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Resampled001B6EBD March 23, 1928. GARDENS AND GARDENING By MINA G. HUT1', Landscape Architect Crsduste in Ls dscsplas U. cl C Americas Scbool el Landscape Architecture aad Cerdealas. Member Nstlcaal Laadscspe Serelce. PRUNING THE ROSES For bedding purposes, the pegging down method--that is attaching a piece of twine to the end of the shoot and fastening it to a peg in the ground, thus forming a miniature arch--may be used with very good results with strong growing varieties such as Frau Karl Druschki, Hugh Dickson, Margaret Dick- son, etc. These also form excel- lent pillar roses if pruned again- st strong stakes six or seven feet high, and lightly pruned. The varieties represented by. Ulrich Brunner and Mrs. John Laing may be allowed to grow into bushes or they may be pruned hard this month. It all depends whether you want plenty of blooms of moderate quality or few blooms of good quality. To obtain the latter, the shoots should be shortened te lengths varying from seven or eight inches for the strongest to about three inches for the less , strong canes cutting out of course, all really weak shoots. For decorative purposes Tea Roses may, if they have been well fertilized, be pruned a little, just sufficient to keep them from presenting a scraggly ap- pearance. For exhibition pur- poses the Tea Roses may be pruned practically as hard as the Hybrid Perpetuals; there is no danger that these free flowering and attractive roses will not bloom. Sweet Briars, Austrian Briars and in fact all single roses should not be pruned at all except for cutting out all the dead or dying wood. Gloire de Dijon, Marechal Niel or practically any of their race as a rule make long strong flowerless shoots in the late summer. These shoots should be retained to almost their full length, for the finest blooms. The shoots should be trained to as near a horizontal position as it is possible without blending them too much. T.W.H. writes: My house is one of a terrace facing south- east on high ground facing the sea. In front is a stiff bank, the soil of which is shallow. Noth- ing has grown there yet but weeds. Could you recommend or suggest an economical way of laying it out? It is too stiff for grass as I could not use a mow- er. I have thought of dwarf t shrubs or Ice Plant. Answer: You could cover your t bank effectively, and at the same time make it so that it could be easily kept at little or no aft- er cost, by planting groups of various free growing shrubs such as Broom Kewenses, Heath- ers in variety, Lavender, Heath- anthemums, Cotoneaster Horiz- ontalis, the new red leaved Bar- beris, etc. Plant large irregular shaped masses of each in such a manner that the different sorts of things run into the other in a natural manner. Such a method of planting forms one of the very best kinds of wild garden- ing, for an ugly bank can be made effective during the whole of the year, and gives exceeding- ly little trouble when the plants are once established. You could of course use Ice Plants, but the other things would have the best appearance. If you desire it a few flowering trees could be in- troduced. B. W. writes Would you please tell me what I can do with a lawn which has been so neglect- ed that the greater part con- uipts of Plantains. To root them up looks like an endless task. Answer: The best and most economical method of restoring a!awn is to feed it every autumn or spring time. Turf requires a food like all other kinds of plant. Use well rotted mar.'tre nlixed with loam or soil, and give the turf a dressing of two pounds to the square yard. Leave the dressing to be washed in by the rains. Plantains can be re- moved by sulphuric acid, 1 drop to the crown of each weed; but as it is destructive of other veg- etable matter it must be confir,- ed to a bottle, allowing only ope drop to escape. NOTE--The welter wlu coasldec It ~ pleasure te answer questlctis ccuccralas the deaden la this column. The questlcas should be addressed tc tbe welter In ca e et the Edltcc. The aaswer win appear ln an earls lusus or Il a perscasl reply ls desired ~ ~ tamped, ~ell-addressed euvelcpe should be eaclcsed. British Columbia Bulbs Hither tb the world's bulb mar- ket has been controlled by a few European countries, but now, according to the superintendent of the Sidney, B. C., Experimen- tal Station, this European sup- remacy in the bulb market.is be- ing threatened by the appear- ance of diseases difficult to con- trol. In fact, of 7,000,000 bulbs shipped from Europe to Canada last year, a third were rejected on account of disease. Research work at the Sidney station has proved conclusively that Van- couver Island can produce healthier bulbs of better quality than any of the European pro- ducts. Bulbs have been sent out from the station to every fed- eral experimental farm in Can- ada, and in almost every case they have proved superior in every way to the best that Eur- ope can produce. This opens up the prospect of a new industry on Vancouver Island. The de- mand for lily bulbs in England and the United States is very great. Considerable progress has been made at the Sidney sta- tion in experimental work with bulb diseases. An account of this work is given in the latest report of the superintendent, a- vailable at the Publication Branch, Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa. FERTILIZERS The Vernon Feed Store, next to the theatre on Marine Drive, have a good supply of different kinds of fertilizers in stock. Those wishing to improve the productiveness of their garden should see Mr. Searle as to the kind best suited to their needs. Fruit Trees British Columbia Nurseries Growers of Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Otnsmentnls, Etc. We have s fine selection of tlrst class FRUIT TREES suitnble for the North Shore at our lVest Vancouver Nurseries. Come end look them over. West Vancouver Branch THE WEST VAN NEWS B.C. MUSICAL FESTIVAL 1928 Mr. J. Peebles Conn Seldom has an adjudicator of fmer attainments for his task visited Vancouver than Mr. J. Peebles Conn, who will be one of the three adjudicators at the B. C. Musical Festival, May 7th to 12th, inclusive. Exceptionally well known in the British Isles and Europe for his work and interest in orches- tral matters, he is singularly gifted with a freshness of out- look which has drawn attention to him wherever he has appear- ed at the conductor's desk. In addition to his work with the Glasgow, Greenock and Dun- fermline Amateur Orchestras, of which he is conductor, Mr. Conn is also professor of the violin at the Glasgow Athenaeum. He is also the late leader and assistant conductor of the Municipal Or- chestras at Dortmund and Biel- efeld, Germany, and ex-Bucher Scholar and a diploma pupil of Sevcik (Prague) and Hess and Eldering, Cologne. No other testimony than the above is required, and we can look forward to the visit of Mr. Conn as one of the most inter- esting phases of the Festival. Correspondence Editor West Van News: I think what has escaped the notice of our board of works, is the unsightly and clumsy corner on 25th Street corner of Belle- vue, opposite or angleways from Hall's grocery. I so scratched up my good shoes on those cob- blestones that I have to go on the street Instead of passing on to the sidewalk. This is surely a small thing to ask to have improved for the benefit of all. I am seriously thinking of asking for a pair of new shoes. Yours for West Van., M. BULKLEY. Dr. Stainsby in Chicago. Mrs. F. Stainsby, with her children spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gemmill at their home at 15th and Esqui- malt. Dr. Stainsby is now in Chicago doing post graduate work after having spent some time at Rochester. Whilst the Doctor is in the East Mrs. Stainsby and her family are staying with the children's grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stains- by, Third Avenue, Kitsilano. WEST VANCOUVER HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION A Military Whist Drive Will be held in AMBLESIDE HALL, at 8.30 P. M. Good Prizes end Refreshments. Tickets 50c. This will be preceded by e LECTURE ON "GARDENS" by PROFESSOR BUCK. which starts at 8. P.M. New Lending Library Started The Lesage Drug Store is starting a public lending library with a flat rate of two cents a day for books, George Reid, the store manager, states that this is being run exactly on the same lines as are the book lending de- partments of the large Vancou- ver stores. They have on exhib- it in their store a hundred vol- umes of new fiction as the nucle- us of the library. Classic Millinery Store VATES BLDG., fascine Drive FIRST SHOWING OF NEW SPRING DRESSES We have just received e fine display of New Spring Dresses for Street end Afternoon wear. Come snd see the display. Scarves, Silk Lingerie end Und- erweer, Bandeaux, Silk Hose, Stamped Goods end Hend-Mode Flowers. FOR THE IBEN -- We carry Socks, Ties, Scarfs end Sus- penders. Courteous Service snd prtces that are as low as any place in the city. "'rom 'Drest to 't'ou" C. =:)A. 4 is the most enduring wood of the ages. That which is grown in the Capiiano Valley is known to be the very best in B.C. 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