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001C95E9 September 28, 1928. THE O'EST VAN NEWS CAN YOU BE(A)T THIS ~ GARDENS AND GARDENINGNORMAND'S 14th and llarine for GOOD GROCERIES By 5IINA G. HUTI'. Landscape Architect In the office window of Troughton Ec Barrow on ~Iarine Drive, may be seen a garden beetroot, weighing 41/t pounds, and grown in ~Ir. Barrow's gar- den. Can any resident produce a larger one? The discussion as to who had the greatest number of tomatoes on a vine brought out a lot of interesting and valuable inform- . ation about the yield in AVest Vancouver gardens. Is there a larger beetroot than this in the district? Graduate lo Laadhcapiog U. ol C Ass~rlcas Scbool ol Laadscape Architecture aod Gardeuiag. Member Natlooal Landscape 5crvtce. small pot with water. Sufficient moisture will seep through the sides an&! bottom of the pot to keep the sand moist. Raspberries, blackberries, log- anberries and a few other plants may be propogated by root cut- tings. Ususally pieces of root about the size of a lead pencil and of about the same length are used. They may be taken in the fall and placed in moss or sand to callous. In the early spring transplant to their perm- anent location, preferably a moist sandy one. Plant the cut- tings in a horizontal position and entirely cover them to a depth of one to two inches. Question--Can you tell me how to keep dahlias through the winter? A. C., Capilano. Answer--Do not cut the plants down until the frost has well blackened them, and sever about one foot above the ground, attaching the label of each se- curely to the stem. Lift the roots very carefully, using a fork. Do not be particular about removing too much soil; it af- fords little protection to the tub- ers. The roots should be. thor- oughly dry before storing, but this must not be accomplished by artificial means; if there is no sun, place them in a cool, airy position, free from damp, and in a day or so they should be ready for their winter quarters. A dry, frostproof cellar is the best posi- tion for them, but those not pos- sessed of this accommodation will find a cupboard or some sim- ilar place will answer the pur- pose quite well. so long as it is dry, cool and frostproof. Dur- ing the winter an occasional ex- amination is necessary to re- move any roots ivhich may by chance have decayed. Softwood or green wood cut- tings are as a rule made from wood that has matured suffici- ently to break, when bent sharp- ly. AVood which will bend but not break, is not sufficiently matured in most cases, to pro- vide cuttings with which one may have reasonable success. Cuttings of soft or greenwood should not as a rule have over two joints, and one is usually sufficient. If a cutting with tv o joints is used the lower leaves should be cut off and the upper leaves should be reduced by half so that the surface of leaf ex- posed to the air will be so small that evaporation of the sap in the cutting will not be rapid. ivhen taking a cutting with only one joint it is better to sever just above a joint at the lower end. The soil in which the cuttings are placed should be kept moist but not wet and there will then be less likelihood of rotting. Soil which is kept too wet soon sours. Verbenas, carnations, fuchias, geraniums, and many other house plants may be propogated in this manner. A good way in ~vhich to propogate the above plants is to take two flower pots one somewhat larger than the other, put a cork in the hole of the smaller one, place it inside the larger pot and fill the space between the outside of the small- er one and the inside of the larger one with sand. Plant the cuttings in the sand, fill the Every Purchaser a Pleased Cus- tomer. 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RIVERS Phone ~Vest 410L CAP I I.ANO TIAIBER COi&il'AN Y LI ill ITED NOTE--The writer will consider It a pleasure to auswer questloas coaceralns the gardn lu this column. The questions should he addressed to the writer lA care of the Edltocs The answer will appear In aA early issue or It ~ persooal reply ls desired a ~ tamped, ~ elf-addressed eavelope should be enclosed. "From Forest to Y&u're .l.ou ui c ing a ~garage. Correspondence & 1x6, 8 or 10 CEDAR SHIPLAP, OUR No. 4 GRADE............ $8.00 1x3 or 4 GOOD FLOORING (Shorts) ....................... $ 16.00 lx6 DROP SIDING (Fair Grade)............. ......... $ 16.00 1/qx4, 6 or 8 CEDAR SIDING (De Grade).................... $ 14.00 . ie a)i.anO "..'iIII ~er "O...I:~. PEAII)ERTON AND iVATERFRONT I'HONE NORTH 305 NIGHT PHONE NORTH 549I SPECIAL--Cedar Radio Poles, 35 to 40 feet long. FIRE WOOD DRY CEDAR PLANER-ENDS, SAIALL SIZE. JUST THE THING FOR TIIESE IVARi~I DAYS. REQUIRES NO CHOPPING. STARTS YOUIi I"IRE INSTANTLY AND GIVI'.S A QUICK HEAT. One Cord, delivered - $3.60 Phone North 304. Night I'hone, North 304K Dear Sir,--Isn't it wonderful that ive have brought out West Van.'s second specialty? First that it is such a valuable and beautiful residential district and secondly the wonderful growth of tomatoes. Now I ivould suggest with your press help that ave com- mercialize these tivo conspicuous facts. Just as Scotland is noted for its woollens, Texas for its beef, New Jersey for tomatoes, etc., let us get West Van into the limelight and on to the map as being a special district in the growth of all horticulture, but especially tomatoes. The side hills have remark- able soil according to the shoiv- ing at the September exhibition. So far, unless other champions come forward, i~Irs. Tinney of 20th Street holds the palm. She has our hearty congratulations and ive evil! expect a fine entry from her at the next Fall show. If this catches the eye of i~Ir. Huggett of North Vancouver: the "boulevard beauty booster," ive should like an opinion from him. Noiv, in thanking you very kindly, AiIr. Editor, ivill you ivhenever a chance offers, say an encouraging word or two re this, our net industry? We might eventually create quite an open market for this luscious vegetable, and bring an extra feiv dollars into our dist- rict to help the circulation. Let our aim be the creation of a "Distributing Centre" in West Van. for crates of this vegetable. 4Vhat say you in a feiv advisory remarks? MR. AND iWIRS. BULKLEY "Dreamy Nook." hVE HAVE ON HAND A FEEV ITEMS SPECIALLY LOAV PRICED AS SHOWN BELOEV. THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR SUCH A JOB OR ANY SIAIILAR EVORK. FOR REGULAR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION, OF COURSE, EVE ALWAYS CARRY A COi~IPLETE STOCK OF BOTH FIR AND CEDAR. PHONE OUR iAIILL DIRECT. WATCH FOR SPECIALS EVERY WEEK SPEGIALS FOR Saturday lI Monday Rogers Syrup, 2's....... 2 for 35c Brown Sugar... 2 lbs. 12c Green Beans .. 2 tins 25c Pink Salmon .. 2 tins 15c iiaptha Soap..... 3 bars 20c Matches. large boxes .. 2 for 25c "..'.S"... I'A 7 I~ Igl„"II„'. Ig'( Phone AVest 318R3. %Vest Bay PRO~II'T DELIV ERY Editor West Van News, V Dear Sir,--I would like to ac- knowledge through the medium of your paper the courtesy ex tended by the AVest Vancouver Parks Board in preparing the new jumping pit at ~Iemorial Park, now in process of comple- tion. This will fill a long felt want for sports training purpos- es, and I hope, is the forerunner of greater development in our parks for more Field Sports re- quirements, notably an oval for running and sprinting purposes. I was frankly amazed at the splendid sho~ving on Saturday last at Brockton Point, by our tivo local Sunday Schools com- peting in the Greater Vancouver Sunday Schools Athletic Associ- ation Field Day. The prompt and efficient manner in which the events were handled and the class of running and jumping ex- hibited were indeed a tribute to those in charge. The )Vest Van- couver Sunday Schools especially made a very creditable showing, (one school leading in its diri- sion by seven points),and this in the face of the fact that they were greatly handicapped in that it was imperative proper train- ing be given entrants for the various entries on the program, and this meant trips to Brock- ton Point from West Vancouver, as ive have no facilities at pres- ent for coaching properly for Field Sports, over here. Eleven records, established in previous years, ivere broken by various competing schools, ~vhich is a sure indication that the grade of these sports is on a steady as- cendancy. This means closer competition, resulting in better training for future citizenship of the generation of tomorrow. The ivhole-hearted support and prompt action accorded us in our application for a jumping ditch by the Parks Committee, 'eadsme to believe that the re- quirements of West Vancouvr for more room for sports is not unrecognized. The interest dis- played in the formation of the West Van. Sivimming Club, and the sports of the public and Sun- day schools, is a certain indica- tion that sport in West Vancou- ver is securely established. We have several good ball teams here, basket bal] and baseball, some of the finest cricketers in British Columbia and really splendid material for all classes of Field sports. Let's all get behind a move for a regular race track oval and "put it over ivith a bang." It is the least we can do in the face of the challenge issued to us by the shoiving of our Sunday Schools on Saturday last and xvhat they ivill undoubt- edly strive hard to accomplish on Saturday next, in the finals. Incidentallv. ivhy not a big turll out of West Vancouverites at Bt~kton Point next Saturday". You will be given a splendid aft- ernoon's entertainment and ivill realize better just ivhat our girls and boys are accomplishing. Yours very sincerely, L. C. REID.