Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 14, 1954, p. 6

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tlm hiiii wednesday evening july 14th 14m pack hes planning tfie perfect lily fry fmw1u tywt la usjfsir h apsis in a tiny cluttered room in the botany building of the university of toronto 4 ull youth of 22 can be found almost any juy or tolght for that nutter peering uuougfi a- microscope tba aon o a worldctmoua med ical scientist he could be intent on trackln down aome obscure fnadlcal mystery but in actual fact entries alexander llert known at sandy u btleresied in ullea he u working on a daclorten cyto- tajtonomy which la the study of til dentjvatlor of plants and their cell structure and he has found 11- uaa provide s highly suitable me thod of doing it because illy cells re comparatively large and easy to work with hut when sandy sheds his stained laboratory smock which with his heavy rimmed glasses gives him a professorial appescanre hit interests switch to the aesthetic si pact of his favorite study and he becomes sandy lsest farmer and lily fancier on his fathers 80- acre farm strawberry hill near georgetown 39 miles west of toronto he croa- aea and recrosses illy strain to pro duce new farms of almost breath less beauty and he makes money at u too almost against his will but sandy heat is no single track young scientist with a hobby which happens to be related to his vro- feealon ife also plays the violin and piano and palnta while still an undergraduate al the university of toronto he hsd his own show of watercolor portraits landscape oral semiabstracts he csrries out the duties o vice president of the north amerlcsn lily society snd secre tary of the ilalton county progres sive conservative a tweet a tl on and he is also a member of the itoyal horticultural society at the uni versity of toronto he lectures on cytology to medical students at first dance it u ard to un- eratand how sandy failed to become medical doctor but on deter ex amination it become clear that his work is actually no further removed from the medical profession than the botany building is from the new charles h beet institute just across queens parv his fsthar is dr charles h beet who with sir frederick banting discovered in sulin in 1021 hu fathers father was also a doctor snd his 10year old brother henry u a medical student but the study of cytology can readily switch to medicine or soology hers use cells are basic to all living material a cytologlyt can branch off into the study of gentles which is the science of breeding or direct his energies to such an important field as human cell and their abnormal ties such as c sneer sandy has ben interested in farm ing almost sfnee he was old enough to walk before lie was eight he had raised hens and sheep when he was 12 years old a scottish gsr- drnrr st strawberry iflll showed lum the little black bulbils which grow st the base of the leaves of chinese tiger lilies sandy planted some i supposs it was my own scotch nature he say a uke get ting something ror nothing to his delight they grew snd the ihreeyear cycle from bulbil to flower so fascinated him he became a lily cnthuilaist it also cemented his interest in gardening and his next project wn strawberries ktom time to time he bought strawberry plants and got his father mother and brother to help htm plant and harvest them he went on to other typea of flowers and wui aoon growing sev eral hundred varieties of it lies ir ian and daffodil spread over six acres and selling cut lower by the t ik j sand to a large greenhouse in brampton he also began growing pepper squash because they take starlight gardens wasaqa beach one two or three room cabins located on the beach central location rates 20 30 35 housekeeping meals modern conveniences write ray davie 31 hiluboro ave toronto or phone wa 21662 with an hfc loan sso 91soo nilauta no bankable tecunty needed eaiytomeet requirements fast oneday tervice sensible repayment plans phone or come in today for a quick signature loan tor any good reasonl imimmi i 2 out ot 3 prefer hfc household finance 11 wyfuutam kml soutn 3334 ouumtont aituamck uwtlvtlmatoa 1 iwl ss7s s tun st tevtfc teeaml litter phone 130 maimon ont fr news flash chinchilla first opens its shell on worlds fur market in new york june 21st at 17500perpelt and thereby substantiated its claim as top luxury fur just 31 years ego chinchilla left their home in the and moun tains and came to the usa cor domestication for 31 years they have strubgledifor a place in fur farming and have now achieved the ultimate recognition under the pedigree livestock act and new recognition from the critical eyes of the worlds fur buyers as a luxury fur breeding animal tliey ar eay to breed you can handle it writ for ruu vautlculars or better still drop in and see us tfenwhytes ranch st- 9kt waterdown phone 49m iiiaa uum any profit tyom the com mercial products uiuiuy go to ward buying mart lily bulbs th purpose the farm u nol to nuke money h djwn h has dev eloped several new types o lilies in the past four year he reels ti will be another three or four beore h hu developed them to trie point where be can name them and mar ket them in quantity louring the war when sandys rather was a surgeoncaptain and director of medical research in the canadian navy sandy took over the entire running of the farm with assists from his mother snd brother and s hi rod man the next mile stone in his career came when he majored n chemistry he spent two summers wjyklng at the gov ernment central kaperimrnlal farm at ottawa and had a atrokr of luck heii the plant breeder had to go on a trip louklnjf for a sub stitute and having heard that sandy had bij doing some plant breed ittle at home officials put him in chargr of the flowerbreedlug de partment sandy had been work ing as a laborer at sixty cents an hour and still at the same wanes was sent complete with car and chauffeur on his own field exped ition to the icaslem townships to collect native lilies ndy won his ii a in 1052 be kan postgraduate study and joined the botany department staff in charge of the medical lab where he lectures to medical students mean while he la working on a thesis for his 1hd which will deal with as pects of the cell structure of the lilies he was alao granted a re- awmtih fellowship by toronto s sick children s hospital under which he is making a study of pollen grains and mold spores in the uir infor mutlor which is expected lo be useful in the treatment of allergy my interest in botany is in tho pure science he says but 1 be lieve canada has a tremendous rts- pontlblllty to improve the agricul tural standard of economically poor countries in the world and people with the technical know led ar and the ability to pass it on have a responsibility as christiana j believe that agricultural tench ink should be romblrri vlth medlr il mission work because medical aid has to have a foundation in agricul ture sandy s purely scientific inter est in botany is however combined with the creencst of thupibs at the annual show of the north american lily society held last july in ham ilton sandy s specimens won 15 pri zes including two sliver medals and the trophy for best spike in show he won the largest number of points in the show am one exhibi tors from all parts of canada and the u s but we were fortunate in being just a lew miles from ha milton he says it was a big advantage to get our entries there fresh this years show will be held in seattle and he plans to fly a few exhibits to it he is thinking or or ganizing an annual ontario show if he can find enough interested growers in eastern canada san dy s enthusiasm for lily growing and breeding is infectious and he wilt probably round up enough ed icts to justify a show he has del ivered many lectures on lilies il lustrating his talk with dozens of beautiful colour photographs most of them taken by himself on his own arm which adds expert photography to his hat of accom plishments anyone who can grow lilies can breed them and anyone can grow them who gives them what they need a well drained soil not eogy and preferably on a slope and fairly constant moisture which is meat eneured by a mulch mould ar ound the plants it is important that bulbs be firm and healthy preferably with live roots ulies grown from seeds are more likely to be vigorous and free from disease and some will flower during their second season although others take five years or more seeds are also very much cheaper than bulbs a great many ot the best hybrid lilies says sandy havo been raised by backyard gardeners all thats necessary to cross one variety with another is to lift off one of the six stamens of one flower and brush the end of it against the stjcy end of the pistil of the other the pistil of a flower l the central part of the bloom the stamens are wire- like length surrounding k the fertilized pistil canthen be covered with a drinking straw which is fol ded over to prevent contamination from other pollen in the air after fertilization the base of the pistil enlarges to become the seed pod one of the first requisites of illy breeding of course is to be sure you are dealing with lilie t are many flowers with lilylike na- mes which are not lilies at all like lily of the valley the calls tlly he amsizon lily and the day lily oneway to be sure all lilies have six petals two paraut plantav better raauhsara usually cabtalaed by rwroeslng tht children r the tjpaiideliudran with the original parecdat rrbeo you be lieve you have a nice looking plant then you can continue to cross it with other varieties to brine out sdfch oualitla as hlinssershtftrvr and atrength whan you era satis fied with your new lily you will have the privilege of giving a a name in canada there is a tendency to name hybrids in a series a practice followed by the late dr r c pal mer of suinroarlend bc who baa developed the sultan samarkand and sirdar liliee or w isabella pteaton probably the betknown ornamental plant breeder in canada who haft jmuned a aeries of ulies af ter stenographers st ottawas ex perimental farm where ahe worked for manyyears she is now reiirea snd liver in georgetown just a mile srom the beat farm she and sandy are well acquainted and the raia- tionahip has been mutually stimu lating there are fewer than 300 recognized hybrid luiea today but only about 75 sdctsjof wild lilies about 3 from hasten asia 20 from north america and ten from tur ope mont of these can be found on sandys farm there is a fable that the illy sprang from ue repentant tears of lve as site was driven out of para- lue there are no known lilies quite that old but the oldest and also the most popular is lulum candidum also known as the an nunciation white or madonna lally also one of our oldest cultivated plants whlrb can be traced back at least as far as 15o0 11c jtepllcas of it have been found in minoan as syrian and egyptian architecture and it has been grown fur a thous and years in china and japan for food the bulbs being eaten like on ions it is the flower usually car ried in the hand by the saints of kona usance art as a symbol of pur ity and it has become closely asso ciated with religion and is widely used at easter as a symbol of the resurrection in the middle ages the madonna lily was also sought as a cure for wounds or snake bile medlevul traders selling the bulbs us medicine spread the plant thru europe eventually it became a common garden flower spcikjng of symbols the french fleurdelis which is prominent oi qucbc flag it not ihe only cana dian use of that lower the deep red praiile lily la the emblem of saskilchew an weekly sports calendar intermediate lacrosse v georgetown arena tonite streetsville vs georgetown ngs next wednesday july 21 dundas bond wftl be raffled on july 21st juvenile baseball georgetown park watch for playoffs halton rural ladies softball nornby at olen monday july imh another piece of sdvleg for back ward breeders it ttd donh be aat- ialad tbtth li faftaptttrtt the industrial softball avbo va georjoetown friday july llh oaaaa at m 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