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Members of the Kirton Horticultural Society enjoy a coffee break during their tour of MeMillen's Iris Gardens on Monday. - McMillan garde s a' l itt ti BY GRACE ROBERTS only will_they see the iris, but John will be happy to answer types oriris, and the names of NEWARK (C) - The beautiful also peomes, beautiful roses and all your questions and give you" hybridigers in this part of Iris gardens at the McMillen _ other varieties of flowers. information on the various Ontario - dairy farm on the 5th Con- - 3-22., - - - A'rNt-.n . - "--r, . C w" , I cession of North Norwich . 3 Bl ', Gc'! I " 't ' tilrtll (tf " L!tla 4 t 'll., $.iiiiiirsu-f,'tfii,.,laj-'fr'_ Township are attracting scores _ " ' " " 'aiqM I ' ‘ 'e 3.2": " - 'lt' " ‘4 mm "f ;' of admiring visitors, during the , . y, , t ii rv. w, E?iiilllll _ . iEiilllll .P?“;_:{a: 9, month of June. " Ji .4 a - - Lett, taim 5,15% ’43:, IltePiaiEriil'itgliiiit 'IP,,. John and Gloria McMillen the . “an Il t' . .= te' EI Sl5h? [RY, rr Et' MIE :1???" IW, I li' . " - . young husband and wife team, " it 2' 5i ». --‘9 {,4 ..' Mi _.WBk'il , 4, "13' I. " 'i , " " " I " MI I; a; who grow these lovely flowers, a" e p, i' 752; C'. It ‘1' r” . FPS Ss', F-] & , , - " ' can be justly proud of their 1is, ' - g: 'CS'" I .ciAit , IE-" y p, " IE' . , hobby. ytr' l r31; v".-- ~. tl 'I,ll,1 I 'e" _ ' ‘- Ps-- __ " ,gs' Mr" t' , Although he has always been .'% 'f. _ A, E v . , 15 ' . Siaii. interested in flowers and gar- q ' I , 4 hl - l _ ‘I L " - g dening, it was only about six " f. 'r . l, c' , ;" _ if: " WI years ago that John started in . 's ryi,, if: " Y. I»? "; c? . ,', t , l Tii, "'" the growing of iris, with a few "i, 'C h, . a, 'T, h LU. .5 ' .- tt F' If V 'es. - varieties, and from that small v,?:" bi' LV . 'stiii'tlrrii 3. 'tIC! 12 _irrkiiisitrt _r""2'"'r"-r I td I -' I“ beginning, he now has over an ir. "s r . i.: F , ””5: F 1.1.; '_- ' I . Fe.-.. I .. _ "i:iptde, . "r:r, "." tit f; _ acre containing approximately '1 __ Tu , l 1‘ a 2%- J ". I N .IV F y ' I 'it? ; tsi:' lies/r,,, Al __.-", ' i 60tlvariet.ips. i3. . I _' ', I V , ry, ' Ts, I £}-,‘32§ , . IT’. "' On Monday afternoon of this ' 5 _ _ ” , " / / _ T .. -. 3" _. "cel, I ”if "r 5"." , weekseveral bus Ioads,over 125 ':" 2 2 'tr' ,' siVr " o.N, V , ': people, from the Kirkton Cy. " . r-' ',, ' 1Er,e' ,' _ " -' l, /t. _ ' _ Horticultural Society toured the if" AV , l _-_,'--" Eiti Q3" rc/i" ' “3‘ s ti '_ i _ _ McMillen gardens. After “V- . 4 . _-ri': B"rc. 1_ C _ _ ""7 5?. ’3; " 5" . viewing the iris the guests were ' 'sd , {a x r“ i, .--,s.rcc7rt, J, rr'su, i . / li ht J 1 I _ _', j l, .,,' 'ii' I l, served refreshments by Gloria. , ' ‘2 " a! r' .. ", p, it.” ' £13. 'y", J q r J, ' 'r/sd Lf? W- . 1 'Another bus tour from the if": 2’ FIC"" $lr4-rd,V'it' é.“ l I . I " Ca' tl ' I I 4 f: . rl. ' Georgian Bay area is expected _ - we' __ Ji tlt'- " 'ssl] _ ' ll: ' 5 :9 'i'" "silt ' it' ., " I' "to. later this week. The furthest ite I " (i/rf :2, _-Cir', r, a If i, _ ', 'i',,)).'!-,--'."'. j, if: .C'i'is'/. "Car ti away visitors recorded was Mr. f. ‘if "5} I. 'll, . f ', "r' .; "' iiij,)"" . c',)"' 'rl:" ‘r; . _ §£ _-" 'i R. I 1 Lloyd Zurbriggof Virginia U.S., tl', T " _ _ _ C“? 3', ’~i ' y. f. 3g: _ f "tr". ”1.3 , a well known hybridizer and 'e'. 5" 1iliriil it l l (If -- I; A 2' / K“. 'j, ‘ ' ' if“ ' iit, II I" II y, _ formerly of Listowel. fr, ', f _ 't . _ V . "r1'IL'. , _ F y " ' , t a i itr1!llll,1 _ The McMillens have shipped _re'rgidri1 5::- "ttbush'"!"?,, lf, 3 c,,rt!t'lij,: . ( V] it" . ' Fr, at Ti l ' iris to every province in Canada John McMillen poi.n.ts out some of the qualities of his iris collection to some of the members of Kirton from coast to coast. Horticultural Society. John noted that at.present ""'-"-'"-"--'-----------------------r----a------._._., I _ their hobby is just breaking _ , _ _ """A ._ _ _ r-" - '7‘ - . even financially.This year he is it "it ' . _ o ' . _ adding 52 new varieties and d kill1 d B ‘. villl hopes it will eventually become ail oy e In urgeSS . e _ a paying proposition. , I . F Wigggofk L.11glttrre gag: Nine-year-old Wayne Martin the road, .trying to miss the dead at the scene. V . and last week sponsored the IranRave.yyvaay, RR I, young cyclist, crossed l lawn, The accident occurred at 4:50 first'iris show in Woodstock, in I Burgessiri11e, died instantly went over a raised driveway pan and was investigated by which there were 63 exhibits. _ Friday afternoon when he rode and the vehicle then nosedived OPP Constable Helga Sparks. The annual Canadian Iris his bicycle into .th.e path of a into a second lawn. It received """"""""'""'"--titiig--- Show was held in Hamilton on dump truck on Highway 59. He about $7,000 damage. The truck Sunday, and the McMillen iris I was the son of Mr. and Mrs. wasowned by R.T. McPherson sr" _ were very successful com- _ Everett VanRavenswaay. Paving Co., of Norwich. _ petitors. Of the 11 varieties _ The accident oceyred three- cory.sr Dr. R.M. Hall .of l -Our rocer list of '41 exhibited, they won three firsts, quarters of a mile east of Norwich pronounced the victim 1 Coffege - 11% 32c . V three seconds and three thirds. Holbrook. Driver of the truck, I“ -- 4 Flour - 7 lb IgabI 30e 0n the weekend of June 4 to David William Lee, of .coyr- I Libbys PorkIand seams-'21 oz 6th, John and Gloria attended tland, received minor 1nJur1es tinge , the annual convention of the when he swerved-his loaded Clarks peanut butter - 24 oz. American Iris Society, held in gravel truck off the highway in jar 25c. _ _ Lansing, Michigan. While'there _ an ”Emit to amid the boy. Pure Clover Honey - 4 lb. tin they toured some 15 iris gardens ' Provincial .poli.ce said the boy 59c. in the area. had ridden his bicycle out of a Pure Strawberry Jam - 16 oz. Visitors are always welcome private driveway into the path jar 27c. at the McMillen farm and not of the eastbound truck. His body _ I f--------- __, ' was thrown about 100 feet from “a the impact point, Mr. Lee swerved his truck off i