White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-05-21
GARDEN CHAT

When the rose can bloom for six
months out of the year in some
parts of the state, Washington
should be known as the home of
roses. This, in fact, is true. Roses,
like many other beautiful things are
subject to disease, and two destructive
diseases are found in this state: black
spot and powdery mildew.
Black spots found on the upper
surface of the leaves is the most
pronounced symptom of the black
spot disease. These irregular black
spots are caused by a special fungus
that attacks the leaves. These
spots grow and produce spots during
the summer, and when the leaves fall
in the winter they continue with their
growth and in the early spring
throw off spores to attack the new
leaves.
Powdery nsi.dew attacks the
young buds, leaves and young stems
in the spring. 1t may be seen as a
delicate white n1ildewy growth, but
later develops powdery appear
ance. 1t retards the growth of the
young stems, curls and deforms the
leaves and sometimes causes all the
leaves to fall from the rose bush.
To control these two destructive
diseases, George L. Zundel, plant
disease specialist of the extension
service, suggests the following:
In the early spring rake up and
burn all the dead leaves and debris
around the rose bushes. With pow
derry mildew p1'une on. badly mil
dewed canes and burn them also.
Then spray to kill the disease or
the bushes.
Dust with mixture of go part.
finely ground sulphur and 10 part.
powdered arsenate of lead. This
mixture should be busted on to tn,
rose bushes about every ten days
Any clean hand buster that can b,
purchased is all that is needed to an
ply the mixture.
Snappy snapdragons are easily
within the, reach of the humbles
gardener. They are easy to grow
and no finer annual for garden dec
Grafton and for bouquets can be
grown. The snapdragon, too, is
PERENNIAL and may be kept over il
the open ground if kept dry. 1t il
not particularly susceptible to cole
weather but winter wet rots it. II
well drained soil it often survives
with protecting mulch, says tn.
Yakima Herald.
The main factor in growing snap
dragons is to SOW early and grow
cool. The seed can be started to
good advantage in a room which il
just little above the freezing poin
at the coolest and not above so a,
the warmest. The seedlings come
up and apparently stand still for i;
time, but they are gaining speed TO,
a sprint when they get outside.
If you belong to a garden cluy,
you will undoubtedly refer to this old
fashioned plant as an antirrhinum
That is its scientific name and one
taken up by florists when they mad,
the snapdragon a. popular green
house product.
You can grow as fine spikes as /;
| florist if you want to take the tim.
and trouble, but shorter spikes ant
more Of them give the best effect in
the ..arden. For sheet of bloorr
the intermediate class is best. Fc,
edging the Tom Thumb type is ex.
ce'ient, and 70: massive spikes IT,,
giant or Majus type.
Do not plant snapdragon in fresh.
ly MANFRED soil. They do best in
soil which was well fortified and
cultivated the previous year. They
will like phosphate manure during
their growing season. This means
bone meal the finest in texture pro.
durable. They need good drainage
and it is better to give them a gooe
mulch OF lawn clippings in hot dry
spells than to water frequently. Ar
occasional soaking and mulch takes
them along in fine style.
To grow the big spikes, plant the
.najus or giant type seeds. Confins
the plant to one stem and pinch out
the side branches as they appear, Q
few at a time SO as not to prove
too much of a shock to the plant
Give the plants square foot OF
-7om End full s.n and they will snar
into It.