Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 8

tfa'K-jgwry A 'i i 1 oc i Off Best Imitators la tot a on rid city A Ha thought homvar ttat Tullpt hyacinths azaleas rinyaanfeanuma lilies A fee valley and rhododendrons slab continue to be popular Iha cinerarias (daisies) an another oflhwM nm Moat A then potted plants may ba set dally ta a shallow pan A water When fee top soil feels motet remove fee plant from fee pan HflcsBfiy bat it doat tawr whra to ataaEvra tot at wHoAra turn aw afl tan ad tan 4 atoc The trim gray near eftra tap aB through a ptaf day dad if tot and otrihsa he continues far tola toa Hi- A aiaepiaa IMaw complained LaA a aaiM aa tlnuouriy toaa I to 9 aa A Ml moa aaaaia to atom late a aaochar to book Mai IMventty data that toa aodtegMid tadtatoa fee sorad A othar Uadi a aaporfy thA edy doctrodo aaalyriscaa detect too dUhaaca? MwafantM Mod Mada tag taa a parch bat the to fUaht Ho aay totempt Ha ana to drive off a atraap hlal But ho coa tench Urn-srif tato fet air aad flatter back to Ida peach wltooat nrira tag a nte Plants For Shady Plots ROSES AMARYLLIS ARE ABUNDANT HERE By KAIL A10KSON AF Niwfistene Easter haa a late date this-year and ptaate and Homan an ahunihmt ta pots for comics and tar fea'dhuwr tahla Your choice A potted pianta Is wider each year bA the Uly eantinoes to be among the most popular for tola And fete year fee lUy la btoaaomlng ta new colon orange red and bronze In addktan to the traditional white and tamon-yd- low tv If your day prt ia decorated 1 wife eoknd kneel when you receive your plant gift remove the foil from the bottom A least to give fee Uly adequate drainage The Uly enjoys a bright window 15-10 degree and a fair mount A moisten After it has bloomed plant the bulb In your garden when it may bloom agate late In fee summer The bulb ia fugged enough to withstand tho whiter in the ground Another popular plant available In poti is the hydrangea Deep nee has been added to last whits Hue aad purple Tomatoes Are Grown In Straw IMS Nm Vwk NmM TrWvw LONDON British farmers having grown cucumbers on straw for some years are now finding it possible to grow tomatoes the eame way Both cucumbers and tomatoes are very susceptible to aoil-borne diseases and fee intention behind the use A straw is to avoid such diseases Cfean straw is fairly sterile and then is little danger A it carrying organisms harmful to fee cucumber or tomato The bales are not opened but are placed eod-toend to make a kind of raised bed Albert A polythene film ia first laid on the soil to act a sufficient barrier against Infection It can he destroyed A the end of each til cinerarias prefer a riltfifly cooler tempmtora 1 WaA something dUfenrt? Ask the florist for fee dwarf Modcaa palm Ttoo other nan palms an fee Keatla and Chamaedoren which prefer toada and temperatan A 55 degrees Fancy taatad adadt urns and table ferna an attrafr Uve patorium a perennial flower i which ta related wild Blacfceyed-Suaan: Threnta or wirifeone flower Sweet alys-ram Feverfew Lobelia and Lunaria Godettea or Satin nearer may atao be grown ta a cod moist location fa partial riiade Ferae A course an always cool and inviting In rinded areu but they will need fairly constant moisten All Bowen must have moisture however to Oon to the Antique Desk Was a Bargain SAN ANTONIO Mrs LeBsroo Ennis A San Antonio thinks she got her worth when she bought an antique writing desk in Houston last week On the way out A fee store the dealer showed Mrs Ennis and Mrs Jamea Daly A Houston a secret compartment ho had found Mrs Ends said They looked the lap desk over carefully when they got to Mrs house and found a compartment behind the compartment she raid And in this compartment Mrs Ennis said they found 35 coins aome A which date back to 160L Coin collector! lay the coins are worth between (300 and (300 she said Mrs Ennis said she paid SIB for the deriu tn ft QUESTIONS ANSWERS Dividing Tips For Gerberas toa anfnDy teBeared Just now amiryilla and roaea aamn to be fee stars A local gardens and bofe have bean maaaes of bloom The A the American Rose Society ben ii helping in boost roses The test gardens maintained by fee local Rom Society help Introduce and prove fee neweA raea The Raya A 534 Naples have had masses A blooms on feeir dbribtra mid bufe ran Then an many ofeer yards when roaea' are lovely Of eourse they riww up more If maned fa beds aa ta the parks bA a number A gropers plant them as accent plairts in various piaca ta the yard Dr and Mrs Cook A 1331 Second SL have many lovely roaea In their yard Many A thein an grown wlfeout aewra pruning and they nee compost and orguffo materials for growing feeir noaea Mr and Mrs Charles Sanden have many beautiful imes and numbers A feam have been grown from cuttings Sandeef aim pnettaea organic gardening and all who see feta yard an thrilled by its beauty The Amaryllis Society hen ia also an active organization Thera an appradmateiy 30 members Some A them am delighted wife aome A their eeedkngs that an Uooming for fee Brat One feta year I Taylor Broun 531 Naples la one A these hybridists and has hanfeeds A seedlings A various ages Some lovely new ones an ta bloom now Jones 521 Vaky also hybridizes He haa a number nring Dutch fauibi as one parent and American hybrids aa the ofeer He haa eame very lovely ones Several A the local growers ordered bulbs from South Africa but not too many A these have done well Lemoine 305 Foster ia another jenttpwteriic hybridist Now feat rammer asema to have arrived and water ta atUl scarce we begin to think A ptaate feat will grow in tho riiade Hera at least with a mln-fcman A moiatun we can have Bowen In bloom In most yards that are matun enough to have trees then ia aome riiade One A fee beet far a aeml-haded area la Impatlens or Patience plant The seeds will come up In a abort time and then an several varieties to choose from Then an mall low-growing onea for a border and a variety that grows taller The Bowen bloom mast A tho summer and feeir colon may be red nee pink white scarlet orange lavender and tangerine The lari to a new variety and its blooms are larger than most A the varieties Begonias also can be had in a number A shadea and tints and they like aemi shaded areas Begonia aemperllorens or overidooming begonia may be purchased small potted plants or seeds may be planted White pink nee and red are the usual hues Once grown then will be volunteers from seed Leaf colon vary toa Then are many varieties A Coleus feat do nicely in fee aemi-riiaded beds Then give variation hi form and odor ftom seeds or from potted teed-- lings Then then ta alyssura which will tolerate partial riiade Eu- Its Otar mocktagfrfrd's tty It tat Mrar I IT differ-i A fura-all repeat aavenl feast ModdngbMi feat liva among Baa other birds oaoally have Iha pnaraca tom Iha fataod moefar A Boston's Arnold Arboretum could npaat to hU nv to bird calfa aad toa aomda A a tool BN CDPMi A Hid low triad oat hia poor mm i wBippoOteWiu ci a mochfagMiri Iha aochar VBNN wU VI Bpi ItoMi it with happens if one gets toddrin ta their mouth? HA Kingsville The Information I have about dteldrin la that it ia a potion and ana AA have been sprayed recently with the chemical 1 do not think It adviatae to use on a lawn where children play TUk to your auraeqnnaa and ha might advise another chemical nA Seeks Tree Name I would like to know the name A this tree It is ten feet tall aad aboA four yean eUL It haa a thorn leaf Berry an right together The Aon la targe It ia Ml A berries Ukt Me one The leaves fell off ta October and come back ta March AJfJ Port Aranaaa The leaf you aent aw looks vary much Ukt one A tho larg- ar forms A Malphigia or Bar- kudos cherry Th other looks bko buds which would produce ram ml I Ummss A mall btoomsL Tho picton you drew looks Hks fee BuQ'a Hon tree I don't think I have ever aera It except dried pieces me ta arrangements It looks quite daagsnus The thorns A this an scry sharp Poiionoug Grata Gu you teB me if the hone tall grass or Equbstnm la pAaonous? Mrs The plant developed nerve poison acoid tie add which ta known to poiion gearing ta ka Nath material the i i aaaach tor new loefcar ova tuna to paaptag tree tag Pta and vrUatltag polico- la 1 Wuhtagton a named gmA admiration a few ymrsagohy the National Symphony tea daring outdoor Urn Unfa big momml when toa ftatld pmtamad to Tatar and iha WdL" The thg ggfe toe hbd ealta in toa tally tala In Dallas a practicing the Harm code began to hear maaaagm at odd ttmaa Tho amdv tamed oA to BOGBapn PMpBg Out "At At-dahe1' ta impeccable Morse ihythm Another Dallas mocker be-devltad an electrodes expert who had rigged his sfefing garage door to open and dose when ha whistled certain hue The bird flew to toe garage daily perched on a conventaA taukrtball hoop and whistled the door np and down up and down up and down ri InCllfln IrfOUp 181(8 LiBpitOl WASHINGTON III Three Oklahoma Indian atudenti with two A their teachers visited the Capital Friday and wen greeted far Sen A Alike Mon-roney DOkta They have been attending a conference on history and government sponsored by the Bureau A Indian Attain The students are Patty En-toe Tshlequah Nancy Bird Tulsa and Bobby Osri Jenkins who attends an Indian school in Kansas but who lives in Oklahoma near MayaviUe Ark I I Neyland 154 Inrtatana Is a grower A many varieties A Bowen but just now it ia amaryfea feat have fee Massed A two levels on the cut ride A Ha yard they an moat colorful MeUburger 530 Naples has a bad A lovely Amaryllis hybrids in bloom Rauch 1105 Florida hu hundreds A American hybrids massed along Hs driveway and they an a gorgeous dkptay A red ta several shades In spite A fee draught wind and damp doudy weather people an growing beautiful Bowen hen and many yards riww the results A IntelUgeA cue: BA'right Qow fesTOSss and amaryllis are getting the attention The bales are' thoroughly soaked with water and after a v'i'fcw days they are watered with a Solution which straw foimenting tarts tho i'1 -Trrr v--wv rt Wfe w' Limit Planting Of Vegetables Enjoying a home garden hinges on how much work you make A gardening and how good your cropa are If you plant more than you need In the hopes that the insects won't take it all then gardening ta probably hard work Mde In what you grow ta part A the fun and you cant taka prido In wormy coca tomatoeu or other vegetables The secret A success in the home garden is to plant just enough for: your family and friends feen use pesticides to keep what planed free A ril erase and inserts Plea oend inquiries to Mrs Penny IVfbHipaugti Napiaa tor am ta Ala column Do not expect penonal repUra Will you pissss tail mo horn to divide Geitwra dairies? I have one quite targe plant that la not blooming whOo the anal-ler plants are blooming I would alas like to know when to teed Gerbena and what la too beat fertilizer to oaf Any othar information about them would ba appreciated a I am very fond A thaw ptaate I would atao like to know when to roA prase bougahndk leu and how tote la done Mine have nA bloomed to two yean MnTJJ- Gerbena need Avidtag each three A tour yean Lift the dump out A the gwad carefully and let water raa over the roots gently tmtU fee aofi looeened and flia tabtroue roots can be eeporated more carily Have the bode tor planting pro-pared (Bering deeply la a well drained place Work In leaf mold peat mom or oompost and aome well rotted manure beneath them PlaA A toe same depth they were In the ground leaving the crown slightly above ground A poet mom or other mulch la good for them mod all year but itiQ leave the crowns exposed Keep them motet but nut over-wet Add compost or other humus to the soil es-h few months Fertilize with an organic fertilizer In January and June They Ukt fairly rich (oil plenty cl organic matter in the aoil and to be well watered especially while growing and blooming Bougaitavilleu can be root pruned moA any time but A course toa bad time la ether pruning la dona when the plant la nA to actore growth Uae a sharp shooter spade and thnid It into the ground name eighteen tactem from the main stalk A the plant Completely encircle toe plant Use liquid fertiliser or balanced fertilizer or eva just superphosphate and according to the else A the plant use a handful or a half cup A It pouring tale the open cA and scatter-fag It around tho drde Then put leaf mold or post mom ta the cut and water it aB in wdL Refill the cut with soil and keep the plant watered until growth starts Rom Insurance I have beautiful roaea toil year hut we in going to bu gone awhile and I wanted to put mulch on the roses and water them good so they would not Buffer for water while I am away Jud how should I do thia? I have aome good pulverized manure and 1 am dering If could mulch with that Mn Aranaas Pam Mow to make time stand stUl Eyer get back to town from 1 vacation feeling that everything's changed aince you left? be glad to atop the clock on local happenings while you're away just save all your Callers and limes in a handy Vacation-Pak while you're on vacation Call our Circulation Department TU3-4341 and arrange for your Va-cation-Pak to save all the news for you When you get back your car-rierboy will deliver your newspapers all bundled together You miss an issue of I would work the very top A tho soil Hgjhfiy put a twa or three inch mulch A moistened peat moea around them to cover a fed or more oA tan tot bwh then eprtnkte the pulverized manure over fete aad wa-jj ter it in If you think might torn the bushes do not put the manure cloae to the plant but out a few tacfaaa on toe nudeh Iha mulch aheAd cover the root met around the plant toa small feeder mote Then aoak toa aofi wed Dleldrin Danger i plan to ferfikse cntnUy VwB IHfRBM BQr CMINVn wkh a tertllmr aiatatahn dkl-tta Win I ha mifangwing the Ivm ar haalto A the hr ntag toto ctaarimlt 5krakn4aMh Phone TUS4341.