Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1927, Page 24

b oA THE TVENING RNTAR. REAL ESTATE, ._TEVENING STAR. to support many of the more select shrubs and vines. Yet one could not think of recommending its planting except in open rustic situations where its very rampant habits are an asset. It is a very serious mistake to plant this species in or near other plants, for sooner or later the honeysuckle is almost certain to gain ascendancy and smother out the others. It seems strange to see Japanese honeysuckle offered in nursery catalogues, for ft is much like distributing any other pernicious weed. The flowers of Japanese honey- suckle are characteristically white, turning yellow with age. Yet here and there along the highways one will observe plants with purplish blooms and with a trace of reddish purple in the leaves. These off-color types are very attractive, but pos. sess, of course, the same obnoxious quality of spreading like wild fire. Were it not for this habit of too rapid propagation the Japanese honeysuckle would be very desirable as a fence and arbor vine. As.it is, 1t is better to admire it at =» safe distance from the home plant- WARHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1927. hastened by top dressing between the rows with fertilizer, especlally with nitrate of soda, one of the most readily available sources of nitrogen. Roses planted in late Autumn get considerable of a start during the warm days of Winter and early Spring. Root formation goes on while the tops are dormant so that the bushes are ady to take advantage of the first burst of Spring. The only precaution ! neded is to mound up soil about the pung plants. Those contemplating rose gardens in the near future would e no mistake to have the planting done this Autumn, almost any time from now to the middle of November. ‘Winter rye and vetch make an ad- mirable combination cover crop_for | the improvement of garden soil. Both are fully hardy and grow right up to the advent ather, (Continued on Twenty-eighth Page)) | ‘REAL ESTATE. from drying up and dropping. A simple question that was not answered easily because none of the garden au- thors consulted had considered the question in their treaties. A book on plant diseases ascribed the falling of the leaves to leaf spot and leaf blight, diseases that might be controlled by spraying regularly with Bordeaux mixture, but one of our most thor- oughgoing local flower growers sug- gests that periods of drought are the principal cause of leaf dropping. In this event some system of watering the plants duging dry spells would be the only solution. With the approach of cooler weather the Midsummer types of vegetables, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, cuc melons and the like, slow down pe ceptibly In their growth, but K turni,s, cabbage, cauliflower and oth Growth ay be the new wood planted in the open ground will slowly establish them- selves at any time during the grow- ing season. In the greenhouse, with sandy soil and some heat under the beds, propagation is, of course, much more rapid. The small potted Ivy plants which are offered for sale at Mount Vernon are greenhouse-grown. Increase is so relatively simple that once a home owner has established a plant there is no reason why he cannot readily grow as many descend- ants as he desires. In Engiand, where moisture and soil conditions are very favorable to this ivy, even ‘the fallen leaves are saild to root and glve rise to new plants, so much so that the ivy has become a burden in some instances. Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS 1440 Kennedy St. N.W. Just Off 16th St. $25,000 This Detached Residence of 11 Rooms, 2 baths, on wide lot, cannot be duplicated at the p offering it. It is un. questionably the most outstanding buy in homes today. It is located in Washington’s finest residential section. Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. porholoy and bids fair to retain the position for many years in the future. The home gardener can make no mis- take in including this variety in his fruit orchard. IPEAR BLIGHT REMEDE' The California Agricultural Experi- ment Station has developed a promis- ing treatment for pear blight, a se- ase which hitherto has yield- / to drastic tree surgery. The n eatment is based on the pene- tration principle, on the absorption of a germicide through the outer bark without the aid of cutting. Zinc chloride is the active agent concerned, and the solution, according to a pop- ular article in the Pacific Rural Press, is prepared by mixing one gallon of denatured alccohol, one pint of water and three ounces of concentrated hy- drochloric acid. To each pint of this mixture is added one pound of dry zine chioride, using an enameled dish as receptacle. The material is then SPLIT PIT IN PEACH THE Mcay people, gardeners and con- sumers of garden product pondered over the nature and ¢ of the splitting of the stones or pits of the peach. Various theories have been advanced from time to time, #ome of which have aseribed the split- 1ing to a diseased condition of the tree and some to the effect of the weather. JAPANESE HONEY- SUCKLE e season MERCHANTS, ATTENTION! New Stores for Sale 427 to 431 15th St. N.E. We are building 400 houses and 3 stores in this desir- able location. These stores are a good investment. In- spect at once and be convinced. Price and Terms Reasonable Built, Owned and For Sale by THOS. A. JAMESON CO. 906 N. Y. Ave. N.W. Main 5526 specles This attractive home is of concrete and hollow tile construc- tion, center hall plan. Concrete front porch, rear porches. Beau. It is rather difficult to believe that tifully finished. Admirably suited for doctor or professional man. the rampant trailing honeysuckle which grows everywhere on the cut- skirts of the city aad surrounding suburbs is not native to this region. Yet all botanical writers give eastel Asia, China and Japan as the orig- inal home of this thrifty vine. Like some of.the insects from that regjon, this honeysuckle has taken readily to its new home—in fact, too readily, 80 that it has become in many places an obnoxious weed. A facility for rooting at each joint or node makes the Japanese honeysuckle difficult to eradicate once it has gained a foot- hold. However, this honeysuckle has many admirable qualities, nearly ev- ergreen follage, fragrant flowers and an ability to live on soll too poor T a: s the subject of split- peach pits in_considerable de- tail. Examination showed that the splitting occurred while the pit was . .ill soft and not after hardening had taken place. Apparently an excess of nutrients was brought to the young seed, causing an abnormal growth and expansion which burst the immature stone or pit cover. Peach borers or Winter injury of the bark or both a believed to be the prin cause, by obstructing the downward flow of 4 foods which are being r ‘manu- | applied to the diseased areas with a actured in the leaves and which would | small brush. The success of the zinc :x::’l:mll.\' pass to the roots for storage [ chloride treatment is dependent on and u. ““he blocked food is then car- | the early discovery of new cankers ried back to the fruits and growinz |and points of infection, as pear blln).fl choots in excess of their needs and in | presumably attacks the outer bark the fruit, causing the splitting of the |layer first. It is during the early pits. | stages of the infection that the zinc Although chloride solution is effective. As many w practically all the experiméntal work or theory, was done with Bartlett pears and un- der California conditions, it is too early to know the general value of this new treatment, but results to date are very promising and should be known to every pear grower who is troubled with this devasting dis- ease. Your Most Critical Inspection Is Invited Representative on Premises All Day Sunday J. Dallas Grady 904 14th St. N.W. Main 6181 Apparently it is not always the big problems which worry the home | gardeners the most. Perhaps this is only natural because there is so much written on the general cultural needs of plants and so little on the small perplexing detatls. Recently . reader of The Star wrote to inquire what might be done to prevent the lower leaves of outdoor chrysanthemums MADISON TERRACE WARD-BUILT ELECTRIC HOMES 12 BUILT—9 SOLD Their Popularity Proves Their Desirabi tion is In hypothesis uite possibly correct s a logical answer to e rather perplexing question of the cause of splitting of peach pits. THE SECKEL PEAR | this expla merely anoth: Experts and Specialists in Buying Real Estate for the Purchaser WE DO NOT SELL PROPERTY AS AGENTS Tell us your requirements as to Home, Business or Ground The little Seckel pears which are now in the local markets are too well known to need description. Next to Bartlett no other pear commands as ready a sale unless it is the Bosc, which, unfortunately, is much more difficuit to gro . The Seckel pos- sesses unusual resistance to fire blight, the scourge of the pear. The flavor of well grown and well ripened Seckel is not surpassed by any other pear. The one great drawback to this varisty is lack in size, which for the home garden is not so serious a fault. If trees are well pruned and well sup- plied with plant foods the fruits aver- age much larger than on old neglected trees. Thinning of the fruit in years of overproduction would terfally aid in maintaining the size of the fruit. Much of the fruit is borne in clusters, which are especially in Seckel is presumably a mnative American pear, tradition placing its original home near Philadelphia, from which point it was widely dissemi- 4 early in the preceding century. uses, covering masonry walls, rocks and tree trunks, ivy is unequaled. The foliage is very persistent, being near- ly evergreen in this locality, and un- der good growing conditions making a solid mat of rich dark green. Many local home owners have taken ad- vantage erance proclivity and planted it on shaded terraces and slopes difficult to main- a. | tain in grass. e e ot | to advantage as a border plant for shrubbery or flower beds, itself to rigorous pruning without in- need »f judicious thinning. Jury. ENGLISH IVY The English ivy is a plant of many both out and indoors. For of the English ivy's tol- to shade and free rooting Sometimes ivy is used lending Indoors English ivy also finds much favor, in hanging baskets, on small trellisses and for arching over windows, etc. not_especially high, thriving in any Soll requirements are For over a hundred vears the Seckel good garden soil without much care, has held a leading place in American Propagation is easy. Cuttings of A Genuine Home Value Detached 1202 Geranium St. N.W. 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Drive on Connecticut Avenue to Upton Street, turn East, continue to end of Upton. is one of For Additional Information Consult Your Broker 815 Fifteenth Street Clyde B. Asher, Owner or Franklin 6820 Madison and Mone Sts. Between 16th St. and Colorado Ave. Two Blocks from Graded School, 2 Blocks to 14th Street Car Line, 16th Street Bus and Chain Stores FEATURES IGHT rooms, two baths, and brick garage. Large living room, wood-burning fireplace, bright and cheerful dining room and breakfast porch, four bedrooms, ample closet space, cedar closet, colored ornamental tile bath, cut glass mirrored medicine cabinet and Pembroke tub, handsome selected elec- tric fixtures throughout; house wired under Red Seal Plan, giving ample outlets; also dual wiring system providing power and light. Kitchen contains white enamel New Process gas range equipped with Lorraine Heat Regulator; floor covered with Armstrong Linoleum; large back yard to paved alley. 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