Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 18, 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba Leisure Magazine Winnifer free february 1967 activities 19 1 i ii m i i i 17rrn m Centennial crossword Puzzle the most Westerly province at the time of confederation this provinces father of confederation was sir George Cartier this provinces father of confederation was Leonard Tilley this provinces father of was Charles Tupper Canadas motto the first province to join confederation the last province to join confederation prime minister in Canadas year one this province joined confederation in 1905 Canadas largest province Canadas capital is in this province this provinces joining confederation depended on a rail link the place of Man and his world Winnipeg most Active Centennial pimjet1 Canadas smallest province most people can see Canadas present and Furuie Hue prime minister in Canadas year 100 this province joined confederation in 1005 solution to the Puzzle created by lok Kaine Wise Maple Trees Are subjects of much interest to Ca particularly now that our distinctive Flag is centred on the National the Maple the emblematic Maple Leaf is of the sugar a tree of the East and it is not native to the Prairie provinces but is found in the Woods of Thun Der Bay Hills at the Lakehead and in various spots in nearby it is a significant of the Fine hard Wood forests around Detroit i m How practical is the scheme to grow sugar Cana Das Floral Here in the Ern Lake make a refill soil mix with at least on Quarter by bulk of peat a handful of and another handful of Iron these additives pro vide the Trees with food and Root zone soil which is to their even though not Given this thoughtful treatment my two planted eight years have escaped tip killing and grown As High As four feet in one without a this Southern Prairie country is As confirmed by the for the Home grounds As red an acid soil is Tor the Over the Garden Wall 7060 by Leslie landscape consultant red River Valley this ques Tion causes a need for first it must be recognized that there Are various strains of sugar As there Are no Box elder tins latter mentioned tree is widely spread in the Woods of Manitoba a real but when we Plant seedlings that have been brought up from san where the tree takes on rather huge we lace tenderness and severe Winter for Box elder we depend upon local strains and succeed Vivell a parallel situation is met with sugar Maple Stock from Niagara and from Mississippi and East Texas is not conditioned to Prairie Winters and we restrict our plantings to Hardy Maple bloodlines from neigh Boring where the sugar Maple has been thriving for providing Indi ans with delicious syrup and Gratifying results Are being enjoyed at Winnipeg and a number of other a second consideration is thai of soil preferences of these highly esteemed Trees have an aversion to headers will recall the com Mon sight of amur Small Trees or shrubs that show yellowing or paling of i lie leaves when the roots Range into highline subsoil in some parts of he heavy Hays of another impressive experience is to see the co Lormil Groves of red Maple in autumn in the forests 20 Miles East of red Maple wants soil that is somewhat Lime and Alkali Are nothing less than Poison to these highly Colorida american tests at even of the make of the Woods showed the Young Trees to be in Hail trouble their roots stretched into the sub it is not Lack of Winter hardiness but faulty nutrition which causes the anyone who wants a sugar Maple tree should Plant make a Large restrict the Choice of Plant to a Hardy Noil Hern such As Iso lated by Canada research or a seedling from shapely Maple leaves growing on our own Shade now let us consider other Maple Trees As ornamental Northern Minnesota or West White Shell area and other Blueberry Silver Maple acer Sac Cha i null is encountered in Large size on the grounds of government House in Winni Peg and various other it is less exacting than the sugar and Black Maples it grows rampantly and be comes too big for the Ordinary Home lot and the Low rising modern a drawback As a Park tree is its Brash its proneness to shattering of branches in Stormy the heavily incised weirs is not Mountain Maple Spica Tum grows in the Riding Mountain area and As far North As the it does bust when its roots Are in some what acid is showy in Leaf and in Samara fruit but less refined and deserving than the amur Maple from both of these should have a planting nil that is free of Lime and Basic otherwise Chlorosis is Likely to develop when the Bushes reach the age of seven to 10 another word on Stock there is considerable Varia Tion in colouring of leaves and of seed wings within a this is encountered in red and Mountain Maples As Well As in sugar Bright intense pigmentation is plants men credit the soil reaction As partly responsible for height of acidity being credited with carrying the or is the main As far As Boxelder is it seems Wise and desirable to superannuated it served the pioneers Well with Quick shelter and with acceptable and supplied indians with for these reasons we Are but from now Well use Superior kinds of Trees and ones that Are less full of aphids and and which Are less a nuisance in scatter ing their seedlings All Over the next week new plants Hyp Knox just f of to Robonic chem co ;