Evening Star Newspaper, August 11, 1928, Page 17

REAL ESTATEY THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. UGUST 11, 1928. - ena— Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. I THE CORN EAR WORM l Sweet corn has but few inseet pests, but, unfortun: serious. worm, or For Washington gardeners the | ear worm is at present the mo: ous insect enemy of corn, more often worms, that one | plant, causing it | weaken and collapse. The corn deferred. This is the | finds when husking the ears in prepa- MINER ration for use Most people_open the ears with a good deal of hesitation, not Just what lies within of the corn ear worm is relatively sim- ple. The adult butterfiies deposit their eggs on the young silk. Here the youn: hatch and feed for a traveling toward the ear itself this brief period of silk feeding the voung larvae may be killed by poison- worms ing with dusts The life history knowing columbine or aquilegia within the although not time. | tiny insect During | leaf. The injury. gerous to the plar Dr. Weigel, in & ,on “In: den,” Farmers' Bulletin No. 149; Enemies of the Flower borer is one pest'that has yet to reach this|oouniey’ cly, these few are very | locality, and may its arrival be long 3 B ———— THE COLUMBINE LEAF e Perhaps some of the home garden- | November. ers have noticed at this season peculiar | tion this manure play | White markings on the leaves of the |a question, but it does benefit the plants This appear- | by supplying plant food early in the | | ance is the result of the feeding of a tissue of the dan- 's existence, causes. interesting bulletin | Gar- say covered or simply pressed into the sofl with a flat piece of hoard. The seed is rather expensive in the better varleties, but there is such a tremendous difference between varleties | that it pays to pay the difference. The large-flowered types are especially costly, | but no one would compare them with the old small-flowered varfeties. Again | corn borer does not restrict its activity | 1o ceods are so fine th | seeds are s hat a small packet | to the ears, but burrows throughout the | yio1gqe o ,“m““umb” &, mes_v oy in severe cases to|in should be sown rather thinly with a view to giving each seedling an op- and as son as the young plants can be handled they should be | transplanted to stand about 2 inches |} | apart | In the ordinary Winter pansy plants | may be wintered outdoors with good success. In the Department of Agri- | culture beds, a thin layer of old rotted manure is placed about the plants in Just how important a func- in protection 1s Spring when growth is being renewed Ground peat moss, such as is now being old mn sacks, should prove a satisfac- | tory protec material Last Winter pansies did not live over | satisfactorily despite mulching, because {of the frequent freezing and thawing, | b THE GARDEN CLUBS Under the leadership of its active president, James M. R. Adams, the Na- tional Capital Dahlla and Iris Soclety is already formulating plans for 1ts an- nual Autumn dahlia show. In view of the fact that this show has proved very popular among local dahlia grow- ers and dahlia admirers, it is planned to expand this Autumn in order to ac- commodate the rapidly increasing | dahlia crop of this vicinity. This will | necessitate the placing of a nominal fee for admittance, a charge which seems perfectly just in view of the s sustained in the past under the #ree admittance plan. The officers of the soclety are Jame: M. R. Adams, 230 Spruce avenue, Ta- koma Park, president; Dr. J. B. S. Norton, University of Maryland, vice president; Mrs. M. L. Payne, second vice president; Einar G. Lund, Alex- |andria, Va., secretary-treasurer. The society desires the support of the dahlia growers of the community to help make this the most successful show of all and thus help display to best | advantage the superior qualities of thi | meritorious Autumn flower. ~Any one nterested in dahlias is invited to mem. ip in the society Donald followed with a talk on “How to Grow Delphinium,” a flower which she has grown successfully in her own garden. The members of the club then enjoyed the beauties of Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop’s place. On July 25 there was an informal meeting at a member’s house and gardens in the neighborhood were vis- ited. On August 1 the club met at Mrs. Oswald Schreiver’s, on Primrose street. Mrs. Edgar T. Wherry gave a most, Instructive talk on “How to Build a Rock Garden She told what kind of soil should be used, how the rocks should be placed, and constructed miniature rock garden on a table.and planted it with samples of suitable plants. It was like magic to see it grow before one’s eyes. The Garden Club of Chevy Chase has meetings | overy month and as far as possible the | | talents of the club members are used in_the program. | _The July 27 meeting of the Com- | munity Garden Club of Rockville, Md.. | was held at the residence of Mrs. Frank | Karn with a fine attendance present The club is growing so rapidly that it was voted to limit the membership to There are now 62 members en- | chairman in charge of the proposed booth at the Rockville Fair. Roy G. Plerce, as guest speaker, gave a very interesting talk on “Lilies,” illustrating his discussion with actual plant material and with a collection of beautifully colored slides. Mr. Plerce has a fine collection of hardy lilles at his home in Takoma Park, D. C, and is ex- tremely interested in their cuiture. Members exhibited various perennial flowers in bloom at that season. A meeting of the club was held yesterday REAL ESTAY at the home of the president, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, Washington Grove, Md. The proceedings of this meeting will be reported next week. Judging of the lawns entered in the City View Heights lawn beautification contest is scheduled to take place on August 14, but if bad weather should prevent. will be done on August 15 M. C. Wilson, Harold J. C! and L. N. Clark of the hode Island Avenue Citizens' Association have consented to act as judg A Charming’ Colonial Residence In Cleveland Park's Finest Section Near John Eaton School and the Cathedral 7 s |rolled. Mrs. C. M. Grubb was appointed | |/ THEHOME The Department of Agriculture has recommended a mixture of equal parts|of tk insect as follows of finely divided sulphur and of pow-| “The columbine leaf miner during the dered arsenate of This material | larval period feeds in the leaves of col- loc ghould be applied while the corn silks |umbine and aster, leaving a white sev- | are among the first plants to bloom in | L. C. Duncan, a member of the club, Il voung. for once the worms|pentine trail or mine visible on the up- | the Spring. More pansies would be |gave a most interesting talk on “Jul ound their way into the ea per surface of the leaves. The mine |grown if home gardeners would sow | Perennial illustrating it with blos- or_dust can be expecte Trequently crosses itself and ends in a |sced. Spring prices for plants are |Soms of 42 perennials picked from her If the ears were 1 spot_one-eighth of an inch wide. The | usually prohibitive. lown garden. Mrs. William J. Mac- narket, the worms w small, dark-brownish emerge in 9 Don’t S gna Lease turity and drop to the sof May. feed and deposit eggs on the un- | or rent another apartment g the 1 der side of the leaf " he larva hatches, feeds for about 10 days and then pupates on the leaf I.et Us Show You How Your Rent Money Will BUY a Home. Eight or ten larvae may develop in a A large ofen fireplace, beau- 2 single leaf. The last generation ap So pugnacious is the pears about the middle of September tifully tinted walls, attractive dining porch, gleaming tiled larva that where two or mo and passes the Winter as a pupa in the the same ear they fight ur T | soil. Spade the ground about the | bath, 6 to 8 rooms, extra guests’ lavatories (upstairs which probably dislodged the roots. But | The Garden Club of Chevy Chase. | year in and year out pansies survive the | Md., met on July 11 at the residence | Winters without great I and |of Mr. and Mrs. George Dunlop. Mrs. | YOU LOVE Attractive Detached Home in Woodridge Price, $7,950 3017 15th St. N.E. Every feature for the house wife’s ~ convenience. Rooms spacious and cool. Nicely fin- ished. Six rooms and bath. Lot 44x115 Why not investigate OPEN FOR INSPECTION these beautiful homes to- morrow—their wonderful en vironment—spacious rooms—their clever built- in features—terraced yards and extreme value —and sold at rent-like terms that you can meet. the other is killed ! plants in March before the flies emerge Also remove and destroy the infested | eaves whenever present during the Sum- | mer. | niverous feeder and has been h.nmd on | ¥ - ld and-cultivated. | | pANSIES FOR SPRING | | known as tomato, where it Pansy plants for early Spring flower- | fruit worm. Alf: ing are obtained from seed sown at this | are among | time of the year. Usually it is best to | its feeding plants. sow the seed in the cold frame or in a e corn ear worm is not to be con- | box of prepared soil, since the ordinary th the devastating corn borer, | soil of the garden is apt to be too stiff and down), fully equipped causing so much terror in the | and clayey for good results. 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