December 18, 1975 (12 pages)

4 6 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Thursday, December 18, 1975 (Gardners Corner California homes are alive with color and thriving plants this holiday season. Christmas Cactus, Poinsettias, Azaleas and Cyclemen to name a few. Many others will receive foliage plants, camellias, dwarf citrus and bare root roses as Christmas gifts. Here are some tips to help you enjoy all of the beauty your plants have to offer. First, if you have a plant such as a Poinsettia or Chrysanthemum and the pot is wrapped in decorative foil, make sure there is a hole in the foil to allow proper drainage. To be on the safe side place saucers under all containers. Some decorative containers are porous or made of material that allows enough moisture to condense beneath them to mar surfaces. The California Association of Nurserymen reminds us that these plants are fresh from the grower’s greenhouse or field and were grown as quickly as possible under optimum conditions with adequate levels of fertilizer. Once these plants are placed in your home during the short days of winter their growth rate will slow down considerably. This means that they shouldn’t need any additional fertilizer for at least a month. As with all container plants water only when the top two inches of soil feels dry or only very slightly moist. Determine the proper lighting for foliage plants to avoid shocking your new arrivals. Flowering plants such as Cyclamens and Hyacinths will stay in bloom longer if kept cool. Provide adequate light for flowering plants, too. Container plants for outdoor use such as Camellias and Dwarf Citrus are best kept outside in a sheltered area until you are ready to plant them. It may be chilly, but don’t allow them to dry out in the cold winds. Bare root roses should be planted as soon as possible in all but the very coldest regions. Be sure to keep the roots moist until planting time. Your Christmas plants are special plants meant to be enjoyed during the holidays. With a little care, they can go on giving you pleasure long into the New Year. Garden checklist — especially fruit trees — should be pruned now. Don’t prune spring-flowering shrubs and trees until after bloom, however. 2. Snails and slugs love the cool weather. Scatter snail bait to keep their population from building up. 3. Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Beets, Chard, Onions and Carrots may all be planted now. 1. Many dormant trees PLAYBOY CLAIMS LEARY IN LOCAL JAIL According to the January issue of Playboy Magazine, former Harvard professor and LSD pioneer Timothy Leary spent the first six months of 1975 in the Nevada County jail. Leary was supposedly incarcerated under the pseudonymn of Peter London. Sheriff’s department officials will not comment on the allegation. HIKING & RIDING TRAIL ACROSS SIERRA A 50-mile segment of the Western States Pioneer Trail was dedicated Tuesday as a national recreation trail. The section runs from Folsom to Forresthill with the remaining section to Carson City, Nevada, expected to be so designated by the U.S. Forest Service. The trail is intended for hiking and horseback use. The area is one of the few east-west trails over the Sierra Nevada that is largely untouched by development. 45 MAX SPEED? The state Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission has considered a 45 mile per hour maximum speed limit among other energy conservation measures in an emergency contingency plan. Commission officials say the plan is for use in the event of an energy shortage of ‘‘weeks, months or a year or so.” Nugget News Briets NEVADA CITY FACES SPENDING Come January, Nevada City faces expenditures of nearly $105,000. The city must upgrade its water chlorination system and purchase a much-needed new fire truck. NC COUNCILMEN SEEK REELECTION Three. Nevada City Councilmen. have announced intentions to seek office once again. Mayor John Rankin and councilmen Ernie Pello and Bob Paine plan to run in the March 2 election. NC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce has an_ nounced Christmas festivites set for this weekend, Dec. 20-21. Santa Claus will arrive in town Saturday at 1:45 p.m. He will be available for pictures with children in the ’ chamber office both days from 2 to 4 p.m. LOCAL CONSERVATION AWARDS Local citizens, Lawrence Brewer and Hamilton Stone were recently honored by the Nevada County Resource Conservation District for their efforts in practical conservation of their properties. CATTLEMEN OFFER REWARDS The Tri-County Cattlemen’s Association is offering rewards for information leading to the arrest of cattle thieves. Cattle Aids Ranch _ cattle feeding equipment plan are available free of charge at the Farm Advisor’s Office. The publication includes plans for feeders, covered feed bunks, mineral feeders, liquid supplement feeders, watering troughs, and self-feeding hay wagons. Anyone desiring a copy or “Ranch Cattle Feeding Equipment” should contact the Placer County Farm Advisor’s Office. The address is 11477 E. Avenue, DeWitt Center, Auburn, California 95603, and the phone number 823-4581. In Nevada County, the address is the Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, California 95945, and the phone number 273-4563. MARAND’S FLORIST & GIFT e DRY FLOWERS e WREATHS e CENTER PIECES e FRESH FLOWERS IN THE HUT GRASS VALLEY’S MOST UNUSUAL GIFTS e lialian Ware e Crystal Vases e Music Boxes e Candles e Brass & Copperware e Soaps e Aftershave @ Toiletries e Unusual Christmas Decorations e Domestic Pots & Hangers e Hooper’s Candies We Have Gifts You Have Never Thought Of.. OPEN EVERY DAY TILL CHRISTMAS 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Phone 272-1996 ALTA SIERRA DRIVE JUST OFF HWY 49 7 MILES SOUTH OF GRASS VALLEY ae _-DELIVER °Your gift We have gifts appropriate for any occasion and any recipient. CANDIES COSMETICS : PRINCE MATCHABELLI eA S HELENA RUBINSTEIN MAX FACTOR HOOPERS stay: FABERGE BROWN & HALEY ‘ay REVLON When you care pallmark mn Nae enough to send HOUBIGANT sensi the very best. CandaCHANEL NO. 5. ANFTD GS ia FLORIST RASS VALLEY DRUG _ 124 South Auburn Street — Grass Valley © 1975 Halimark Cards, Inc. eadquarters! 08 oe ehhhepeibial erased aA eoeereie eeusy nied eerie wi yy YY YY

4 6 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Thursday, December 18, 1975 (Gardners Corner California homes are alive with color and thriving plants this holiday season. Christmas Cactus, Poinsettias, Azaleas and Cyclemen to name a few. Many others will receive foliage plants, camellias, dwarf citrus and bare root roses as Christmas gifts. Here are some tips to help you enjoy all of the beauty your plants have to offer. First, if you have a plant such as a Poinsettia or Chrysanthemum and the pot is wrapped in decorative foil, make sure there is a hole in the foil to allow proper drainage. To be on the safe side place saucers under all containers. Some decorative containers are porous or made of material that allows enough moisture to condense beneath them to mar surfaces. The California Association of Nurserymen reminds us that these plants are fresh from the grower’s greenhouse or field and were grown as quickly as possible under optimum conditions with adequate levels of fertilizer. Once these plants are placed in your home during the short days of winter their growth rate will slow down considerably. This means that they shouldn’t need any additional fertilizer for at least a month. As with all container plants water only when the top two inches of soil feels dry or only very slightly moist. Determine the proper lighting for foliage plants to avoid shocking your new arrivals. Flowering plants such as Cyclamens and Hyacinths will stay in bloom longer if kept cool. Provide adequate light for flowering plants, too. Container plants for outdoor use such as Camellias and Dwarf Citrus are best kept outside in a sheltered area until you are ready to plant them. It may be chilly, but don’t allow them to dry out in the cold winds. Bare root roses should be planted as soon as possible in all but the very coldest regions. Be sure to keep the roots moist until planting time. Your Christmas plants are special plants meant to be enjoyed during the holidays. With a little care, they can go on giving you pleasure long into the New Year. Garden checklist — especially fruit trees — should be pruned now. Don’t prune spring-flowering shrubs and trees until after bloom, however. 2. Snails and slugs love the cool weather. Scatter snail bait to keep their population from building up. 3. Cabbage, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Beets, Chard, Onions and Carrots may all be planted now. 1. Many dormant trees PLAYBOY CLAIMS LEARY IN LOCAL JAIL According to the January issue of Playboy Magazine, former Harvard professor and LSD pioneer Timothy Leary spent the first six months of 1975 in the Nevada County jail. Leary was supposedly incarcerated under the pseudonymn of Peter London. Sheriff’s department officials will not comment on the allegation. HIKING & RIDING TRAIL ACROSS SIERRA A 50-mile segment of the Western States Pioneer Trail was dedicated Tuesday as a national recreation trail. The section runs from Folsom to Forresthill with the remaining section to Carson City, Nevada, expected to be so designated by the U.S. Forest Service. The trail is

intended for hiking and horseback use. The area is one of the few east-west trails over the Sierra Nevada that is largely untouched by development. 45 MAX SPEED? The state Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission has considered a 45 mile per hour maximum speed limit among other energy conservation measures in an emergency contingency plan. Commission officials say the plan is for use in the event of an energy shortage of ‘‘weeks, months or a year or so.” Nugget News Briets NEVADA CITY FACES SPENDING Come January, Nevada City faces expenditures of nearly $105,000. The city must upgrade its water chlorination system and purchase a much-needed new fire truck. NC COUNCILMEN SEEK REELECTION Three. Nevada City Councilmen. have announced intentions to seek office once again. Mayor John Rankin and councilmen Ernie Pello and Bob Paine plan to run in the March 2 election. NC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce has an_ nounced Christmas festivites set for this weekend, Dec. 20-21. Santa Claus will arrive in town Saturday at 1:45 p.m. He will be available for pictures with children in the ’ chamber office both days from 2 to 4 p.m. LOCAL CONSERVATION AWARDS Local citizens, Lawrence Brewer and Hamilton Stone were recently honored by the Nevada County Resource Conservation District for their efforts in practical conservation of their properties. CATTLEMEN OFFER REWARDS The Tri-County Cattlemen’s Association is offering rewards for information leading to the arrest of cattle thieves. Cattle Aids Ranch _ cattle feeding equipment plan are available free of charge at the Farm Advisor’s Office. The publication includes plans for feeders, covered feed bunks, mineral feeders, liquid supplement feeders, watering troughs, and self-feeding hay wagons. Anyone desiring a copy or “Ranch Cattle Feeding Equipment” should contact the Placer County Farm Advisor’s Office. The address is 11477 E. Avenue, DeWitt Center, Auburn, California 95603, and the phone number 823-4581. In Nevada County, the address is the Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, California 95945, and the phone number 273-4563. MARAND’S FLORIST & GIFT e DRY FLOWERS e WREATHS e CENTER PIECES e FRESH FLOWERS IN THE HUT GRASS VALLEY’S MOST UNUSUAL GIFTS e lialian Ware e Crystal Vases e Music Boxes e Candles e Brass & Copperware e Soaps e Aftershave @ Toiletries e Unusual Christmas Decorations e Domestic Pots & Hangers e Hooper’s Candies We Have Gifts You Have Never Thought Of... OPEN EVERY DAY TILL CHRISTMAS 9:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Phone 272-1996 ALTA SIERRA DRIVE JUST OFF HWY 49 7 MILES SOUTH OF GRASS VALLEY ae _-DELIVER °Your gift We have gifts appropriate for any occasion and any recipient. CANDIES COSMETICS : PRINCE MATCHABELLI eA S HELENA RUBINSTEIN MAX FACTOR HOOPERS stay: FABERGE BROWN & HALEY ‘ay REVLON When you care pallmark mn Nae enough to send HOUBIGANT sensi the very best. CandaCHANEL NO. 5. ANFTD GS ia FLORIST RASS VALLEY DRUG _ 124 South Auburn Street — Grass Valley © 1975 Halimark Cards, Inc. eadquarters! 08 oe ehhhepeibial erased aA eoeereie eeusy nied eerie wi yy YY YY