anaheim-gazette 1931-11-26

WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT A GARDEN? CANDIDUM OR MADONNA SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM. LILIES EASILY GROWN There are many hardy varieties of lilies available on the Pacific coast. Indeed there are lilies for most every climate, including the Regale, Auratum, Rubrum, Tigrinum, Album, and Giganteum, all of which may be grown where the winters are mild, and the summers hot. To this list may be added Henryi Magnificum, Melpomne, and others, which grow luxuriantly in the higher altitudes with more severe winters, and there is considerable rainfall. properly, as the same time lighten the job. Here's the best way: Take a sharp hoe, and starting along one side of the plot to be cleared, cut a swath of weeds about eighteen inches wide and draw the cuttings back with the hoe, leaving the space clear between the cut and uncut weeds. Then proceed back and forth along the edge of the plot; each time cutting an eighteen inch swath, and continuing to leave a clean strip. This will assure the removal of all weeds—none can be missed if the clean strip is maintained. With the first weeds removed and burned, wait until the first rain, which will bring up a new crop. Then, in the same way as outlined above, remove these. If one wants to get an early start, and water is available to the plot, either make up beds and flood, or set sprinklers over it for a day or two. This should be done in early October or in November; if it is, then one will have time to allow the new crop of weeds to reach a height of four or five inches before it is cut, thus insuring the destruction of a greater part of the weed seed in the soil. When horses or tractors are available to plow a plot for planting wild flowers, as is the case with some community beautification projects, it will not be necessary to cut the old weeds if they are not too large. Turn the soil over to a depth of about eight or ten inches, then horrow it. The new crop of weeds can be destroyed with the harrow, too; if it is set to drag slightly, and the plot is crossed both ways. PREPAIRING THE SOIL With the weeds remover, the next step is preparing the soil for planting. On smaller plots, where all work is done by hand, the soil must either be spaded, or worked up as deep as possible with a wheel hoe. When horse drawn implements are available, then the surface can be harrowed or disced before planting. There are many hardy varieties of lilies available on the Pacific coast. Indeed there are lilies for most every climate, including the Regale, Auratum, Rubrum, Tigrinum, Album, and Giganteum, all of which may be grown where the winters are mild, and the summers hot. To this list may be added Henryi, Magnificum, Melpomne, and others, which grow luxuriantly in the higher altitudes with more severe winters, and there is considerable rainfall. The Madonna Lily (Lillium Candidum) usually opens the lily planting season. This lily should be planted only to a depth of three to four inches, while most other lilies like a deeper planting. From December to spring is the planting season for lilies. The most desirable location in the garden where the sun will strike the plant for a few hours in the morning is preferable to afternoon sun. However, more sun is better than too much shade. They need to be somewhat in the open where they will have a free circulation of air. To insure drainage, provide for breathing, and greatly reduce the hazards from fungus and bacterial disorders, set your bulbs on a layer of clean sharp sand and practically insulate them with the same material by throwing in a couple of handfuls over the bulbs before covering them with the soil. The one standby for all soils and situations is the old-fashioned Tiger Lily, which, because it is common, has not been properly appreciated. It seems now to be coming into its own however, and properly associated with surrounding plants, makes a striking garden picture. HOW TO PLANT WILD FLOWERS By ROSS H. GAST In the preparation for and planting of California wildflowers, some authorities advise one to follow nature's dictates, which means, of course, to do little in the way of preparing the soil for sowing the seed. This advice may be sound in sections where rainfall is plentiful and the autumn days are cool. However, in Southern California, one must take practically the same pains with wild flowers as with almost any other sort of garden flower. They are very much worth while, and merit all the consideration in culture one can give them. Results of slack cultural methods have discouraged many planters, thus limiting the planting of this ornamental winter and early spring ground cover. Wild flowers fit well into Southern California's plans for city beautification, and during the past several years hundreds of vacant lots and parkways have been made attractive with them. It is the civic duty of everyone to at Oyster Fritters Drain off liquor from the oysters, boll a few minutes, skim and add to it a cup of milk, two eggs, salt and pepper and flour to make a batter. Have a frying kettle ready and drop the mixture by spoonfuls into the hot fat, taking up one oyster with each spoonful of batter. Oyster Salad Drain the liquid from a quart of oysters; cut each oyster into six pieces; mix with them one bunch of minced celery; pour over the salad a dressing made as follows: Two tablespoons olive oil, one teaspoon salt, a little made mustard, one salispoon of white pepper, a pinch of cayenne and half a teaspoon of pulverized sugar. Beat thoroughly, and then add very gradually two tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar. Scalloped Fish and Oysters This calls for two cups of flaked left-over fish and two cups of oysters and two cups of white sauce. Arrange these ingredients in alternate layers in a buttered baking dish, and cover over with a cup of buttered bread crumbs and bake for a half hour or more. Creamed oysters For tasty creamed oysters, plump the oysters in a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Then remove the oysters with a skimmer. practically the same palms with wild flowers as with almost any other sort of garden flower. They are very much worth while, and merit all the consideration in culture one can give them. Results of slack cultural methods have discouraged many planters, thus limiting the planting of this openday winter and early spring ground cover. Wild flowers fit well into Southern California's plans for city beautification, and during the past several years hundreds of vacant lots and parkways have been made attractive with them. It is the civic duty of everyone to at least beautify the parkway of vacant property, if not the first ten or twenty feet of the frontage with a planting of some sort, and California wild flowers are generally used as they not only make a colorful display, but re-seed themselves each year. Seasonal planting is therefore unnecessary under efficient cultural practices. HOW TO REMOVE WEEDS Planting can be made any time after the rains start up to the early part of February. Fall planting is generally most desirable for it insures a longer blooming season. Most vacant lots are covered with a wide variety of weeds, almost all of which drop their seed in the late summer or fall. This means that the soil is usually full of weed seed in the fall, which germinates and comes up all through the winter. The first step in making a planting of California wild flowers is to clear off the weeds. This should start in October, although it can be done until the latter part of November and even later. Wild flowers will not compete very well with weeds, therefore every effort should be made not only to remove the old summer weed "crop" but to hasten the germination of the seed in the soil, so that the young weeds may be cut before flowers are planted. Sometimes it is advisable to wait until two "crops" of these young weeds are cut before planting. One of the most common garden tasks is cutting weeds, yet not ten percent of those who garden know how to do it. Scalloped Fish and Oysters This calls for two cups of flaked left-over fish and two cups of oysters and two cups of white sauce. Arrange these ingredients in alternate layers in a buttered baking dish, and cover over with a cup of buttered bread crumbs and bake for a half hour or more. Creamed oysters For tasty creamed oysters, plump the oysters in a tablespoon of butter and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Then remove the oysters with a skimmer, keep them hot, and add another tablespoon of butter to the liquid in the pan. When it bubbles stir in a tablespoon of flour, rub it smooth and cook for four minutes. Add a pint of rich milk. When it thickens, stir in the volks of two eggs and the oysters and heat thoroughly, but do not boil. Oysters on Toast Put in a stewpan one quart of oysters with their liquid; when they come to a boll put in one pint milk, one tablespoon butter mixed with two tablespoons flour and a little salt and pepper. Let it boll up, then pour over slices of nicely browned and buttered tast; serve hot. Celery Oysters Cut a bunch of celery into one-fourth inch pieces, and cook in water barely to cover for twenty to thirty minutes. Drain, and add to the water—there should be a cup—two tablespoons of flour, rubbed smooth, into two tablespoons of softened butter. Cook until thick; add one-half cup of cream, and when mixture is smooth, stir in celery and one pint of oysters. Add seasoning of salt and pepper to taste; cook until the gills of the oysters separate and crinkle; serve on toast or crackers. In all of this debate about how much wheat Russia is going to dump on the world markets, one fact may be taken as assured. And that is that the Bowllets will dump as much as they can. They need the credit. ANAHEIM GAZETTE KEEP HIS HE The image is too blurry to accurately transcribe the text. It appears to be a black-and-white photograph of a person wearing a dress and holding a handbag. The focus is on the upper body, but details are not clearly visible due to the low resolution. CONTRIBUTE TODAY--- FOR LOCAL RELIEF!! HEAD UP and we'll all come through! You recognize this man. He lives in your town, not far from you. . . Though faced with unemployment, he is combating adversity with courage. He has retreated step by step, but fighting. He has spread his slender resources as far as they will go. This winter he and his family will need your help. There are many other heads of fam- He has retreated step by step, but fighting. He has spread his slender resources as far as they will go. This winter he and his family will need your help. There are many other heads of families much like him in the United States. This winter all of them will need the help of their more fortunate neighbors. This is an emergency. It is temporary. But it exists. It must be met with the hopefulness and resource typical of American conduct in emergencies. Be ready! Right now funds are being gathered for local needs—through the established welfare and relief agencies, the Community Chest or special Emergency Unemployment Committees. . . The usual few dollars which we regularly give will this year not be enough. Those of us whose earnings have not been cut off can and must double, triple, quadruple our contributions. By doing so we shall be doing the best possible service to ourselves. All that America needs right now is courage. We have the resources. We have the man power. We have the opportunity for world leadership. Let's set an example to all the world. Let's lay the foundation for better days that are sure to come. The President's Organization on Unemployment Relief WALTER S. GIFFORD, DIRECTOR Committee on Mobilization of Relief Resources OWEN D. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN The President's Organization on Unemployment Relief is non-political and non-sectarian. Its purpose is to aid local welfare and relief agencies everywhere to provide for local needs. All facilities for the nation-wide program, including this advertisement, have been furnished to the Committee without cost.