Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1926, Page 14

Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, m&lr PANSIES FROM SEED. August is the month for sowing j®eed of pansies desigtied for late fall {and early Spring planting out of jdoors, Toavoid disappointment, pur- jchase good quality seed from some ! reliable seedsman. Such seed is jcostly, but will return value in large ysize and choice color of blooms. $0On the other hand, poor seed is only waste of time and money. Pansy ed should Le sown about August lly prepared soll, ipreferably com ed with sand and +leaf mold, so that it is fertile and Ifriable, with no tendency to crust over the top. On_account of the extreme ;fineness of pansy seed, it should be nly lightly covered with fine sifted soll. If possible place the seed box in a cold frame provided with lath hading to keep the soil from rapid rying. A damp piece of burlap may seed, which is procurable from the larger seec dn::'n. is quick te germinaté and growth is very rapid once the plants become established. Right now is the best season for sow: ing, since early Spring seeding usu ally results in ove: roots, which upon forcing yleld a number of in- ferior heads as compared with one large head from moderate-sized roots. The rows should be about two feet apart ‘and piants thinned to six inches in the row. Sufficient tillage to sub- due weeds 1s' all that is required. In late Autumn, after light freezes have destroyed the foliage, the roots may be dug and stored in the same manner as Winter beets or carrots. In the absence of a cool cellar, plants may be left in_the ground 'witheut fear of injury. With the approach the holiday - season roots are for forcing. ‘They are packed upright in boxes and covered with - several inches of moist sand. .Placed in & rwise ‘mamed sorts. " 3 If it were not for ons very serious| . Now that the flavor S is yet fresh in our Pl my‘m ts T nu::nh vfleu'n-em almost any nurseryman and when once estab- lished ordinarily endure for many Tenmi s o thay are produced |—t] s, 2 ;:cmonumrnutnflmcmcmt. m' way 1o a mew crop of canes. e plants increase readily by means plantations ampberry is with lons e = y confined to the original one of ‘the very best. .Herbert and Latham are ;uhugh not quite 'so well known. to be seen about the garden and lawns in the vieinity of Washington, is the hollyhock. Take away from this plant its one serious fault, diseased leaves, and it would be without equal.. The marvelous range of color—white, red and yellow in various shades—can sat- Cuthbert {s | admi also desirable kinds, | ad' or Ranere, truits in {®Y of :;‘h Summer and late Autumn, but does mot equal the above- as mosaic, one b £ g 85 ig i ”3‘%, i i : il 3 _tomato l.t: appearance on the tomato, ks i | E ! i 2 gE E;fi i il i ten Jeaves indicate its insect worm is making | in the vicinity of the old Smithso- Partly | nian bulldings. Those who' wish to %ant| JUNE CONSTRUCTION SHOWS GAIN OF l_s.,PcT Figures 16¢ D. 0. Aleo 81 Por Cent Abead of Same Period of | Year Ago. Jure building comtracts awa ded o | In the District. of Columbla amounted " HOUSE BOOM IN BRITAIN. Government Ald Given in Con- struction in Glasgow. The. housing scarcity in England 4nd Scotland has led to yarious inter- esting expedients, one of the latest to $7,880,000, 16 per cent in excess of May 1926, as well as 61 per cent above Juns last. year. New. construction started in the District during the first six months of this year amounted to $49.0 5 compared with $29,205,600 du: corresponding of 1925, which was & gain of 68 per cent. more The being the large-scale erection of ‘cast. | month' iron houses, about 250 of which are being constructed at Derby. with a government subaidy. > _In Glasgow the government is di- | reetly. bullding more than 1,000 small could And the nearby | houses of what is known o A ratiance’ roses, | Crpe ot stesl Sometrdations o oo e exercised the seeds begin to break the rm . Just as soon as the third eaf appears the young plants must ibe removed from the seed box and planted in a larger box or in a cold frame, where protection can be pro- jvided from intense sunlight and beat- The use of small pots for ting is highly desirable, but not essential. The plants should not be forced. It is much more de- | p growth. In October the plants may be removed to their per- manent garden location or allowed to. remain in the frames all Winter. In any event, some plants should be held in the frames as replacements for those lost in the open beds. As a protection and for fertility the beds should be mulched with rotted ma- nure just before real freezing weather sets in. Pansy beds, such as glorify the Department of Agri- culture grounds each Spring, are due to combination of high quality seed, careful growing and abundant fer- tility in the shape of rotted manure. | FRUIT BUDS. l Contrary to.common opinien, the flower buds of most of our common fruits are formed the year before thé blossoms appear. In fact this process {s now under way in many of our fruit trees. This knowledge has an impoftant bearing on fruit growing. Neglect during the season of fruit bud formation will greatly reduce the next year’s chances for a fruit crop. The old practice of not spraying. the fruit tree in the oft year has long ago been aban- doned by the commercial grower, who found that the loss of leaves through insect and disease attack weakened the tree so that it was unable to de- velop strong fruit buds and carry the young fruits to maturity after they formed. The weakened buds suffered ‘more severely than strong, well nourished ones in the adverse Winter season. Obviously trees need. regular care whether bearing or not, and the home gardener who fails to spray or feed his trees simply because they are not carrying a crop of fruit is bound to suffer added losses in future years. . June bearing strawberries also form their flower buds in the Autumn Bnncodln' fruiting. Hence it is very iportant to give the beds weeding, cultivation and food dyring the Sum- mer and" Autumn months. WITLOOF CHICORY. « Very few people realize that the ‘Winter vegetable popularly known as French endive can be grown easily and successfully in our own gardens. For years most of the crop was ob- tained from Belglum and France, but the present time large quantities sn produced by American gardeners. blanched heads appearing in our Warkets - during the Winter season gre a delightful substitute for lettuce, differing mainly from lettuee in a al;mly bitter flavor, decidedly agree- le to most people, ‘The cultural requirements of wit. tgmperature of 50 to 60 degrees, the its soon . resume - growth, t:'rdm their compect heads upward through the sand. When six to eight inches long the heads may be cut away from | respberry the crown, and upon washing are ready for {mmediate use. . The old roots will send a second crop of small SEVEN.ROOM HOUSE ings; four bedrooms. equipped * plugs in all rooms; open Welsbach automatic. 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