PAGE EIGHT SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW Wednesday, July 6, 1955. INSTRUCTIONS ARE OFFERED ON - MAINTENANCE OF LAWN MOWERS . * Lawn mowers in:.general use are;The latter has. the following ad-. _ "the ordinary reel type and the rotary | vantages: it can be poured on the -seythe type: ‘The efficiency of both | knife-bar as the reel revolves; it . depends.a great dealon. the condi- | does not stick to the reel blades and ‘tion of the cutting: knives, says N. J. | hence. remains in contact with. the Kemp. of Saanichton. » Experimental knife. edges. Jonger. '; Station, Adjust the knife-bar from time to ‘The reel-type ‘mower employs a time, as the grinding job proceeds’ nes shearing action..between the blades |so that. all the reel blades touch it “sand. the fixed knife-like bar. Both lightly: throughout their length. “the blades and the knife-bar should Clean off all the. abrasive with “pe sharp and properly. adjusted to | kerosene or solvent after sharpening. effect. an easy” shearing action.| — Finally, test the cutting edges with ne Moreover; the. blades on ‘the. reel a piece of: good quality paper and J should be ground uniformly so that adjust the, knife-bar again if nec- “the entire length. of each : blade essary, : “makes light ‘contact with the knife- “par. This is done best with the| > on soythe type depends SOCIAL GRADE when the tops are yellow, or red- , taken however, that lifting is not Stranger—What is the standing |dish in some varieties, and limp | done sooner or quality of the flow- of the Spendmore family in this | but not brittle. Another good guide |ers obtained from them will be town? is to examine a few bulbs and when | lessened. ; Native—Well, . I should say they |3 to 2 the surface of the bulb has Sixty-five to sixty-eight degrees is sort of betwix'and between. They turned color that is the time to | fahrenheit is the best temperature ain’t exactly nobody and yet they |start to dig. Tulip skins in’ this | to store tulips, though they may be really ain’t anybody. condition will resist cracking and | benefitted in some seasons by first peeling ‘more. successfully than |storing them for seven to 10 days those. lifted: later, Care’ should be’! at seventy-five to eighty degrees, -| tulips. and. daffodils, are ready. for lifting. The majority at this. date (June 30). ‘however, are. only” par- tially ripened with:.the tops still partly green,.For best results daf= fodils should not be lifted until: the foliage has quite died down. °This ‘does not mean. the foliage must be dry. and. brittle, but it does mean. not before the leaves are completely limp and. void. of .green color and ‘when the leaves.come away from. ~Manufacturers of AUTOMOTIVE - TRUCK - TRACTOR - MARINE | : ; . ; f on speed and very sharp cutting the bulb with scarcely any effort, : “special sharpening machines as used | eqoes for satisfactory mowing. When ‘The old flowering stem may be BATTERIES 8623 .;by lawn mower servicemen. Ma- | the knives are dull the tops of grass slightly more resistant to severance 1314 Quadra St. Phone 3- ‘chine-sharpened. blades are usually hollow-ground, and. hollow-ground “knife edges are generally more ef- . ficient and give longer service. ae When sharpening is done by.hand, oh - - the: usualj procedure is as follows: : oi: For hand-pushed machines, remove ““"and ‘change to. opposite. sides,” the -arive..wheels, pinion gears and the “Spawls so. that the knife ree)-will run leaves and stems are. bruised, torn, or just bent over rather than cut cleanly.and soon turn white and de- tract from the general appearance of the:lawn. ‘To sharpen, remove the blades and grind the cutting edges to the original angle until sharp,” from the bulb at this stage, but hurrying digging operations before this stage of ripening serves. no practical purpose. if lifting at this stage, a moder- ately warm room at about 70-75 de- grees for a. few days should be used: to help dry the bulbs off. 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August is ‘a. good month in which | being: pinched out as. soon as- “they. to take cameilia cuttings. .This fine are large enough . to be. handled Ost Fort: Street flowering . ‘shrub. has’ wide... appéal | readily. os ve and - cuttings taken during.. August In: ‘tying: the: ‘plants to the stake _. -« Telephone 4-1194 : | | TOOL much more easily than'is com- |e sure that they. are tied loosely, “There Is No Substitute for Quality” : monly : known, The cutting should, as the- stem. will: expand and: room: have two: ‘leaves - ‘and. roots’ best'| must. be’: provided for ‘this’. expan+’ ‘when taken witha heel though ‘this | sion. . Terminal : growth. must.” be 4\ is not necessary. -A rooting. medium |jimited so as to’throw ‘the energies , ‘of half “sand and half peat is satis- lof: the. ‘plant.into ripening’. the HEF Ss | trusses: ‘of - fruit: lready set: rather ‘than into ‘furthe growth | “and: the .| development, - of fruit which * wil : This advertisement is. not published or displayed. by wa - theo Bquor: Control Board or by ‘the. Government of British: ‘Cobsnabbes | sythia: and: ‘many more. ’ TOMATOES © these: : “days. .to::pruning «: 08 : ‘staked . tomatoes, - Growth ‘is, rapid: at this’ time and unless pinching of lateral: ‘growth 4s. ‘done: regularly, its\soon" grows..; beyond © bounds - ‘and : the: eventual” pruning : back» .will ad versely: ‘affect the plant, limited. to! a ‘single stem; i many people prefer to. allow two or. Nasal : three . stems :to: develop . per : plant,.: It you,:.are:-hard «of : hearing 1 This will” result in ‘a greater overall “would like you to have'a 10- any. production,’ but’ will “require : ‘somé- ‘> “trial'of our Model A 3000:Acous-" - what more:attention. to pruning’.| . ticon $-transistor, There is ‘no® | and tying. .When’ this is desired, | deposit required—no ‘obligation. » Phone me,’ Kenneth F. Mac- strong lateral ‘shoots, ‘which ‘arise Taren, at 54524, or call at my in the axils of the leaves should | office at 745 Yates St, Stobart he selected and trained Into: main Bldg, Victoria, B. 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