Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1926, Page 15

REAL ESTATE, THE EVENING STAR W}.XSHINGT()N, D. C., SATURDAY, 1926. ‘REAL ESTATE MAY 15, _:______—__—_________—-—————L———————-———-———-——-‘—‘————'——‘ Gardening in Washington | _Continued from Fourteenth Page.) | date for setting out tomatoes in Wash- | fngton, the Ist of April was the time | for sowing the seed. Plants may h-: set in the garden about May 1. if sufficient plants are held in the cold frame to guard against the possible Ing& of those outdoors. On cold nights one may use a newspaper to cover the plants in the open. If the plants pull through, the first fruit may be har- vested as early as July 4. when toma- toew are still expensive. The late crop of tamatoes for late canning and green pickles can now be sewed in the open. Tn addition to good preparation of the =o1s, it will pay in the home garden to dig a_deep hole and to use part of | a shovelful of rotted stable or dried chlcken manure, for tomatoes are heavy feeders. If there is plenty of room in the garden, the holes can be made 4 feet apart each way, when the plants are allowed to run on the ground. In restricted gardens the to. maioes can be grown on stakes or ~ire trellises. with the rows 21, to feet apart and 3 feet apart in the row Set the plants deeply and firmly. but | not in direct contact with any manure Let the growing root push outward and downward to this supply of plant food Tomatoes arve able to throw out additional roots above the original set, so that they can be set somewhat deeper than othe vlants. In fact. if the stock plants are leggy. the plants can be set at an #ngle and most of the stem buried under the =oil. leaving but 6 or § inches above the soil. If the plants are allowed to grow upon the zround. they need no fur ther attention until the fruit is ready for harvest. in the home garden. where space is at a premium. stout s1akes are sat in the rows at intarvals of 8 or 10 feet and either fence wire or strands of wire is strung along the raw. The lowesi strand is usually ahout & inches above the ground and the othars at 2-foot intervals. Tn 1ving the plants 1o the wires it is hest 1o usa narrow strips of seft cloth, as these will not chafe the ten- der stams. In tving. make a loosa loop about the stem below a leaf and then tis & knot. leating plenty of room for the atem to grew Then pass the two strings up and about tha particular supporting wire. Go through the rows | onc: and tie up the stems as they devel At the same time pinch off the surplus vegetative shoots. Most peopls leave three shoots to develop and ail of these coma out from the axil batween the leaf and the stem Flowering and fruit clusters, which hear the fruit. start from out of the side of the vine and never in the axils of the leaves. Pinching off the extra vegetative shoots or suckers throws the full enerzy of the plant into well.directed vine growth and into fruit production Trellises are Ideal for homegrown fruit, for the fruit can be gathered in a clean condition and it ripens some. what earlfer. One should water the plants whenever the soil condition re. quires {t. Sometimes near the close of August 1t is well to apply a little liquid manuve or liquid nitrate of soda to cause the vines fo renew growth || and resume fruiting Just before the time for the early frosts (about October 101, the fruit may ba all and ripened on a shelf | in the in a warm i100m | HYATTSVILLE SOCIETY The formation of a horticultural society in Hyattsville was first sug- gested in the Fall of 1916, the object then proposed heing to bring flower lovers into closer union and to encour- age children to take interest in gar- dens. 1t was planned then to take advantage of the nucleus of an organ- izatlon already existing in the Baptist Church, which for several vears pre ceding had been holding annual Fall fruit and flower shows, and to inaug- urats monthly meetings raodeled some- what after those of the old Botanical Seminar, now the Botonical Society of Washington The first organizers were chiefly men interested professionally in pla A constitution was drawn up and igned by 12 charter members on } V. K. Chestnut_was _‘and Dr. J. B Norton and Prof. W. R. Ballard were. espectively, the first vice president nd secretary. The objects of the so. were “fo increase the fund of % knowldge of horticulture of s | the members and to promote an active interest in and practice of horticul ture among the citizens the com munity.” The membership was grad- Gally enlarged to include others in- terested in gardens, including the held regularly the of each month ex- cept during the summer. Frequently some member or a speclalist from the U. S. Department of Agriculture or from the University of Maryvland presents a paper. which is fr dis- cussed. Advice is given on any prob- lem presented, and brief notes are given by members. Many interesting specimens are presented for consid- eration, and the meetings are ad journed after light refreshments have are tourth Thursda been served by the hostess. Most of some member, and the membership is, therefore, closely limited. There are ‘now about 32 enthusiastic, pald- {up members. The club purchases seed, bulbs, and plants co-operatively, and makes photographs of the streets and lawns about Hyattsville and Riverdale showing improvements or needed reforms. Some of these are posted about town, and others are made into lantern slides and shown at public lectures. The club endeavors in every way to stimulate love of | garden and pride in the appearance of the town. The officers for are T. D. Jarrell, president; C. D. Anderson, vice president, and Mrs. Edna M. Reinohl, secretary. the current year CLUB NOTES. e e st The National Wild Flower Preserva tion Society, with headquarters at 740 Oliver street, this city, has been | unusually active this Spring in pro- moting interest in wild plants and their protection. Posters have been supplied to several States to assist in | campalgns for the preservation of dog- | wood and other Spring flowers. Mra. ' W. Adams, a director of the so v. gave two illustrated lectures on | Sunday, May & on “Our Native | Flora.” Dr. E. Wherry, president of the Washington chapter, lectured before the Lions Club, May 5, in the interest of native plants. The society has recently issued a pamphlet en- titled “Wild Flower Cuitivation,” by Dr. Wherry. It points out the soil re- quirements of a large number of na- tive plants. The following home owners are an- nounced as winners of the home im provement contest conducted in Au- rora Heights, Va.. during the year ended April 15, 1925, under the direc- tion of the Garden Committee of the Clvic Association: T. B. Harrell, G 0. M; Ashby Leith, W. N. Febrey, A. Heltmueller, Wade | ciel T. Akers, J. O'Brien, R. I.. Anderson. NEAR LINCOLN PARK Semi-Detached Brick Home 22 ft. Wide—31-ft. Frontage | 235 12th St. N.E. | Eight large water heat : electricity: one-story brick huilding beside house. trees and shrubbery. Open Sunday for Inspection—2 to 6 I N. L. SANSBURY CO., Inc. 1418 Eye St. N.W. rooms, tiled bath: hot-’ Big vard with Main 5904 ALL-BRICK HOME! Street Carline RIGHT WHERE YOU REALLY WANT TO LIVE , 7207 to Ingraham Street—walk 2 5224 El 1 blocke. A DUNIGAN 7th Street N.W. Between Hamilton and Ingraham Streets In the Convenient Neighborhood, Near Enough to Business and Pleasure x Big Rooms—Porches—Wide, Paved Alley and Street Open and Lighted Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. Take 14th Street car marked “Takoma” to 7th and Kennedy N.W. or 9th Street car Ultimate Comfort PRICED MODERATELY \§ LOW AND ON TERMS TO SUIT 319 N. Y. Ave. Main 1267. =1 rAJelvRdciale! two tile baths on the third floor. roof. Three wonderful wide porches. All modern improvements. 7 3408 Lowell Street D Price Reduced to $19,850 for Inmediate Sale A beautiful colonial residence, representing an outstanding value in Washington's most prominent suburb. Tt is in the shadow of the Cathedral, just off Woodley Road, amid handsome detach;d residences. Spacious first floor plan—living room with open fireplace. There are four bedrooms and Servant's quarters and storage space on Oak floors throughout. (Garage. second floor. Lot 150 ft. deep. Slate Open For Inspection All Day S\umiay Schwab, Valk & Canby 1704 Connecticut Ave. Exclusive Agents Potomac 830 Th the meetings are held in the home of { made the highest percentage rates of | 1 iron Witters, and John L. Ree: e home owners improvement during the vear. All homes in the community were rated in April, 1925, and again in 1926 by a landscape architect, and the percent- ages of improvement were determined from these ratings. Prof. F. L. Mul ford, president of the American Horti- cultural Socfety, did the rating. Homes of the following scored high- est in the recent 1926 rating, regard- less of any previous rating: Addle Weeks, E. L. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Kreyer, Fletcher Kemp, W. S. Benedict, M: R. A. Alllson, Harry Raup. G. B. Fiske, H. B. Angelo, A. H. Helnzman, A. L. Young, S. M. Angelo, R. B. Claxton, Sam Kemp and §. M Kemp. ‘The committee in charge feel that ‘vl\ls form of friendly contest has heen a v successful and effective means mulating interest in home im- provement The lawn and garden committee of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' As- | sociation is arranging for a Spring show of flowers, fruits and vegetabl to be held June 3 and 4 in the She wood Preshyterian Hall. This will be open to all residents in Woodridge and Langdon. Schedules and oth information will be printed in the Ma issue of the Nelghborhood News, the monthly publication of the association, be secured from Harold J Clay, chairman of the committee, at 2608 Monroe street northeast. Some 35 people entered the products of their vards and gardens in the Spring show last year, and individual entries to. taled about 226. It is hoped that an even larger number will exhibit this vear. The garden activities of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association, consisting chiefly of lawn and garden contests and flower, fruit and vegeta { ble shows. hitherto have been handled by the lawn, garden and park commit tee of the association. For several years, however, there discussion about forming a horticul tural or garden club that should not only take over the fu committee but in vari further the garden | «ommunity. Finally, meeting of the associa tae was authorized t formation of a garden liminary report is to be June meeting of the association. ever, it 18 probable that if it 18 de cldad fo organize a garden club, will' still remain with tion. All residents of Langdon who are interested in such | an onganization are a touch ‘with the president of the asso- clation, C. R. Smith, street northeast. 0000 OO = 305 Raymond Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland L orner pre tworvbaths. cally designed Detached walls, built-in 0000 S 6610 5th Street, Takoma Park, D. C. New bungalow. EATON & MARTIN bridges and 1,140 viadects and cul- verts, required in the construction of a large principal highwaiy 287 miles extending from Kpelung in the e_north of the iskand 1o Tal 4-) Three Ma,gnificenl Brick Just Completed 5 Nevada Ave., Chevy Chase ilitary Road and Nebraska Ave. Just Oney Square East of Connecticut Ave. JPEN FOR INSPECTION T ;s has been some WARNED AGAINST REDS. The general executive hoard of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America has sent out a warning to its membership not to join |any movements affiliaied with the Communist International, the Work- ers’ (Communist) Party of America and the Trade Unfon Educational League or similar organizations, un- der penalty of forfefture of member- | ters’ Unlon. . i L The appropriation covers perfod. nctons of that a ous other ways nterests of the at the April tton, & commit o consider the club, and & pre- nade at the How. Homes it | ship In the Carpen in the associa. | 2 : Woodridge and Progress Reported in Japan. The 1926 budget of the Talwan gov ernment (Japan) provides for an ex. penditure of $6,000,000 for the bulld- mmg of 21 large bridges, 0 small sked to get in | 1912 Jackson 17 perty, Dutch colonial. Three bedrooms. Reduced $1,000.00 Superior construction. . Wonderful buy. Cleveland Park 3431 Ordway Street brick, three baths, French doors, paneled ice box, built-in garage. Open All Day Sunday Artisti Nine most beautiful Booms. throughout. open fireplace, French doors ~Handsoms porch__ Eléctric range and Frigidaire in pantry srfectly dry basemeqt under cotire houss crete walls. lawn seeded. hese ase the best comstructed and i very 10w and terms mosle reasonaliie W. T. Bauclkman, Owner and Builder M. 7659 Phone Viertna 7-F-12, or Cleveland 2998 O T ‘. z : x two very attractive Gl Double brick garags. cheapest homes in the eity. 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