SNOWBALL DRESSING

 SNOWBALL DRESSING 

To one half gallon of regular maple marshmallow cream dressing add 
one quart of chopped Hawaiian pineapple 
one quarter pound flaked cocoanut 
one quarter pound of chopped walnuts 
and the same of pecan nut meats and 
then mix thoroughly 

THE JOLLY SNOWBALL 

By TOBY TWINKLE 

There was a jolly snowball, 

Very round and white, 

Who thought it was his bus'ness 

To serve the boys in fight.

But the Sun had diff'rent notions, 

So he shone with all his might 

Till he sent the jolly snowball 

A-melting out of sight. 

 

Snowball- Viburnum opulus

TRULY remarkable in flower, fruit, and foliage a rare combination- the Viburnums- excel most groups of shrubs. Individual forms may surpass one another for their of flower, the abundance and color of fruit, or the splashes of autumn color, but each species is always in itself. For the shrub border, foundation planting. bird-den or lawn specimen, there is always a Viburnum to enhance the situation. Dignity and poise, ruggedness, and grace, and charm may be found among this group of  shrubs. Let us examine the best for their flowers, foliage, and fruit. 

Excellent for Their Flowers 

Old fashioned snowballs! immediately the mind's eye travels back to grandmother's  back yard, to visualize a tall bush so completely covered with of white blooms, that no other name than snowball could so describe it. This is the Common Snowball of everyday language, or Viburnum opulus sterile, of the nursery catalog. All the flowers in every snowball are neuter or sterile, hence, snowball shrub never bears any fruit, but simply grows, and simply blooms a year after year. It is a shapely plant, which may reach 20 feet high and makes a striking sight when in full bloom. The  black aphis, which are so objectionable in early spring on this plant, are readily controlled by a nicotine spray. So much beauty is surely worth a little extra trouble. This is the only Viburnum, bothered by an insect pest. 

   By Ralph R Rothacker Landscape Architecture Department Iowa State 

References:

1.What Every Ice Cream Dealer Should Know Daly Bros Manufacturing Corporation Schenectady NY,1914

2. The Rosary VOL VIII JANUARY 1896 No 1 

3.BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Published Monthly by the MEREDITH PUBLISHING COMPANY DES MOINES 10WA 1930