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Show WwCSi gab from the garden stimibs ffcaiir 'ItRGhTIZ' m-wrr- iiH . tf to . by Genevieve Folom Tribune Garden Editor -- v t4 i Three generations ? ii f daughter Maretta Lyn Hatton, mother Maretta Hatton, grandmother Maretta Rushton - work to ready flower garden for Utah State Fair flower shows. ( W IS tie time to groom your flowers for the annual Utah State Fair Flower Si ow, planned this year on Sept 13, 15, 18 and 21 (that 3 four separate shows) The Utah State Associated Garden Clubs participate in the shows. Harold Rushton is supervisor; Mrs. Maretta show Rushton, Mrs. Martin chairman; Hardle, assistant chairman, Mrs. Maretta Hatton, secretary and Mrs. Allan Rush-to- assistant secretary. Mrs. Ted Popkins is president of the Garden Clubs. The public may enter, for must be used in all arrangements Contrived flowers of natural materials are permitted as well as dried and treated or painted materials. Accessories are al- each show, $3 for all four. Entries will be accepted between 7 and 10 a m. on the morning of each new show. Judging begins at $1 10 30 a m. and the doors lowed. open to the public at 2 p m BEST IN SHOW winners For some real fun, get your flowers ready and enter the Utah State Fair flower shows. receive trophies. Special award and first place winners receive $2 and a ribbon. Seconds get $1 and a nbbon, and thirds, honorable mentions and juniors receive ribbons. There are divisions in the THE TERRARIUM BOOK, a new and very Lne book on terrariums, has just been published by Random House. It is by Charles Evans with Roberto Lee Pliner, with illustrations by Betty Frazer. Terrariums are very pop artistic section for .advanced amateurs, novices, amateurs and men only. Some plant material ular now and this book is a must for anyone interested in these lovely little gardens under glass. The book gives the history terrariums date from ancient Greece and the type of container to use. It discusses tanks and cases, bowls, bottlers and others. There is a chapter on plants, with a list of 'low-ligh- t plants, medium light plants that those requiring full sun. Growing temperatures too are listed, and there are illustrations of the plants. THE VARIOUS types of plants are listed, such as woodland, bog, tropical, succulents, cacti and those that flower and fruit. How to mix soil is another chapter, with drainage materials given. How to plant, the tools needed, and maintenance are included in other chapters. Lists of plants, giving both common and botanical names, are in the book, as well as descriptions of various plants. Best of all, this useful book sells for only $3 95. SPEAKING of flower the nation. They include among the hybrid teas such lovely roses as First Prize, Highness, Royal Garden Party, Peace, Mister Lincoln, Chrysler Imperial, Fragrant Cloud, Swarth-- j more, Miss Irish Beauty, Troplcana, Gold and Kordes Perfects . Flonbundas include: European, Little DarUrg, Gene Boerner, Ivory Fashion among the grandifloras are Queen Elizabeth, Pink Parfait, Aquarius, Montezuma and Scarlet Knight. shows, the American Rose Society poll lists the top ex- hibition roses throughout advice from the garden doctor mute HDSim by Dr. Arvil L. Stark Tribune Garden Consultant IN ADDITION to their repulsive appearance, slugs, snails, pillbugs, earwigs and some other soil inhabiting pests are not welcome in the garden because of their bad habits. Eating up tiny seedlings and other small plants is one of their bad habits. Their on the feasting leaves, stems and fruits of larger plants also disturbs some gardeners and their presence in lettuce, corn, tomatoes and some other crops in the vegetable harvest is not a palatable protein in the opinion of some meticulous housewives. COMPLETE elimination of these pests from the home lot is not a satisfactory objective because the attainment of such a goal is virtually impossible. Reducacing their damage to an ceptable level is a more realistic possibility. Slugs and snails thrive in shaded moist situations Rarely are they ever present on dry soil. Gardeners who keep the surface of the anil rnntinunuslv wet hv fre. source of wAsFTfiA quent watenrg are sure to have more than a desirable level of these pests. Heavy watering, with periods of surface drying between applications, is one method of the population keeping emng tomatoes, cherries,' apricots, peaches and some other fruits and vegetables. They also cause injury to foliage of young tender plants as well as old ones. down. Chlordane and diazinon on the soil, not on the plants is a great deterrent to earwigs. Treating a band of soil around doors and basement windows helps to keep them out of the house should they attempt to move in. THE EVENING application of baits containing is another. Put the bait on the moist soil where met-aldehy- , populations are heaviest. Other common insecticides do not control slugs and snails. Earwigs eat silks of com, hid in lettuce, infest rio- - . PILLBUGS Isowbugs potato bugs) thrive on decaying organic debris. They also eat leaves and fruits in the vegetable garden. Chlordane applied to the soil helps to prevent damage and keep the population down. a few bugs on the lot is insufficient reason for going on a control binge. Theyll be around for a long, long time, so calm down and just prevent them from eating and you out of house garden. I t' .3 MILLCREEK Nursery 3500 South 900 East PATIO STOIIIS Natural bqmd Finding irj 7$ ftry otfv everted u. Ae hvra forti'i VN . btTfanondiptah CLOCK Jtoosww. lit, Tfi |