Straightneck Squash, Purple Top Tur-
nips, White Icicle Radish. ]merald Parsley,
Dark Red Beet, Yellow Globe Onion, Grand
Rapids Lettuce and SunnybroOk Cucumber. 14 Var|et|es
BURPEE'S COLLECTION OF
GIANT SWEET PEAS
This collection includes Ambition, Ruffled
Carmine, Daddy Long Leg, Burpee Improved,
Mavis. Rapture, Gigantic,• Red Boy and
Amethyst•
BURPEE'S COLLECTION Of
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This collection includes Zinnia, Verbena, $1 d
Pansy, Marigold, Larkspur, Carnation, Calen-
dula, Centaurea, Alyssum, Asters, CatJjOJ-
sis, Cosmos, Four o'clOck, Petunia and An- 13 Vor|e$$
nual Phlox.
BURPEE
BEGONIAS
DOUBLE FLOWERING BEGONIAS,
Most decorative, as Pot - plants,
blooming for many weeks dur-
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spring a n d
early s u m-
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GLADIOLAS I
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Beautiful as-
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colors.
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