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Two COLBORNE CHRONICLE ■ Thursday, September 29, 1966 GARDEN NOTES by A. R. Buckley MINOR BULBS FOR EARLY SPRING BLOOM In the next few weeks thousands of people throughout Canada will be planting bulbs for flowering next spring. Ninety per cent of far-seeing gardeners will be planting tulips, daffodils and hyacinths. Only a very few will be setting out the other spring flowering bulbs that help round out a perfect spring picture. This small group has discovered a new early spring joy, that of being greeted, when the snow has scarcely melted, with perky little blue, white or yellow flowers appearing everywhere, underneath shrubs, in odd corners and near the empty lily pools in the rock gardens., The beauty of these little bulbs, I think, is the way they suddenly appear out of nowhere in early spring when conditions would seem much too rugged for the toughest plants, let alone for slender little bulbous plants such as these. Listed here are a few lesser-known types of small bulbs that will give you endless delight in early spring. They should be selected from the catalogues " and stores early, for they must be in the ground before the end of September. GLORY-OF-THE-SNOW (Chionodoxa luciliae) These have sky-blue flowers that appear about the same time as the Siberian squills, from which they are distinguished by their larger flower* with pure white centres 'that fece upwards instead of nodding There is a rose-coloured form that provides diversity of colour and it is named simp, ly "variety Rosea" (Chionodoxa luciliae Rosea). The glory-of-the-snow grows from little pear-shaped bulbs, which should be planted three inches deep and two to three inches apart. Give them lots of sunlight and plant enar early-flowering shrubs such as golden bells and early daphne s.i that when they are in bloom their flowers and those of the shrubs will complement each WINTER ACONITE (Eranthis hyemalis) These showy little bulbous plants will delight you year after year with their very early, yellow, ball-shaped flowers arising from a green Elizabethan ruff. They thrive in the shade of shrubs, where one must guard against hoeing them out of the ground, for soon after flowering they seem to disappear and will be forgotten until they bloom very early the spring of the following year. These are not actually bulbs but are tuberous roots, which if you are not careful will soon dry out. As soon as you receive these tubers, open the package. If they seem dry, cover with moist peat moss or sand overnight before planting. Plant them three inches deep and three inches apart in groups of .15 to 20. Make sure they are in a place where they can be watered during very dry spells. On the prairies choose a very sheltered spot. SNOWDROPS (Galanthus spp.) These small, white, bell-shaped flowers with inner 'corollas that show tips of green are so precocious they may often be seen flowering through the snow during - a mild period in early April. They should be planted away from the walls of the home, otherwise they might be forced into flowering in February and be frozen. These small bulbs should be planted as soon as possible after receipt. So order them right away and plant immediately. Set them three to five inches deep and three inches apart in a moist peaty soil in light shade such as the shade of a tree, but not directly under the tree. The giant snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) appears to be the best for growing i nthe colder parts of Can- SNAKE'S HEAD or CHECKERED, LILY (Fritillaria meleagris) These quaint little bulb ous plants have nodding bell-shaped flowers checkered or spotted on the inside, on slender stems. They have gained COLBORNE RECREATION FALL DANCE LEGION CENTRE Friday, September 30 From 9 until 1 JACK ARMSTRONG and his Orchestra REFRESHMENTS SPOT PRIZES Tickets: IN ADVANCE $1.00 AVAILABLE AT ICH & JOHNSTON'S I $1.50 AT DOOR considerable favor in recent-years for planting in the shade of shrubs^ where their graceful foot-high spikes of flowers show to best advantage. The white, light-purple and soft-violet varieties show up best in the garden. Plant the bulbs about four inches deep and on the prairies mulch with leaves. GRAPE HYACINTH (Muscari spp.) These are very easy-to-grow hardy bulbs with white or blue flowers, which appear as clusters of bells around a central stem. The common one is Heavenly Blue, which flowers with the daffodils and makes a splendid contrast with the golden trumpets of these flowers. PUSCHKINIA (Puschkinia scilloides) These are little bulbous plants with delbate white bells, striped with blue, quite similar to the squills. They should be planted three inches deep and about three inches apart in a well-drained soil. SQUILLS (Scilla spp.) The Siberian squill is the hariest and the one most commonly grown. It is early-flowering and has deep-blue, starlight, nodding bells. Tuber-gen's «|viill (Scilla tubergen-iana) is much larger in every way and lighterlblue in color. Plant the bulbs in masses un -der shrubs, in rock gardens, near walls, or on bare banks under large trees. Plant the bulbs three inches deep, 12 to 15 in a group, with a large number of groups to provide a show the first year. MISCELLANEOUS SMALL BULBS Other bulbs in this category are the cyclamen-flowered narcissus, which includes Peeping Tom and February Gold, very large versions of this group but hardier than the common species, and miniature daffodils and the odd horSi^tticoat narcissus, all very small daffodils with unique appealing flowers. 4-H CLUB MEETING The first meeting of the Community Charmers was held on Saturday, September 24th, at the home of Mrs. Lyle Chatten. The meeting opened with O' Canada and the 4-H Pledge. Election of Officers with the following being elected: President, Susan Pearson; We decided to have a floating Secretary; Treasurer, Connie Chatten; Press Reporter, Sandra Pearson. Moved by Connie and seconded by Sandra that we keep the same name, Community Charmers. We then discussed Records, Rooks, Reeeipe Files, Working Proceedure and Canada's Food Guide. We took notes on "The Value of Meat", "Variety Meats", "Food Value of Meats". Connie demonstrated measuring. The meeting was then adjourned. When cleaning guns, be si they are not lejt where chi ren can get at them. Ke weapons and ammunition separate places, locked away from youngsters and unauthor. ized persons. And never leave a gun loaded. LATE BLOOMING LILACS Some very beautiful white lilacs were brought into this office last Thursday, September 22nd. This is exceptionally late for this flower to bloom. They came from the garden of Mr. Mel Kemp, Kensington Avenue. Commerce financing and bank services helped this farm family buy a new freezer. Are you planning any purchases? Come to the farmer's bank. CANADIAN IMPERIAL ^titT BANK OF COMMERCE The Bluenose II, an exact replica of Canada's famous Grand Banks fishing schooner, will be the host ship for Expo tion. 67's Visiting Ships program. It is expected that some fifty ships from nations around the world will visit the Exhibi-