Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1926, Page 14

STATE. = THE _EVENIN( i . STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY. in plant diseases quite fre s sects and uently include the simple words, tation of crops.” Before the growing season is past, sketch the present plan of the kitchen en on a page of the garden notd as u guide to next year's plant- that you may be able to rotate sden plot although it be but The farmer belleves in and farm crop rotation. The gardener should also practice me system. Gardening in Washington AIND ITS ENVIRONS CHESTER J. HUNN, Garden Editor, The Star. | your shiall { practi home | the s WINDOW BOXES—IiL I | Many a poor soul takes more pleas. jure in'a plant in a window than an- - jother has in a large garden made by | the hands of other he window box it |1 @ step betwesn & single plant and a large garden. Toduy the subject is Another lot of towito seed may now | phnts, swn. this time out’in the open.| The average Plants will furnish the late | two aistinet types of plants. There s during September when the [the background plant nearest the house wife 18 busy canning vindow, composed of erect growing Do not ect the next sowing ts like geraniums, heliotropes, be ind « for one should b zonias and ochers. For the face or N wings comi cdging, plants of a drooping nature dar in order to furni best with the lobella and sweet nd more suceulent Iyssum for the edgers and nastur he et tinms and ivies for the. graceful vine D, squishes pob effects, anted in hills 4 to o feet Just What plants will be most® suit- 1 8 10 10 seed a hill. able depends upon the exposure of the that the soil is rich with man ndow box. For a full exposure to ¢ fertilizer. sun, it Will be best to select vigor. rush the 1 Browing sorts. W her s is @ tropica Kinds can be 1 for liable to 1 shiady of the street. soil 15 too cold or system to be used would con- out perenn the crowns | sider flowe plants for full ex- uld be level with the ground. If [posure to the sun with a cont ive planted oo shallow they may |lants of graceful form or h set. too deep, the plants | oliake in shady outlooks. rot i Coil is wet.| GerAniums, heliotopes and begonlas ire s es apart |4re the favorites for sunny exp | Tlere, the lubelias, nasturtium | petun t alyssum, verber serve low ooping shs ndering myrtie while the tall plants “mall palms, Terns, everal of the foliage types ich can be furnished by DAHLIAS. TIMELY HINTS. 1 stimulated of for « e should be sides o of the plant stems Jackward crops may be with light dressings of ni One pound is sufficignt 5 by 15 feet T nitri ruked into the soil along t ant | the rows, taking re that . | pure material touch the }leaves us the strong salt has a ki tion* when in contact with tissues, iy ordiny not ik hould not impor The need . one sho o suld be uds bewin to appear. uently cultivated ing th window box is made of lightly admi | rves moist rowing of weeds of ts oot spaces | se re y the | with t itings of plan iente the ther side wet o st single < will mem Jew good for s, swe bud. food ut the are made us the th I Kenilw 1 dize this | me upon for the borer, | could ring in the le of plant the iris rot. which ix indie v | local e dryl of il The ¥ It will soon b | window " effects beir cured solely bedding plants like geraniur om the various sorts of geraniums, and others. The bed should 1d It would, indeed, be well worth the yrepared and well supplied with well of many window gardeners to In the absence of ma- | Work with this plant alone earth or sifted com- | 1 them off, to give life to the soll to remove ome plant fooc story is often told of complete 0 1o set LATE TULIPS. ¥ plants have fin 1ed blooming, the sced pods | in to After the ¢ ¥ tulips the plant lover ve | form on those Which are seed bearing. { 10oks forward to the Darwin tulips The making and maturing of seeds i¢ | and the cottage tulips, Darwin tulips heavy drain upon plan e a wuperh type, having effective ases, it is a wise practice |and beautiful globular flowers, with seed organs fo throw | more brilliant self-colors than are to the plant fato more | be found in any othe in. They development | srow from 24 to 30 inches in height | and begin blooming In May. To those | Who would like to see sonie of these l'd itiful pastel shades color we 1 recommend that the beds of ps around the Agricultural build- at B strect 1thwest be given more inspections during this well to pinch ou 1 s out thus givin In many to remove thess tiie [the strength o sery | wood and bud ROTATIONS, I crops Is not «w compli It simply con r sort of plant vow of your garden the one which is being spot this year . 1l of the root crops ot the this vear | ot the land that these | (0 come in another part ot the | jjsta arden next vear I et Garden and tield crops can be di ree (nr‘\l~!~| to several different classes ed crops llke the peas und is In order to Dlooms it srocess r in threes Unless th buds will try to develop | ms W ¢ tu; i erminal anich neh omi Cottage tu class, which The 18 to The s in height ins and cottag to spotting si herbaceoy with other plants ing blend of «« and weason of blooming. be planted in and garden lips lend | border, in weeks to keep up the may also .»f | the best results come from having the | flowers, special prizes are offered for soil well enriched. seedlings. In the garden and with hand cul-{ Co-operative purchasing is an im- ure, bush beans are planted in rows |portant, although relatively nconspic- to 24 inches apart, dropping the |uous, function of the club’s activities beans 3 to 4 inches apart in the row | Lime, fertilizer, plants, bulbs, ete., and covering 2 inches deep in loose | bought at wholesale prices. This serv- soil and shallower in hLeavy soils. |ice, open to members and non-mem- There should be a succession of plant- | bers alike, has been of great benefit ings up to within the first weel of [to the community. Not satisfied with August. Pole beans are planted 8 to [ simply encouraging the purchase of 10 seeds in a hill with the hills set [plants. a free landscape service is 4 to § feet apart. Later each hill can | maintained by the club to show peo- be thinned to 3 or 4 plants. Pole [ple how to arrange their plantings to beans also can be grown near the | best advantage, and planting in pub- garden fence so as to utilize that sup- lic grounds and parks is encouraged port. whenever possible. ‘T'he officers for the current year are Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, presi- dent; Cecil €. Thomas, secretary, and L. W. Kephart, treasurer. CLUB NOTES. The garden editor feels that the gar den and flower clubs of Washingto) and vielnity are not taking full ad vantage of the opportunity that The Evening Star generously offers in this column for interchange of informatior ind for announcement of meeting |and exhibitions. For example, the home-planting demonstration, spon {sored by the gardentng committee o | the Aurora IHeights Civ ard conducted on May 5 vid Lumsden, formerly landscay dener of Walter Reed Hospital, have interested a great many outside prople Unfortunately, this item reuached the editor too announcenent ready 1o be of servi ers of the vicinity, but naturally need I the cooperation of all the ciubs The extent to which the Takoma Horticultural Club has fulfilled its mis- sion In stimulating interest in garden- Ing, both ornamental und practical, might best be answered by a trip through Takon i at this season of the year. Iine beds of annuals and perennials, well arranged plant- ngs of shrubs and evergreens and splendid specimen trees, all bear wit ness to the sucess which this club has had in its efforts to beautify this northwest suburb. Furthermore, the club has not confined its activities to a, but hag ulways opened its meetings, exhibitlons and purchasing { fucllities to every one, irrespective of membership or res nee, ngs devoted to lectures on 1 their care are held regu- | n the Jast Monday in euch | month, except during the Summer { Interesting discussion’ is always by the number of agricultural lists resident in Takoma Park. om the very beginning of | | the club's existence, have glven freely their 1d knowledge to | orde o render it really effective. mote welfare. wu-uuomhw.( d addressed to the ( concerning insects and diseases and | 1iditor, The Evening S will r | the best cultural practices are ompt_attention. of ttention. The Takema lorticul ¢ should rightly be, the flower and | holding its annual tulip s able shows have alwayvs been the | ning at the * of uttraction. Narcissus, tulip, | Library. Admission is fre s, rose, peor dahlia and | display of flowers 18 well worth seeing chrysanthemum, i son, | A regular meeting of the America) receives due attention. The beautiful | Horticultural Society will be hel lecture room of the branch library | Tuesday, May 11, at § pam., in affords a very effective setting and | New National Musenin, Tenth and 1 | kreatly enhances the attractiveness of | streets. At thls t'me actlon wiil the display The unusually large |taken on the proposed constituticr number of varieties grown in the vi- |and by-luws to nerge the Am cinity assures interesting exhibits, | Horticultural & v and the Nationa which In turn act as effective spurs to | Horticultural So further planting. In order to encour- | An added attraction will be a round age the breeding of new varieties of [ table discussion on “Cultural Prob Associatior by Prof. Da 5 llu ly ¢ to the gard 1 rde; elv ural Club his eve Publi cactly the Way 1hese Homes Have Gone With a Bang nd thus have a Use sheep manury 5 re and potato fertilizer, using |the melon: these «t each application. Of | crops like the cabbage and lettuce. In »p manure use a small har plant food requirements, wher Y0 each piar 11 scattered over the | compared, they may be liken th e £ the fert s a handful to | Sprat family, s ding an exces: This © i not be |of nitrogen others wan' but should be |greater share of pot or phosphort: acid. It has long been known th ldifferent classes of vegetables in the | and & g\-ml gdl\lvh remove the € ntials of cial to carry the | plant food in var propor dlrectly to the |This hus been used as the basis for | de fertilizer recommendations and will | many he consfdered in a separate n | serious series of garden practices A simpl rotation in 1 be heipful from the consumption of plant food, maintainin, ba through the years in the consumption atmosphere | of valuable plant foods. Further, by obviate this | the practice of rotation, there comes u in beiling | the alternation of crops with deep er of a minute, then |roc nd those with shallow roots, | tender and deeply into cold water, | utilizing the depth of the garden soil | than the snap beans. the water once or . a {to its fullest extent. in a simple | While the culture rotation is helpful in that it is an aid | the In ‘the control of weeds, and the recom- | because mendations of those who combat plant eBans crops like the beets are fruit crops like tomatoes and leaf soil bery 15 beds on publi { however, houll {to flow group as well ax in | e gardens which ¢ In this remember that the ot be cut if b (nother season phosphate 10t All_the types of © plan true b#ank which o in the-garden are of i ten ure and cannot be plante ays hefore the date of the last which may on « M 5 hin iy sorts of * of commonest use are common snap beans, of which nd bush sorts. and (2) livided into po lima + nor be planted ions. d of Wi vour garden | garden | wilt rly in hot beans. | (1) the | there | the lima 1 | nd bush hot dry of beans is ea arly plant th VITONAT CAPITAL DAHLIA R s by Only New Corner Home for Sale in Massachusetts Avenue Park Corner 34th and Fulton Sts. N W One Square North of Massachusetts Avenue u dvive up Massnehusetts Avenue around the Nuval Observi vou will see the str p and timbered stucco res The | eust, is ideally situated on stone wall On the first floor there are four roo ng room and ing stone firepl 'he has _four 'large bedrooms —und bedrooms and The house is fully equipped with coppe s p copper gutters and downspouts. The Iawn is fully sodd dscaped with an abuudance of shrubbery. ALSO INSPECT: 3404 Fulton Street N.W. «d the corner on the adjoining lot is another somewhat smaller home of the n, but having a very preity green slate roof. T house has nine rooms and two baths, is fully equipped with screens, weather strips, copper gutters and downspouts and is finished in the same quality of material and workmanship as the corner house. These Homes Are Open Sunday and Daily WALTER CASE, Inc. Owners and Builders 305 Investment Building As ¥ a center-hall ches the house. or den, he third floor has two Right arou Franklin 6242 917 Kennedy btrcet N.W. Judge by Comparison Kennedy ( Jur Competitor's Home ? 3 3 Waeden poreho Composition shin Our Home 917 1. 6 rooms. Concrete front porch Tiled mansard. . Brick garge. Coul hin. Tothesline OWNER OFFERS New Takoma Bungalows COME OUT SUNDAY ARTISTIC BUNGALOWS—4 DIFFERENT PLANS Now Ready for Your Inspection All bungalows have large rooms—sleeping porches— open fireplaces and brick mantels and large lots. DESCRIPTION nte an artistic home, well designed, with irst- throughout, do not fail to see these houses Have five and seven large rooms (2, 8/and 4 bedrooms), tile th built-in tub, open fireplace, a lare ‘sleeping porch, front nd large cellar. Kvery convenience, including hof well graded lots. Shade trees. Located near District and stores and west of railroad. Prices are right. No less thun 50 feet wide by 148 deep to alley. If you cs class materials ¢ terms. Location—5th and Whittier Sts., west of railroad Near Takoma's New 5-Acre Park Only two blocks south of Fifth and Butternut streets, near Ninth street and Fourteenth street car lines. H. L. THORNTON, Realtor Owner and Builder Office, 6904 4th St. Takoma Park, D. C. DPFOSITI‘ TAKOMA THEATER Office Phone, Adams 5254 Home Phone, Col. 4957 K DAYS PHONE FOR AUTO are | would | e for timely | his column stund | MAY REAL ESTATE, HOMES DERIVE COMFORT IN QUEEN ANNE STYLE The Queen Anne style of architee ture is particularly interesting to architects, decorators and to people in general as affording an exccllent model | upon which to base the furnishing of | a modern home. It affords every pos- | sible detail of comfort, and the flexi- | bility of the type is such that it can | be developed in a comparatively simple | way without sacrifice of the individ. ' uality which renders it so attractive. | Perhaps the most charming homes of the time wore the manor houmes of the gentry, or even the comfortable English farmhouses, built as they were with strong churacter and defi- nite purpose, and all excellent models | for American homes today. perhaps, cven durfy the Queer: Anne's relgn was it easier to | make use of this style than it is to } ’ SCHWAB. VALK | day, owing to the extent to which 1704 Con. Av 8, 1926. oo 't 1B e At the Crest of Beautiful 13th Street 2528 13th ing purchased a. suburban home, is parti larly desirous of disposing of this attractive property et . and we are confident at the price asked you will sted. A modern colonial hou Ic ed within two blocks of Central High School. Two storfes—eight splen did rooms; four hedrooms and a large tile Luth; beautiful hardwood floors throughout; large front and double Tewr porches; two. fircplacas, Attic. Thoroughly modarn ig detail and numerous udded features Zntire house ulate condition, Z-car garag Owner, Liberal Terms—Immediate Possession Inspect Sunday After 2 P.M. & CANBY Potomace 830 ; A ' seees - period furnishings are reproduc »ms Relating to Our Spring Flower ng Plunts’” Plants and flowe, brought in by members will bo ex rbited. -All persons interested are in ited to attend. CLEVELAND PARK HOMES First Time Offered to Public—Just Completed 6 New Homes 3500 BLOCK 34th ST. (S.W. Cor. 34th and Porter Sts.) > . | . ¥ 3 ind e ndry other unusual feutures Built under strict supervision of FRANCIS A. BLUNDON Price, 514’250 LIBERAL T Open Daily and Sunday SALESMAN ON PREMISES FRANCIS A. BLUNDON CO. ‘RMS 805 H St. N.W. Phone Main 10 3637 'Fulton An Ideal Home Massachusetts Avenue Heights This home, pictured above, is the only one now unsold of a group of five residences. of varying architecture. just completed by Hedges & Middleton, Inc. Those interested in high-grade homes have readily appre- Uifl'ed 'hel’r many unusual appointments and 'l]fl present and future desirability of their location. construction, fixtures and finish are typical of our finest and most expensive modern homes. You will find, too, that the This residence is built of hollow tile with brick coins and stucco finish. Center-entrance-hall plan, nine livable rooms and three complete baths, copper screens for all windows and doors and a two-car garage. Be Sure to S This One Sunday OPEN AFTER 10 AM. Hedg’es & Middleton, Inc. Realtors See 1412 Eye St. NNW. Franklin 9503