Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1928, Page 21

REAY “ReenTT” Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Condueted by J. W, Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. PRUNING ORNAMENTALS. |given an early start. Slow-growing | Spring IS not the correct time to 3nnual flowers such as petunta, snap- | prune most of the flowering shrubs; in | dragon, verbena and salvia and vege- | fact, it is the wrong time for all species fables such as tomatoes. peppers and | except a few that bloom in Midsum- mer like that crepe myrtle, large flow- ercd hvdrangea. (hydrangea paniculata grandifiora) and the buddleia. Shrubs ays bear their finest blooms on the ing wood at the endsof the branches. t the part that would be most likely away in pruning. Dead wood or broken by fce storms should. of be trimmed ont, using sharp s 50 as to make clean cuts. Logically the time to prune the flow- ng shrubs is shortly after the blooms ® fallen. If done at this time the nts have ample time to develon ong new growth to replace the old. Trastie pruning it never needed if an- i attention is given. In the case of ogg plants may be started to advantage indoors. Flower pots and even tin cans | with & few holes punched in the bot- | tom to furnish drainage make quite | satisfactory receptacles. Small wooden | boxes are also satisfactory if holes are bored through the bottom. A layer of small stones. pieces of flower pot or cinders should be put in the bottom for drainage. The ideal soil is & mix- | ture ot equal parts of garden soil, sand and rotted leaves (leaf mold). Garden soil alone tends to puddle on watering | and become hard or baker on drying out Very fine seeds are handled best by seattering evenly over the leveled sur- face and covering with fine sand. Poot germination often is a result of too deep covering. Just enough sand or fine soil barely to cover the seed iz sufficient. Nature. it must be recalled merely scatters the seed on the sur- face of the soil. After covering. the soil should be lightly tamped or pressed | with a piece of smooth board. Flat boxes are often preferable to pots or cans in that seeds can be sown in rows, several varieties to a box. Watering Seeds, Watering is a rather difficult task, for a heavy stream merely raises havoc by dislodging the little seeds, Setting the pot or box partly in water and allowing | the water to come up from the bottom until the surface shows moisture is a safe and easy way. After once wet, | the pot or box should be allowed to drain. A pane of glass or even a sheet ! of newspaper laid on the top of the seed container will prevent too rapid | surface drying. Glass is especially use- | ful where there is danger of mice d ging for the seeds. Another way apply water ig to spread a piece of cloth over the surface and sprinkle through | the cloth. The glass or paper should, | of course, be removed as soon as the seed begins to germinate, since sun- light is vital to the growing plant. After germination the boxes should badly overgrown plants it is often bet- ter t0 dig them out altogether and re- place with vigorous new stock. Most shrubs come into flower at A young age. often becoming really worth while the second season. It is not like dealing with apple trees, varieties of which take more ten vears to Teach fruitful age The hvdranges (paniculata grandi- | floral). the buddleia and the crepe myr- tle should be cut back strenuously at | 1his time to encourage the development of new shoots, the bearers of this vears blooms, some than Fruit Spraying. The rather elaborate spray programs prepared by the agricultural college and experiment station specialists for the commercial frult grower are of little | ise to the home gardener. simply for | the Teason that people not making fruit growing & business cannot afford | the money or time to carry through such intensive schedules. Yet it goes without question that the home fruit | growers should spray if they expect to ustify the space given to the fruit trees. For the eight or more spravings | required to get excellent fruit, the home | gardener will do well if he substitutes | a three or four sprav schedule essen- | S of reasonably | be placed in a southern window or in | 3 | the sunniest situation available. Not H. B Tukey of the New Vork EX-|op a radiator, because this environment | periment Station. writing in the Rural | stimylates too rapid drying. Ordinary New Yorker of March 3, suggests the | room temperature is very satisfactor: following schedules for the home | for the young plants. In April, when| grower: Apple (1)—Delayed dormant | weather becomes favorable, the secd- spras. Apply when leaves of the blos- |lings should be moved to the cold frame som buds are out one-fourth inch.|in the garden. preferably after trans- One pint lime-sulphur, one teaspoon | planting into more commodious quar- nicotine sulphate (Black Leaf 40) and | ters. Some seedlings are so small, pe- | three teaspoons of arsenate of lead wWith | tunias for example. that it is almost water to make a gallon. (2) Calyx | impossible to handle them without tak-| spray. Same as No. 1, except that the | ing up a small section of soil. quantity of lime-sulphur is reduced to | Seedlings, if too close to one another | three-eighths of & cup instead of one |or if overwatered, often suffer from pint. (3) Summer spray. Same as damping-off fungl which destroy the No. 2, leaving out the nicotine sulphate. | m"éd In re‘t‘!ent years there lm" ap- | | peared on the market several mercury | Fiume, Peaches and Chesries. | compounds which, when used as direct- | ‘The delayed dormant spray is the one | ed on the package, almost completely thst will presently concern the gar- remove this menace. dener. All the materials suggested are | SEEL L e s orine CLUB NOTES. [ AN rdware stores of i e vl | Miss Laura A. Wadsworth, secretary eity and suburbe. of the National Capital Federation of Plums and peaches of various kinds | Garden Clubs, was elected president of should receive a dormant spray, one | the Community Garden Club of Rock- pint of lime-sulphur With water o ville at the annual meeting held March make 3 gallon of spray while the buds | § at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest are still unopened or dormant. | L. Bullard. The other officers elected The dormant spray should be applied |are Mrs. Chauncey M. Grubb, vice pres- | to sweet cheeries when the bud scales|ident; Mrs. William D. Clark, secretary, | are separating and exposing the blos-|and Miss Violet Magruder, treasurer. som buds. Use one pint of lime-sulphur | The club is planning an active program and one teaspoon of nicotine sulphate!for the year, beginning with a drive with water to make a gallon. [ to increase membership. Pears somewhat ~ different | The regular monthly treatment. The dormant spray is the gociety of Little Gardens of Foxhall same as that for apples and the other | village was held Tuesday, March 8, at fruit, but in the Summer sprays Bor-|the home of Mrs. F. W. Young. 4426 deaux mixtures is generally used in-| Reservoir road mnorthwest. Pollowing stead of lime-sulphur on account of the | the business meeting Mrs. John Ihider. | better control of scab. the fungous dis- | vice president of the National Capital ease that causes the spotting and | Federation of Garden Clubs, gave a very eracking of the fruits interesting talk on “Bulbs. This was Currents. gooseberries, Japanese foliowed by an_entertaining group of quinces and roses are among other songs, particularly appropriate, sung by plants which will benefit from a lime- | Miss Inez Miller, accompanied on the sulphur spraying, one pint in one gal-!piano by Mrs. Middlekauff. To the lon of water, before the buds break. | great enjoyment of the members Miss Home fruit growers suffer another Foster played two piano selections. Re- Adndicap, that of equipment. 1t is im- freshments and the usual social hour possible 10 attain the high pressure and ' foliowed. efciency of power outfits with ordinary hand pumps. However, surprisingly | Lectores on Iris. | good resuits may be secured, provided | We are indebted to James M. R. time is taken 1o go over the trees in a /| Adams for the following communica- thorough manner. tion concerning the National Capital The function of lime-sulphur is to | Dahlia and Iris Society destroy scale insects and aid in con-| Mr. B. Y. Morrison will give an fllus- trol of fungous troubles. Lead arsenate trated lecture, “Development of Iris is for the control of insects, like the Culture in the United States” at the coddling worm, that eat the fruit or foli- | Carlton Hotel at 8 o'clock Wednesday, | #ge. Nicotine suiphate is the most ef- | March 21. Those interested in iris and meeting of the fective agent for controlling aphids and other insects which suck the sap with- out actually eating any of the poisoned surface tissue Dwarf Fruit Trees. Although 3t is true that dwarf fruit trees merit as yet no place in commer- eoal fruit growing. the great expansion in suburban homes for city people has 1t trees. catering 1 the needs of t owners of small places. Dwarf trees tages over full sized space, they a easier 0 prune, spray and to harvest, in flowers in general are urged to be present. Mr. Morrison is one of the foremost iris breeders in America and has many beautiful novelties to his credit, which have won him fame both in Europe and America. This lecture is given under the auspices of the Na- | tional Capital Dahlla and Iris Society, organized in October, 1925, by an en- thusiastic group of local dahlia and iris fanciers. A need was felt in the city nf Washington and its environs for a society specializing in these two flow- ers. Although numerous garden clubs in the various communities encouraged the planting of flowers in general and held special shows for these two flow- ers, the soclety felt that this was not enough. Washington, noted for its FPurtnermore, varieties on dwarf roots beautiful bulldings, for its ideal loca- begin 1o frult at a younger age. ‘The tion on the picturesque Potomac, and msin disedvantage is smaller production | for its cherry blossoms, is fast hecoming per tree and per acre, {an iris and a dahlia center. It was to Dwarf trees are formed by grafting ald and encoursge this movement that or budding regular varieties on species the soclety was formed. Two iris and with dwar{ habits of growth. The two dahlia shows have been staged dwarfing oot is unable to supply all | during the two years it has been in ex- tre needs of the scion or Wp and hence istence. The Bpring show for iris will t1e reduction in size. Appies are usual- | be held this year on May 24 and 25 in dwarfed by grafting on Paradise the garden of the Mayflower Hotel. All t individuals and clubs are requested 1o sweet | exhibit. Suitable classes are provided cherries by budding on Mzhaleb roots One trouble in buying dwarf trees is that the purchaser has no assurance trees are actually on dwarf | in the schedule for any individual stalk or eollection which may be entered There will be no entrance charge. The soclety has established an iris unless he it dealing with relianle test garden at the Waiter Reed Hospital irserymen. Another trouble is thal eontaining at present tme over 1.200 nless the tree is planted with the scion - plants of about 600 varieties. The gar- union anove ground, the scion jtself | den is arranged by color with the old will sooner or later throw out roots | snd new novelties planted side by side esusing the tree 1o develop full size. | As this Both thess gifficuities are surmountable | will and more The Awart tree has a place in the mriall home estate and seems Aestined 0 gain in popularity as time goe fruit borne on dwarf trees is full 4 unususlly well enlored and in s inferior o tnat borne under r eonditions by full sized trees. on planting more time goes become Grafting the Grape. Pew gardeners reslize the eompare- s which established grape ines can be grafled over ‘o more de- sirenie ‘The operetion ma e Gone start. Toe old U4 be uncovered +n@ eut Off squsre 80 anout # incnes elow the soil surface and cleft \hrough e center with & saw Seons, two or hree huds long, of lest year's growin end tepered gredusily st the buih end sre inseried in tne cleft making sure #e in other greftng. \hst the green et hark of the scion nurhes the eock. Use no wer, put simp ip With el e that the graft conered. leaving the 1 { tne seion or [ possible i this way grepe o en improved Plants From Keed Even with the ratner cride facilities o oullgble In the Bverage home, yneny rowering end_vegelsbie plants may b BUNGALOWS Worter huilt Homes I w1 o PHINGIE AND ¥ - CONVERIENT TERM» ¥ PHiCES | TMANOR PARK N.W. Oon the 14th 51 Car Line & erposen 1 graft & wild variety BRI oW P ANOIHEN Pith me Car marked Tebe Pl ve and Rittenhouse Faclusive Axent Ap A ed "' RRELL & LITTLE 1206 18th B KW oo ‘b L1008 Maln 3285 AUL 'MAGOFFIN SHING THE HOM Conducted for The Star A”Cotonial Hallway in Georgetown, Rising abruptly from the broad brick sidewalk that wanders down a quaint old street tn Georgetown is a delightful old Colonial house, whose architectural charm is credited, whether correctly or not, to the skill of Thomas Jefferson As you lift the hammer of the old brass knocker that shines so appropri- ately on the paneled door. you will hope | that the door will not be opened too soon, for you would like another mo ment to discover if you can just wh this doorway is so ailuring. The box wood bushes in their biue painted tubs at either side make a rich frame for oV old hand-carved door and molded frame and are sweet smelling symbols of the bygone day when the little house was young. It is not raining, so there is no need, but it no one is looking. scrape vour foot on the rusty old iron footscraper that has always been at the side of the doorstep and that has taken the mud from so many fee! in bygone days be- fore the present cement road ran past the house. And now that the old brass door knob is turning, take a glimpse at the little old fron lantern hanging before the lovely fanlight above the door and pass to delights within. Charming Hall Feature. The haliway that opens before is happily quite as charming as v without. Straight before you through an archway to the and to the narrow passage at | k to the dining you th of planted last varie- uable tes. for the checking ‘This garden was Fall from plants donated by Dr. W. McL. Avers, H. Lee Bonnewitz, F. W. Campbell, T. F. Donahue, Mrs. J. E Emingholz, Farr's Nursery, Indian Spring Farms, Iris Pields, Carl Salbach Sass Brothers. F. X. Schreiner, Mrs Lewis R. Smith. Robert Wayman, Weeds' Nursery. H. C. Skeels and J Marion Shull. Donations of named va- rieties. one or more plants of each, will be gladly accepted. Further information relative to the garden can be obtained | by writing to Mr. Adams, the president c; 230 Spruce avenue, Takoma Park Owners Save Overhead Expense ul manager and agent. com. somally Innk i of an apartment or by aftey ding. At present has ad larg and has had a leca Fral hiusiness education Address Box Wanted For Management Apartment Houses Business Buildings Our service the best. with the experience to back it WEAVER BRO REALTORS w B0 15th S, M. 9486 val- Open Inspect 3117 Woodward Bldg, Phone Main 3023 ' ey Inrge Tt ' ] 00000000000000000‘000000'00'00'00000000000000.00000 will stop to examine the archway, you will note that the fluting of the pilas- ters has been carved by hand. No won- der the lines are soft and the edges rounded. Pride of workmanship went into its making. You thought you didn't lke gray for walls and yet you find this hallway so charming with its gray paneling and gray woodwork and gray follage paper above. It must be that the coldness | of their color has been counteracted | by the dark walnut of the wide planked [ floor that has been waxed to such de- | lightful richness, or by the same color on the treads and railing of the little stairway, or by the mellow color of the old mahogany table and chair that stand against one wall. In the gleam- ing pewter candlesticks on the table are Chinese candles of an amber tone. | 'They are lovely notes of color against | the cool gray wall and delight to be | |in company with the fine old blue pot- tery vase ‘In such lovely contrast to the soft lacquer red of the old silk of | the table cover. | Historic Phases Outstanding. | It & not only color and form that | charms in this little old house. You | will be reminded that history may have | been written within its walls when you notice the silhouettes that hang in | careful arrangement above the side table. Here is Thomas Jefferson him- f. still the presiding genfus of the neighborhood, and on either side are | Benjamin Franklin and John Marshall, who, too, may have visited this same | little house and stopped to admire the {hallvay On the wall opposite their silhoucttes 15 an old map of Washing- ton, which time has kindly turned from white to very deep cream. What a touch of genfus it was that the present | owner should have painted its frame| SVE HENDRICKS For Sale or Rent | New Hampshire Avenue—Two Blocks from Dupont Cirele | Sunng corner house, newly papered and | dining _room hallroom and | ingrnom finted tor i riced Avply ta MISS HARLAN 1M St _ Franklin 15 | larze dr and_ upstair hilliard “toom - R Faneciallv A orzamzation Rea school or room, through whose wiadow vou may have a glimpse of the meliow old gar- den beyond As you pause to remove your coat notice how nicely the simple pancling of the lower third of the walls breaks | up the height of the room. Also no- - o tice the archway that marks the end Convenient to All-Day of the front hall and the beginning of | Parking the rear hall, from which the stairway | feads \m\\‘nrdd:nm the tiny hall leads | B. F. SAUL CO. back to the dining room. What per- | in 2 V. et batance is hero in the pieture that || Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. thus $o delightfully framed! 1t you Saul Building 925 15th St. N.W, —————— e 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 NORTHEAST'S BEST HOME VALUE! Positively the Best Buy in Town! ONLY 2 LEFT Fror $6,950 "7 Small Cash Payment $50 A MONTH Including All Interest LOTS 150 FEET DEEP Built of the finest materials, they contain 6 big rooms, tile bathroom with built-in fixtures, electric lights with very attractive fixtures, hard- wood floors, wide porches back and front, rear porches screened in, model kitchen, with built-in fce box, one-piece porcelain sink and drain- board and expensive gas range. A splendid cellar with wash trays, etc. Many other features. EXHIBIT HOME-756 20th Street N.E. Just cast of 15th and I Streets and north of Benning Road Open for Inspection Today and Sunday You Owe It to Yourself to See These Homes Before You Buy HOWENSTEIN BROS. ealtors R 7th and H Streets N.E. Lincoln 897 ’0000‘0.Q0000"000000.00000..00000000”000‘.0““0' pabadtdbbbt bbb bbb bboboodbbabbbaorbdbrdasitdtitoninbd 52 Sold Already—Only a Few Left Big 6-Room Homes Built-in Brick Garage 3 Big Covered Porches Tiled Bath, Built-in Tub and Shower 5th and Delafield Sts. N.W. On the Highest Point in Petworth Only $7,950 Hardwood Floors—Artistic Decoration Complete in every detail of equipment CAFRITZ o Owners and Builders of Communities A Easy Terms 14th &K Now Ready! 8 Beautiful New Semi-detached English Homes Just Finished northeast can l'hl)l[)il)‘il{l with No other homes the these in design, construc- tion, convenience or value, $500 38950 $59.50 Cash Monthly Comfortably planned ~Equisitely finished Double onk floors Beautiful fireplaces Steel casement windows Pullman kitchens one-piece sinks Built-inrefrigeratora “Quality” gas ranges Hot water heat atic hot o tanks bed rooms Sleeping porches ~ Dining porches ~Tiled baths Built-in showers Large 145-ft, lots Fine garage water o A Y New Furnished Exhibit Home 1925 Otis St. N. E. Open and Lighted Ti0 Y P, M See Them SUNDAY it Rhoda Island Ave N W warth fo 01§ " aln HIMY the same soft lacquer red of the table cover which is so charming across the hall. And now our hostess comes to geet us and we must leave the little hall- way for the further charms of the liv- ing room which leads off to one side. The thought flashes across our minds that this little house is a tribute not only to the architect who planned it REAT. PSTATRE. so carefully, but quite as much to the present owner, who dared to restore it and who has furnished it so wisely and so well. . City Sells Vacuum Cleaners. Housewlves of Vienna, Austria, are ouying vacuum cleaners through the ald m_— of the city. By & new arrangement the pay the first instaliment !o.CM deal:r’, acting as agent for. the municipality, and the balance to the city in from 16 to 21 monthly payments. The city en- courages the use of the cleaners in order | to sell more electricity produced by its municipal plant. The plan has caused i a brom fin the use of the suction clean- ers for homes, 3 DEXENEN (3 EXEEX &5 B B DUNIGAN- BUILT means—selected loca- tion—the finest ma- terials—skilled work- men under ezxacting supervision — design that is pleasing and comfortable—it means generous closets—well planned kitchens—ez- ceptional baths—large rooms—and above all it means unquestioned value. PETWORTH HOMES are sold on rentlike monthly payments and every effort is made to meet the flancial re- quirements of all de- sirable purchasers. You can own your own home for the rent you now pay. FIFTH ST. N.W at GALLATIN Six large rooms Perfect bath with built- in shower Roomy closets Three porches Concrete street and alley 5108 5th St Open and lighted daily and Sunday until 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. 1319N. Y. Ave. Main 1267. See These Homes Tonight or Sunday Exhibit Home 2 PDRDDDRDE D DD D 54 Spring Is In Woodley Park The first robin was present at our fifth recent home sale in this delightful “in-town” suburb Bear in Mind:—1i one certain section is gaining steadily as a residential district; if values there reflect this gain by increasing also—there must be good reasons which it will pay vou to investigate. WD DD D DDDDDDDDDIBDE) THIS 1S TRUE OF WOODLEY PARK. Practi- cally surrounded by civic parkways and fine private Estates, this limited area is devoted exclusively to sub- stantial homes ranging from $16,500 to S47‘S\l\1 (with very attractive terms to desirable buvers). % DYDY, DD A, OF VITAL IMPORTANCE is location. \We sug- gest your carly investigation of \WOODLEY PARK; there is no other such section fifteen minutes from down- town when WOODLEY PARK is sold out. Call Our Office or Visit 2028 ‘T'wenty-eighth Street N\, ‘WARDMAN 1437 K Street N.W,