Amateur Gardener Picks All America Choice Gladiolus花
The Amateur Gardener lists the first vigorous blue gladiolus as an All-America Choice and pairs it with a large, ruffled early blooming pink variety.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1957
Page
4
Gladiolus Selections Boost All-America Trials and 1957 Debuts
Marcus Maxon outlines All-America Seed Selections trials from 1953 to 1957, highlighting Ralph Baerman and Carl Fischer originations Appleblossom and Royal Stewart, plus Caribbean and Maytime. Describes trial outcomes, show classifications, bloom traits, and vigorous growth, with notes on weighty bulbs, disease issues, and uniform pricing set at 50 cents per bulb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Maxon
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Pommert
Pacific
Wash
Royal Stewart
Appleblossom
Maytime
Ralph Baerman
Carl Fischer
St. Charles
Caribbean
Carribean
AAGS
Accent on the O or Call Them Gleads
The article explains pronunciation of gladiolus names noting that growers dealers and florists often say glads while gladiolus covers singular and plural forms. It states gladioli is the old plural and gladiola is never correct.
Grow Your Own Rose Centerpieces Indoors
Americas Ames garden note advises growing miniature roses indoors for winter bouquets. Choose ten pink yellow white varieties, about 2 dollars per plant, with indoor soil mix of field soil sand peat. Maintain sun from a south window, water sparingly, feed monthly, rest 2 3 months in fall, and prune dead wood. Some outdoor planting tips and overwintering methods included.
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Cedar Rapids
Pictardy
Elizabeth the Queen
Bur‘ma
Evangeline
White Cloud
Fischer
Noweta Rose
H. L. Bush
Garner
Mother Fischer
Aureole
Polynesia
Bold Face
San Souci
Friendship
Spice
Span
Red Charm
Burma
Ray Moss
Snow Princess
Florence Nightingale
Spic and
Margaret Fulton
Ethel Cave
Cole
My Dear
Yellow Herald
Gene
Valeria
Columbia
Mansoor
Robinson Crusoe
J. Elton Carter
Des Moines
Brenda
Ethereal
Heirloom
Lief Erickson
King David
Patrol
Phantom Beauty
Spice and Span
Traveler
Sierra Snow
Taylor
Ames
Charles Sherwood
Extension J
Iowa State College
Sherwood
Iowa Nurserymen in Winter Conference
Des Moines hosts the 36th annual winter meeting of the Iowa Nurserymen's Association at the Kirkwood hotel. Officers for 1957 will be elected at the annual business session Saturday as major nursery issues are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Nurserymen’s Association
Kirkwood
Second Blooming Hope For Poinsettia
If poinsettia leaves yellow, reduce water gradually until dry. Store dry through spring, then prune sharply. Resume watering and feeding as you prepare to move the plant outdoors for a possible second bloom.
Care Tips for Hairy Leaf African Violets
Hairy leaved plants like African violets dislike wet leaves. If dusty, gently brush with a soft camel hair brush to clean without moisture.
Buyer Getting Better Built House on Today's Market
The article notes steady advances in home building driven by NAHB research. Pre assembled wall sections, modular design, and engineered trusses improve strength while cutting costs. Modern insulation, tighter envelopes, and year round cooling raise comfort and value for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Johnson
Nahb Construction Department
Ashington
D.C
Ruvnanen Af Thain
Austin
Texas
Comeback of Stoves Is Not Warming News
CHICAGO IN SCOPE Old stoves are revived in chic Chicago homes as antiques. Eighteenth century models become end tables bars and even refrigeration units in modern rooms. Decorators prefer white with black marble tops and ornate iron finishes. Some five foot stoves sit in bay windows concealing bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lilies of the Valley Benefit From Organic Top Dressing
Lilies of the valley will benefit by a top dressing of very well rotted manure leaf mold or humus. This improves soil texture feeding roots and enhancing fragrance and bloom in spring gardens.
Natural Colors Are Favored for Wall Coverings
Chicago report on 1957 interior decorating trends notes neutrals with color accents, wandering neutrals, bright whites, and bold pairings. Experts predict softer wall tones, off beat hues, and correlated design packages by Evelyn Mayer to create coordinated color and texture in homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nomad
Miss Byerly
Margaret Hutchinson
Evelyn Mayer
Miss Mayer
Blount's Tennessee: From Blounts Fork to Knoxville Capital
The Southwest Territory's cession led to William Blount's governorship and the creation of Tennessee. He selected White's Fort, renamed Knoxville, built an elegant frontier mansion, and fostered statehood by census-driven census in 1796. His leadership shaped early Tennessee despite rough frontier life and Adams opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Territory
Tennessee
North Carolina
George Washington
William Blount
Ohio River
Blount
Continental Congress
White’s Fort
Knoxville
Henry Knox
Knoxville Gazette
United States
Smoky Mountain
John Adams
Congress
Washington
Nashville
James Weir
Plant Iowa Committee To Meet Next Thursday
Plant Iowa committee representing about 30 Iowa organizations will meet Thursday afternoon in the horticultural office to elect officers and discuss plans for the year. More than 100,000 persons are participating in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Plant Iowa Committee
Iowa
Horticultural
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