Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1927, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. Dahlia and Gladiolus Storage. | bined choice of over 00 rose growers, Although the problem of saving |21l members of the American Rose So. |8 meeds for the nmext vear has largely |Ciety. there must be considerable passed out of the hands oi the gar-|Merit in it, and one would apparently dener into those of the specialized |Make little mistake in planting these seed grower, there are siill a few | varieties. Autumn is a very desirable plants the Winter stc rieh | e to establish a rose garden in this is incumbent upon the gardener him- | 10 hence the varieties preferred self. The dahlia and the giadiolus are | BY the memlers of the American Rose 1wo species which needs must be pro- | SCciety are presented at this time. sected from freezing and. in zond va.| , HYDrid teas or ever-blooming varie- rieties are too costly to be purchased | 1S arranged in order of preference each Spring. 3 |are: Radiance, pink; Red Radiance; SR et tor s Auki Ophelia, pale pink: Souvenir de Cl approach that used in keepin , yellow: """( “"{-“‘;:‘.’*g potatoes, a low but above freezing e koD temperature and a fairly high hu. | fromse vellow. Columbia, pink; Mme. midity. These conditions are, unfor- | (TN Hertiol, or ““’A:‘r‘n;‘ e tunately, not found in many homes, | o1, oPUCE <) D Aligiiste ViK: the cellars of which are usually t00 | (Grin “croamy white. and Rev. F. Pag Tutm &ng - Afy. Ph orable | Ronerta, golden yellow, oo situation may be partially EO e e e v i roots a box ! . b';‘?f,:,"fi”"’r‘f“":,‘"" o et enen | he Duchess of Wellington excel for sand or earth. Lately some dahlia | (1€ beginner on account of resistance Krowers have dipped the roots in melt- | (¢ the black spot disease. ed paraffin, which coating helps to re- | tain the moisture. Gladioluses do not | require as much and_will keep aquite well in the a cellar away 3 from the heating plant. he little | Druschki, deserves to be grown, for the bulblets which are found about the |Simple that it is the finest pure wh among all. The bush readily and should be placed in tight IS Such a rank, vigorous grower t SR6E HACKS Gr i SEDR. {1t is out of place among the hyhrid Gladiolus plants are ready to lift at | 1°28 and should be planted by itself fact, many grow- | O With other members of the same ers have already stored their corms | STOUD. el . or roots. Upon lifting the gladiolus |, The American Tiose S plants, it is well to lec them lie, roots | lon of hard and all, for a few days on papers on the cellar floor or other d fore separating the old s the corms, After separation th should be stored in baskets or sacks. labeled as to varieties or colo 1 Dahlias may be better left in the DEL Hes o i N Kround until after frost has killed the | (it 06 Muey, deep maroon; Gar- tops. Then the root clump may be | L th, caretully lifted, allowed to dry an |, P/ 8 2x- hour or two in the open air and then : stored. Some professionals cut up | k: Climbing Amer- Dorothy Perkins, Of this list the two Radiances and | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, It is an interesting fact that most of the varieties selected as choice by the American Rose Society members ar> already well known in this locality and generally planted. Several of them are natives of this vicinity and have long since proved their adapta- bility to our soils and climate. Roses planted now, before real freez- ing weather sets in, will be in a posi- tion to take advantage of early Spring and will flower much better next sea- n those set in the Spring. Iy all roses are dug eries in late bundles in cella hence it stands to reason that the roots will suffer less if placed at once in the ground. Newly set plants and, as a matter of fact, es- tablished plants will benefit by being | banked up with soil about the base. With this protection there will be no danger, no matter what the weather, of losing the entire plants. immons of the Takoma Horti- Club calls attention to the fact that roses make some new root growth.during Winter. This behavior has also been observed in fruit trees, in the roots below the fre g line, {and further hears out the advisability of Autumn planting. Another point in favor of planting now is that one | may expect better plants than in the | Spring, when stocks are small follow- | ing many sales. Rare and new va ties are often sold out altogether in the Spring. The Fameuse Apples. | This important gr | eties, including M Intosh, important role in the fr Eastern Canada, New York and the England States. The McIntosh in particular deserves our attention, not only because of its par excellent’ quality, but because it seems bound to reach Washington r future. ve_Deen planted in recent irs in the New England States than of any other varie fact which will necessitate the rapid expansion of the marketing area. Once this apple is well known there is no question but ckets in much greater quantities | More trees of thix | market after Grimes Golden has passed season. : The Fameuse variety, for which the grou) is named, has been grown so long in North America that its origin is uncertain. It is not known whether it is a direct importation from France or of very early Canadian origin. No other apple, except the crab appls, comes so nearly to reproducing itself from seed. Fameuse has for t son been peculiarly capable in tran mitting its superb qualities to its seel 1i gs. Just now the New York tion and the Central Experiment- al Farms at Ottawa are rivaling one another in_the output of promising seedlings of McIntosh, which, like its r Fameuse, appears to be a parent variety. | seem.; likely that in a very few years there will be apples of the McIntosh quality for very season of the apple o The apples of the Fameuse group have one serious fault, a 1sceptibil- ty to scab fungus which, without con- sistent sprayin blemishes the fruits. For t , these desir- able apples offer greater promise for gardens, where spraying is usually a commercial orchards than for home rather haphazard operation. Another peculiarity of the group is t they all seem to require the short Summers and cool nights of the flavor. It seems unlikely that these varieties will ever figure heavily in local fruit growing, but will undoubt- i. | edly become prominent in local mar- | k.8 Care of Grass. Grass is really the finest decorative | plant of all, but is so common that | Its value is not generally appreclated il some unfavorable condition has royed its beauty. The aver: | gardener fertilizes his vegetable flower beds with due regulari pays little heed to the grass sa mow it during the growing season. t regular feeding of the lawn will pay equal returns in satisf heauty to any other part of grounds. In the days of plentiful stable manure it used to be a com- mon practice to place a thin coating of manure on the lawn just about the advent of Winter, a treatment which gave excellent results, but necessarily that it will dominate the late Autumn (has gone out of vogue now. There North to reach perfection in color and | D. €. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1. are, however, some very satisfactory substitutes for fresh manures. Com- mercial fertilizer of the better grades, applied at the rate of one pound per 50 square feet, will greatly stimulate the lawn and may be applied now or early in the Spring. Cottonseed meal has lately been found to be an excel- lent fertilizing substance for the lawn and may he used safely at almost v time of the vear. Sheep manure and shredded cattle manure are also good fertilizers, but rather expensive where large areas are to be treated The commercial fertilizers will probably be found the most reason- able source of fertility and, although not quite equal to the old-fashioned | le manure, have the advantage of | being free of weed see stimu- | lating vigorous growth, clipping is returned to chemicals also a e | decayed vegetable substances known | humus. »me of the finest lawns and grassed areas are methodically fertil- ized and reseeded each year and in this way maintained in a perma- nently attractive condition. Timely Suggestions. One of the curious results of the protracted growing season has been the abundant Autumn flowering of the hybrid perpetual roses which are or- considered § ng bloomers in The splendid pure white 4 ruschki has been in al- it continuous bloom since Septem- ber, behaving just like a monthly blooming variety. k Many of the reports of unusual Autumn blossoming i founded upon ignorance of normal be havior. There are hoth s and raspberry varieties which nor- | mally bloom right up to severe frost. {In fact with st vberries it is not un- common in the North for ripe berries of the everbearing kinds to be caught by the first snows. Plants as a whole recognize the approach of Winter de- spite unusual warmth that may pre- vail in late Autumn. One has but to note the dropping of the leaves from the native trees and shrubs to realize that Nature has other ways than freezing to warn the plants that Win- ter is near. Perhaps it is a question of length of day and sufficient stored reserves, but at any rate when the proper season comes the leaves turn People that have lived in the tropics tell us that im- ported apples and other fruit trees go into a pesiod of rest irrespective o brown and fall. surroundings. Fourteenth streets. ¢ | real estate bonds, collateral trust cer- - REAT ESTATE" 17 Realty Issues Decline. 1 amounting to $69,356.850 were pub- llely offered. compared with 119 issues, 8. W. Straus & Co. announce that | (otaling §94.645.000, In October, 1926 in October 85 fssues of first mortgage . G A Imports of human hair from China I tificates and land trust obligations, are on the se, 5721 Fourteenth St. N.W. Corner of Montague and Fourteenth Sts. ATTRACTIVE—ALL STONE—DETACHED A beautifully decorated home, especially designed for entertaining. Has 10 large rooms, also 2 large sun parlors and 3 well equipped baths. Entrances on both Montague and Tile roof. Large corner lot. Two-car all-stone garage. 404 Southern Bldg. Greatly Underpriced Fred Van Dolsen Main 971 Nearby Virginia Is REALLY Near In Beautiful Lyon Village Nearby Virginia’s Ideal Suburb Charming Spanish-type h o'me s — Brumback-built — complete, cozy, comfortable. No detail for livability and convenience overlooked. Five and six_homey, sunny rooms: large bath; garage: large iandscaped lot. Exhibit home open daily from 9 am. to 9 pm. the clumps at the time of digging | but for the amateur with little stock, it is better to wait until Spring when the new buds show. It must be re-| membered that the next vear’s buds | are to come from the old stem and not | from the tubers themselves. Storing | the clumps upside down will help to drain the moisture out of the old cut- off stems and and prevent rotting. Storage of Vegetables. The problem of storing vegetables| for Winter no longer seriou: troubles the home gardencr who lives within reach of the city markets, for there is really no lapse in time between the disappearance of locally produced vegetables and the advent of fresh stock from the South. Nevertheless, there are times when it is handy to have a ready-at-hand supply. Certain vegetables, such as the | parsnip and salsify, need no storage, being provided by nature with abil- ity to withstand Winter in the open ground. These two species may be simply left in the garden and be dug from time to time as weather per- mits. Or, better yet, they may be dug and placed with the beets and carrots in a pit and covered with straw or leaves, further protected during the coldest weather with a layer of soil, old blankets or straw mats. Provided such a pit is prepared | BRUMBACK RE.AL l ! CO lnc where water does not stand, there| N it 5 will be no trouble from decay. \ s Ballders A pit has the advantage of being Feld Mfi; le:llh'l. Ave. Main flflcf'l.: 37, ';Im Bivd. more easily accessible than the open o o, Va. ground. The cold frame, emptied of | N\ e SRS S mome of its soil, makes a reasonably &0od storage place if leaves or straw are used for protection. Cabbages pulled with the roots and placed up- side down with keep very well in such a pit. Warm weather in Win- ter is a greater obstacle than severe cold to successful storags, but vege- tables stored beneath a thick layer of leaves are fairly well insulted from either heat or cold. For most all vegetables, the nearer the stock stays to 32 degrees without actually freezing the better. Even with parsnips, which garden tradi- tion has it must freeze before they are sweet and good, the Maryland station found that first-class quality ! was developed at 34 degrees F. Stored vegetables are very good, but we should count ourselves ex- ceedingly fortunate that modern agri- culture ‘and modern transportation make It possible to secure, usually at reasonable prices, fresh-grown | produce practically every day in the year. An Unusually Beautiful Home, A True-to- Type Seven Room English Cottage - $14,000 Best location, on Mount Ver- non Blvd. and Linden St., Rose- mont, Alexandria. Large corner Iot; everything complete. Hard- wood floors throughout; hot- water heat; cedar-lined closets; walls insulated with Thermo- fill to save coal in Winter and insure coolness in Summer; coal bin separate from basement. Interior of first floor finished in Kraftex; three fine bedrooms; attractive shrubbery on grounds. | | 7 i Terms to Suit Purchaser F. C. GOODNOW CO., Realtors. Telephone: Alex. 926 108 S. Washington St. Alexandria, Virginia These Homes Will Be Sold At Our Price—Or At Yours! We want every one of the 154 homes in Lyon Village and over 400 homes in Lyon Park occupied by home-owners. All are so occupred, except five homes in Lyon Village and five in or near Lyon Park. These homes cost from $7,500 to $12,500 to build. We would not duplicate them for less money. These ten homes are going to sell quickly, either at our price or at yours. Come out Sunday and look them over. Follow the Lee Highway to our office, or take Cherrydale or Country Club bus from Georgetown. LYON & FITCH, Inc., Realtors Telephone: Clarendon 650 Only a Few Minutes From F St. There are still a few charming new homes for sale, at prices ranging from $7,900 upward, in Aurora Hills, one of Washington’s most attractive suburban communities. 727, 7 All of our homes are substantially built of brick or frame construction and are planned for convenience and comfort, All city advantages—water, sewer, sidewalks; paved highways to the city; schools and stores nearby. | AURORA HILLS HOMES, Inc. 1015 15th St. N.W. . . 301 Green Ave. Main 7343 Aurora Hills, Va. Z iz, T 2 iz WHEN BUILT, WILL FURTHER DECREASE DISTANCE TIME T© VIRGINIA POINTS, AS WiLL THE PROJECTED M. VERNON Rose Varieties. Tndividuals frequently have much stronger preferences for certain varie- ties or colors of flowers that a selec. tion based on one person’s judgment 1s often misleading. But when a sel tion_of varieties is based on_the co This Charming Bungalow Planned for Living Comfort $6,950 BOULEVARD Small cash payment; monthly + terms cheaper than rent. Located on Craik St., Temple Park, near 3e0. Washington Masonic Memorial. s, water, electricity, car and bus lines. Seven rooms, hot - water heat, tile bath, hardwood floors, built-in kitchen nook: full concrete < cellar, stationary wash-tubs. Many "\, other’ conveniences and features, Only twenty minutes to the center of Washington. Take Alexandria car or bus to Temple Park Ezrine Construction Co., Inc. George Mason Hotel, Alexandria, Va. \ ko Alax TS0 This is particularly true if you live in nearby Virginia. Once across the Highway Bridge or the Key Bridge it is only a matter of a few min- utes—perhaps two minutes, or five, or ten—before you run your car into the garage—home for the day. Lyon Village, Va. Where Else Can You Buy So Attractive a Home with 6 Rooms and 2 Baths At Only St $9,500 ? 77, 7 7% Dupont Circle Absolute Bargain 2104 0 St. N.W. First Trust $6,000 10 Rooms—Bath—Hot- Water Heat—Electricity Wide Street—Brick Open Sunday 10 to 6 STONE & FAIRFAX Main 2424 804 17th St. “Over Forty Years of Real Service” 7 is DISTANCE TIME that counts. Time yourself in downtown traffic during the rush hour and see how long it takes you to cross the city. Cross traffic is what makes the tiresome delays. Once outside of the closely built portions of the city there is little cross traffic. You speed the car up; you begin to get home. MERE miles mean little today. Tt W 7 Call Main 1145 and arrange to inspect this bargain Lee Heights home at once. Terms will be made to suit convenience of purchaser. RUBY LEE MINAR, Inc. 1405 New York Ave. Main 1145 2 2 % 222222 Excellent Investment Opportunities —are now available along the Lee Highway and Lee Boulevard route in Arlington and Fairfax Counties. Prop- erty can be secured at values far below real worth from an investment standpoint. { Five-Room Bungalow, In Cherrydale Subdivision $7,250.00 This attractive home is located on a large corner lot, size 62.5x115 feet, with Eastern exposure. It has all improvements that a modern house requires, only two blocks from car line, bus line and all store conveniences. This beautiful home can he hought as low as $500.00 cash, assume a first trust of $2,500.00, balance payable in monthly instali- ments of $45.00 each. GEO. H. RUCKER CO. REALTORS Clarendon 197. The chart above pictures it graphically. Not only are most of the suburbs in nearby Virginia actually nearer to downtown Washington, but there is also the minimum of delaying cross traffic in rush hours. And, like most every one else, you want to get to and from work just when the rest of Washington is doing that same thing. 727 % 22 Desirable gas station locations. W. S. HOGE, Jr. Rpecializing in acreage along the Lee Highway and Lee Boulevard 233 Sixth St. S.W. Main 7285 Member of Washington Real Estate Board Member of Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax Real Estate Board And when the beautiful new Memorial Bridge is opened to traffic the distance time to your home in Virginja will be still less, in all probability. URLEITH ARGAIN Your chance to buy in one of Washington's most beautiful and desirable home sections at a price that means a big saving. Ask about the unusual TERMS. 3723 T St. N.W. “BURLEITH DISTRICT” Open for Inspection Sunday SUAL LOW OFFER | TERMS Attractive and well built Brick home. 4 1 including _large poreh Highways in most of the northern Virginia area are now unexcelled. More new hard-surfaced road mileage has been built in recent years in Greater Washington’s Virginia than in any other part of the Metropolitan District. Your ideal home or home:site is in Nearby Virginia. Phone: For Sale in Clarendon, Va. Beautiful Rosecrest 22 2 Many of them are listed in the offerings of the dependable realtors advertising on this page. Country Club Section Six-Room English Cottage $9,250 from Washington For specific information not given herein consult: Ty ALEXANDRIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 5 Alexandria, V: SHOWER exan m’ a. from 2 bus lines and irolley line: BUILT - IN 2 blocks from good schools and TUB . ARLINGTON CO. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Clarendon, Va. $8,750.00 ; ik LEE 3 Grabam & Ogden . FAIRFAX CO. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, . M. E. CHURCH, Re Reattors Fairfax, Va. : , ; Falls Church, Va. Woodward Bds, : Phone Falls Church 39 27 7 T % tile bath: hot- werage: modern Porch -~ hard: 530 King Alexandria, Va, N Terrell & Little, Inc. 1206 18th St. Main 3285 NN This Advertisement Prepared by the Northern Virginia Bureau