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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1958
Page
12
Gardeners may select annuals in flats for summer use such as snapdragons zinnias and verbena. Early flowering vines like begonia can be pruned. Roses require regular aphid control every seven to ten days. Market products claim three functions: fertilize control road weeds and pest destruction of ornamental plants. Mother's Day offers attractive house plants and flowering shrubs as gifts.
A sunny location with well drained soil and 12 inches of depth suits Transvaal daisies. These perennials reach 24 inches high, bloom in bright salmon orange and yellow, and need annual feeding until late August. Put weekly maintenance and mild pesticide care in warm weather for best bloom.
The piece extols container gardening as a solution for patio and garden living areas. It notes space constraints push plants into portable containers that are easier to care for and move, fitting small or paved outdoor setups.
Frank Hutchings, 43, a mail carrier and iris enthusiast from San Leandro, searches for an iris with white standards and red falls. He cultivates a half acre garden, tests seedlings, mentors his son John, and serves as president of the Sydney Mitchell Iris Society. He travels to judge and to learn from others while promoting iris hybridizing nationwide.
An acre of forest land yields five times more cellulose in a year than cotton land. In the rainier Douglas fir belt of Oregon and Washington an average acre grows about 700 board feet annually. Fourteen acres produce enough wood to build an average size home in one year.
The United States Department of Commerce reports glass production by value and volume exceeds the combined output of aluminum, plastics, synthetic rubber, copper, and lead, marking a major industrial milestone for the sector.
Local couple Mr and Mrs George Davis run a greenhouse at 3635 Hill Ave Hayward built with their son Fredy then 16. Fredy learned gardening at Hayward High School, bought a razed Castro Valley greenhouse for about 195 dollars, and began propagating Meyer lemons and other plants for profit. When Te! returns from service in November he plans to buy land for large greenhouses and wholesale ornamentals. The Davis family tends the greenhouse while Fredy develops a large fruit orchard nearby and many plants adorn their yard.
Ambitious primer on tuberous begonia care outlines ideal planting weather and site prep. It stresses facing plants toward bloom, wind protection, spacing from 12 to 15 inches, and ensuring good drainage with a fibrous soil mix of leaf mold sand and old cow manure.
The iris beds around the pond display six bearded blooms in colors from chamois yellow to deep velvet purple. A candelabrum espalier espaliered tree stands against a Tedwood fence, while a spray of captan and arthorix combats powdery fungus on a dry lawn.
A fragmented OCR note discusses wood weights and origins. It claims black ironwood is the world’s lightest wood and lists regions including the West Indies, Florida Keys, Siam, the Malayan Peninsula, and Tano. The text is garbled but presents a claim of a superior light timber.
San Lorenzo Village Garden Club meets May 7 at the Community Center Paseo Grande with Ethel Johnson of Cottage Gardens Hayward speaking on iris planting. Exhibits and demonstrations by members follow, plus a plant material prep demo by George Mura and a rose show opening in Oakland May 11. Castro Valley and Eden Branch also host plant talks and a Dahila sale fund-raiser. Rose Study Club hosts a spring show at First Western Bank in Oakland May 10–11.
Carole Stupell, a designer of elegant glassware, proves beverage bottles can. be used as table decor at home to simplify serving and add charm. Her setup features red gold and white beer label colors with driftwood, roses, coral mats, white linen, gold-edged milk glass, crystal, and gold flatware.
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