Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1927, Page 23

TATE Nosamgmnaishy oo THTE TV T'\T\'t‘: STAR. WASIHTINGTON, vhich reach the Rut eally only a very few tha Gardening in Washington |/l i ot i A D ITS l:\" IRONS almost connted on the fi REAT SATURDAY, CREAL ESTATE. 23 New home owners who contemplate s for the first time this coming Continued 3, » 0L OCTOBER 29, 1927, S ] herian and some of the other dog- | canse of this state of mind. Wouds have beitiznt bark which | the older, more beautifui and less ex- < snows up particulacly well when the |0 Gl specios wround ix covered with suow. Most of the mch more than the Wl beeause of their more ovith, may be used to furnish e . € during the period that wire and i L the evergivens are developin and Rhode | be made of wood upon | Yelow fruits which . v the amall place the problem is | our markets | which the name is writien previous to ;| (YWard Spring generally not so much to know what | patinting with shellae or of thin alu. | v plnt as to | when to stop. ! minum plate, upon which the | the snowherry cumulate fie more mave be puniched with a spec 1 than the small plice chine. “The latter iz of course, display, Surely I i expensive for the small garden A specimens with plenty finds extended use in parks and ar- | natural forn borctims. Labeix may he atached to trees by nailing or by copper wive, | by Brass nails ave expecially <itisfactory Vo not rust away. Wires must A Toosely ot thes wivdle the ving b and should b ¢ once in a while to e Dot taken plac o | because of attiactive herries or at- some ol marking herbace as the peony, phlox and iris some | label s a painted stake or a gal- | vanized 1 that may be leciduous shrubs are nable fn price Wine- shioned Newtown, | label may Maniosh, | limb by and, Yellow Trans iden. Delicious » York lmper Winesap and Northern varie Raldwir hern Island G rveach in lesser quantities. hoof these vavieties has char ties that easily mark it. For example, the Delic his a five pointed Dlossom end which, taken in desivable. For and small trees the Conducted by J. W. \\'rlllnzlull. Garden Editor, The Star. like directly to Spy | suggest that local growers should use | this material more abundantly. Prof e believes that acid phosphate meal for all tlow : rthermore, eid phosphate is on one | che in y than bone meal, ex of the becially if purchased by the sack e LR R B e day of easily available animal ma- P'rof. Lauries work with gladiolus e The two species of Semphoricarpos and the Indian currant, carry the middle of the use of the L growing hakit. have A in many of o the SAVE THE cornl hush or thir fruits into Winter season and ity and sturdy plant m can stractively fow well of roum 1o develop i and hea s far mor than o crow Other shrubs command at- ed i Winter beciuse of the coloved The 8 One of the stran. ©f modern gardening is hand we mourn th, ns noextensively he doeal parks, nota vivesin the Walter Reed passi ornamental | A miss of haif smother il ol only ones to be desi Hospital tention in attractively twigs. Cimined that this has 1341 Mblntague‘ St. NNW. $14,500 is slight disposing About th leaves ar of vear, when the | son - trees, the avers poultry more at W wer canin el down a quantity of leaves into Without doubt this speeded up by the by t David Torticultural Club lem in an even better way, or, at v a way that s open to a number of people. ks b Drocess nitro- vos, Takoma ved the 5721 Fourteenth St. N.W. Corner of Montague & 14th Sts. Attractive—All Stone—Detached ordinary shrubs study. to apples 3835 Garrison St. N.W. Open All Day Sunday Large 12-room house, beautifully decorated. Specially de- signed for entertaining. Entrances on both Montague and Fourteenth Streets. Large corner lot. 2-car stone garage. Greatly Underpriced | LABELING PLANTS ' leaves are nures and on the other procced to!is interesting. There is no question t. York Imperitl is char hurn up nature’s gift of fallen jeaves but that home gardeners have I v Asttened st Alia enas Which might o a long way to offset | been handicapped by a lack of real & Wibn ien e M Hions & il b nt e Al evidence. Too much of Ahe e Traves are a nnisance if allowed to actice fs founded on rule the Delicions slow about the grounds. clutteri Attt tradition. The o ihly arvomatic, and Empthedng Whe dener needs the help of the a SEFIMhAR e e A There are sov- | éxperiment stations just Iv tart and has no distinetive aroma sy s e does his commercial brother and it is : e deidi el A e rs without entailin satisfying to know that men like Prof R g ksl e 1 inE WINTER SHRUBBERY . Laurie making a start to, supply | rieties should prove very useful to the needed information s housewifethe mild Delicious s | example, hizhiy ble as a o fruit. but not as good for cook APPLES ing purposes as - of the less ex- | decidions shrubs snsive and more acid vavietios such age person besins to pay as Stayman Winesap and York Im- | tention to the evergroe Very few consumers purchase L. coniferous and the | ling to variety if f In the early history of apple pro as the holly New York City and recently | duction, when the orchards were mad the out by the Department of Agri- | up of hundreds of varietios, there was [ <low in growth and if | culture are tri sntative of the [a good excuse for not trying to know Are very costly people of th Cwhole, Ap- [ the individual kinds, but with N_of_the Uy classified in the | present tendeney toward the planting imply [of @ very few varieties it is possible ! B s ance and possi for every one, with a 1ittle own leaves and those of his less dili-| faw of the stand Ab e deRtihe Saieies or £ent neighbors, Dr. Griffith manutae- | known 1o the A b tures each year sufficient humus 10 | with no apparent vor keep his gavden in excellent condi- | ders if this situatio tion. In fact he ceeded there: | Washingte by in converting an unpromising area | likely if f made up of stft clay subsoil into a | fine garden. Th simply | gathered and piled, s monium sulphate at ahont pound dry fow s same ground time lime- nure s | opportumity auite added Qi o wet the mass heap is forked over | times d the Winte o thoroughly mis in the outer leaves. “The material is, ac- | to Dr. llll'l'h ready [ us e end of one year as compared | L the two years required for 1 k£ leaves without the addition wf chemic The leaf heaps may be covered a i f to keep the outer leaves from blowing ttentior Leaves, 1 ion of the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry, which in parted the informati 1sed on tual chemical an oak contains 5 of fertility. N drawback is slow availability, but if nploys the me followed by even _this wercome. R . for Wi abundant trees here are but few places sections where supply leaves could not be obtained for the gathering. | GLADIOLUS FERTIL- 1ZERS It may seem rather inopy discuss the fertil this time of yes ing result ticle appes sue of 1l rtune to | g of gladiolus at | fichizan ‘ realizing how indefi- | nite are st of the recommenda- | s for fertilizing garden flowers, 1 several important fertili ng bone meal, acid ble manure, ammonium sulphate, 1 ashes, mixed fertilizer and trients for the gladiolus | tonishing re- ated at the time | wWith two pounds of acid | te per 50-foot row not only | made twice as but also bloomed any other treatment. The by, bone meal. did not compare favor- ably with acid phosphate in effective- | ness and the high nitrogen fertilizers such as ammonium sulphate and urea were harmful in respect to the num- ber of flowers produced. The limed | plants were the latest to bloom and the quality of the flowers was poor. be horne in mind that the v well fertilized, 20 tons having been broad field the preceding Au tumn. Hence one might not exp 1o obtain comparable results on poorly nourished solls, Jet the ariking re- | sults ALL DAY SUNDAY 1522 P St. N.W. COLORED BARGAIN Rooms, 2 Baths Q\IH,L CASH l’\\\ll‘\'l' Loun P Shoemaker 1403 N. Y. Ave, Main 1166 SALESMEN ATTENTION Opportunity for two men of proven merit to join co-opera- tive apartment sales organiza- tion. Real sired. All replies will he ered confidential, Address Box 67-E, Star Office 3 URLEITH ARGAIN | Estate Experience De- consid- for the man who appreciates the advantages of this delight- ful section and who welcomes this chance to make a big saving! Investigate Sunday 3723 TSt. N.W. “BURLEITH DISTRICT™ Great Value | Easy Terms o Attractive and well built Brick home. 4 bedrooms, in- cluding large closed sleeping porch. Porch downstairs is screened, Tiled Bath, Hot- Water Heat, Hardwood floors, ‘2-car garage, PAVED STREET AND PAVED ALLEY. Lot 187/x125. Terrell & Little, Inc. 1206 18th St. Main 3285 tnre, for in the dreds of varvieties of apples, iality of advertisin A\t o5 as they reac i other herbaceor e condition for use. One Ling back to the grou nstance, Grimes of labeling plants comes to the fi | Furthermore, it will be on plants which came from the sery this yast year the munes on small wooden Ehels are becoming ln ult to read gardencr fruits it seems [ well enoush to nam an apple can|exceedingly rare except in | an apple, much ! al « Yet almost eve that potatoes are | to know the names of the | ourse there are hun- | he is growing, it for no ot some of [than that of answering the season 1y must have thon m who has had some to study impossible thi ceepted merel e way hased. 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There is a large sun parlor, mas- sive brick open fireplace, full depth Colonial veranda, detached garage, splendid- Iy lnndnclped yards, enchanting archways, hot-water heat and many other un- usual attractions. OPEN SUNDAY Drive out 16th St. Extended to Geranium, Into Alaska Ave., One Block to Left Wm. S. Phillips & Co. 1516 K St. N.W. Or Your Own Broker Phone Service Until 9 P.M. M. 4600 coolners in (h PAUL MAGOFFIN EXCLUSIVE AGENT 317 Woodward Bldg. Phone Main 3023 SEE THIS BARGAIN OPEN. __Take a look at 1355 Montague St. Can sell at $11,500 ANNOUNCING J. €. Douglass Co. As Successors to Douglass & Phillips, Inc. The business heretofore conducted under the “name of Douglass & Phillips, Inc., will be continued under the name of J. E. Douglass Co. with the same personnel, in their own building, at the same address, 1621 K St. N.W. The Personnel of the Organ;:at;on Is As Follows : Tuwiens B2 Dbuglass President N. D. Douglass I Rn\mond Ward V. Pres.-Treas. retary Jesse T. Nussear Loans—Ins. H. O. Palmer Dixie Cox W. M. Throckmorton, Sales Manager SALESMEN J. A. Mohler John L. Shea L. V. Slonaker R. E. Terry Irving E. Tier Lambert O. Turner R. E. Boothby F. W. Brandenburg Leo Davis Harley P. Evans Walter B. Jarvis W. McAden Jones C. R. Wierich Arthur R. Manherz W. R. Widmyer Harry Wittgenstein 9. €. Douglass Co. Reclicre—Bilders Successors to Douglass & Phillips, Inc. 1621 K St. N.W. Frank. 5678 Spacious Detached Home Just Off 14th Street On a well shaded street in Saul's Addition, from 1th Street and close to the West Publi able home with southern exposure merits your one-half block ool, this desir- e cons 1313 Emerson Street An unusudlly roomy, modern home of prewar construction as heen thoroughly renovated throughout. € having on the first {1 living room, pantry and I floor has fireplace, three other bedrooms and two tiled batl r and storage room complete the third floor. in cellar, Two finished Servant’s bath The grounds are’ 505112 mproved with all kinds of flowers, shrubs, several fr arhor and garage, heautifully trees, gra Open Sunday Until Dark Hedges & Middleton, Inc. Realtors 1412 Eye St. Franklin 9503 I FRED VAN DOLSEN 404 Southern Bldg. 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Well built and artistically finished. $11,500 is the price —but the actual value is aother $1.090 or cven more Thoroughfares , % rent will lnn' il— 1 norih consin 3 Aveaue ne is the first Hdgemoor, thoroughfare Open for special_inspection every evening and all day Sunday. xer.vmnacossm. Maxim REALTORS Deal With a Realtoy 1115 K Su. Main 1752 Main 5904 Board ) » X I ORECEEC IO