Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1928, Page 16

REAL ESTATE. AUGUST 18, 1928.° SATURDAY. cushion scale which had arrived | a tremendous variety of double and fome before and which was men- | single flowers in all shades of pink, red citrus industry despite sprays [ and magenta, some very handsome and and gases. Were it not for the lady | some rather mediocre. A little system- |'bectles and other insect friends, man | atic selection and propagating work | would have to wage an even more re- | with this_species would be highly lentless battle in order to survive | sirable. The ability to flower o long period, especially in Mi The Rose of Sharon. | when flowers are rather scarce, gives Traveling about the outlying towns, | the rose of Sharon, as it does the crape | one cannot, help but be struck with the | myrtle, an added value ¢ of rose of Sharon or althea | The rose of Sharon suffers from its THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. made in smaller quantities if the Mm![hvp’l’ ia distinctly a valuable insect and proportions are followed. The princi-|a friend of the gardener. One lady pal difficulty is to secure stone lime. | heetle {s capable of destroying a large The natural heat of the slaking lime is | number of aphids in one feeding. The all that is nsed in preparing this mix- | lady beetles are circular in form. nsual- ture. The Virginia Agricultural Experi- | v black and red or reddish yellow, some- ment Station devised a sulphur and {times marked with black spots on a hydrated lime formula of eight pounds | reddish ground color and sometimes | of sulphur, cight pounds of hydrated | red spots on a black ground color. Both lime, cight gallons of bofling water and | the mature and the larval lady heetles finally cold water to total 50 gallons feed on aphids, The immature lady Tt 15 doubtful if the ordinary am etle is more elongated than the ma- ' s teur gardener iz going to the troul re beetle. The appearance of the | = grown in this general vicinity, [ very plentifulness. Were it rare, k= of making these sprays for a tree or | young lady beetle is rather old. leading | pite 5 SN T doubtedly associated |the crape myrtle and some other two, but it s well within his provinee | to a humorous description as miniature | St AC0 U5 ooocation. * Rarely does | shrubs. it surely would be more highty her and destroy the old diseased | alligators. Lo At o ofd plant without a quan- | appreciated, for the fine, showy biooms and fo prune and otherwise care | That the value of the lady beetle is | oo o' qung seedlings on some of the better types are really Is trees | not simply the fdle faney of some |, % Ty Tntortunately, very attractive. No enemies of any > consumer of peaches and plums | dreamy entomologist fs shown in the | S8 oosdm with the mother plant in | serious nature scem to bother can prevent losses by removing fruits | fact that an importation of a special | no CONIGRR WO o 0 O e Ohe sces | — (Continucd on Seventeenth P from the packages and using infured or | lady beetle from Australia saved the slightly decaved speeimens first Salifornia orange trees from the cot- DOWNTOWN WAREHOUSE For Rent Rear 927 D St 4-STORY _ FIREP| FLECTRIC FRETGHT | AMERIGAN SECURITY o Dept. W, REAL ESTATE. G ardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by 1. W, Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star, Sweet Corn Growinz hem or both, are very susceptible Perhaps no vegetable 7 Opening up the trée in a way fa grow as the sweet co: ht and air to reach the principal requirements. helps o lessen the ravages of good fertiiity and cultiva disease. Thinning of fruit so that early stages of growth. X oA s separate from Its neigh- arely | ate of spread. In over- crops. TY plum frees. espaefally thoss of s little to e it is not uncommon N ister of rotted fruits thinned would not all Our Friend the Lady Reetle Some of the home gardeners may be inclined to look upon lady beetles, or ladvbugs, as harmful insects, because they are very often observed on useful plants. This reasoning is unsound. since the dy beetle does not eat plant tis- | sues, but feeds on othsr insects: chiefiy be 'on aphids and scale insects. The lady n any suffici or losse ted States Depart- culture developed a brown vet to bs surpass- as self-boiled lime- is made of ecight ded sulphur, eight stone lime and 50 gal- This can, of course N.W RO, JLEVATOR RAYMOND STREET One Block from Connecticut 4ve. CHEVY CHAS New four-hedroom, two-tile-hath, modern homes in this unexcelled lo- cation, situated on large landscaped sites, containing all latest features in home construction, offered at the low figure of — 14,950 OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Drive out Conn. ave. ta Rovmond strect and turn right one hlock to the sxhibit home, 3. €. Douglass Co. Realtors-Builders 1621 K St. N, 1412 Eve S1. N.W., oe0————t——=[ale——=o]c———]o———[o]c———[o[——olc———alc——=lal——2lal——] An Invitation to the Washington Public Open for Inspection Sunday The Foening Star crowded Another single ENGLISH COTTAGE In Wooded Setting 4435 29th St. N.W. Near Bureau of Standards Real F. 15th & Pa. Ave. ) QUALITY | LOCATION LOW PRICE EASY TERMS Be Sure o nipact 1223 Owen St. N.E. $13,950 : d hy lease a House when you can OWN A HOME with the same money ? --- Investigate --- I'hese New English Homes in Parkside, with open fire- 1 Bt there are mis pment n block: Sitonia 9 MenE front It eontaining approzimataly 14 acre with a wealth of fine old trees, this artistic cot- tage-tvgeirssidanceiwill strongly/apgealiio thosa whotlove nature. It was individually built by the present owner from specially-drawn plans, embodying many unique fea- tures. The living room is of splendid size with large open fireplace and built-in bookcases, wide screaned side porch and all conveniences, including built-in fireproof garage. We do not believe this charming little home could he duplicated for anything like $13,950. Motor out Conn. Ave. turn right on Albemarle St.. two blocks to 29th St. Open Sunday Until Dark Hepces & MIDDLETON, 1 Franklin 9503 places, beautifully tinted walls, § ta 8 rooms, terrace porches, beautifully designed and arranged. who has obse orn plants to d with vellow poller new sivraom home with and every modern ron- Tt will please you sarage venience of sweet corn has corn breeding scent v w vears ago there were vellow sweet corns. t of varieties beer large. wel also be: 10 maintain good varietic Simmons of Takoma Pa of the local gardeners w and careful selectio: On Convenient Rent-Like Terms Open Daily R. E. Kline, Jr. Owener 718 Union Trust Building Main 6799 From Trinidad Avenne (13th) and Flarida Avenne N drive narth T Owe: Exhibit Home 1802 Irving St. N.W., Open every day until 8 P.M. 1416 Eve SN Main 5949 A T L BEYOND COMPARISON of attention to t corn arowing. realizing £ced basis of satisfa However, the average gardener may continue to rely on ik ial seedsmen because they $2,000 The Penderosa Tomato, | The Ponderosa tomato. or p matoes. for there are red strains. is distinetly & hon vegetable. Large size 2 thape are against the P market tomatoes. It is on know this variety that fully it. The flavor is not surp: other v ty. the flesh is a %1 that the fruits slice quite #ople and there are comp: Reeds £TOW 10 an unust desirable from the home cardener who takes pr unusual. For fruits to ex Autumn vegetable show no tomato can offer the possibilities of the Ponde: Realtors on: —by the following local business firms who made it possible in pro- i not unusual to find froits much as a pound. The of the Ponderosa is its unusu=lly high quality for eating eooked Brown Rot of Stone Fruits Vast quantities of peaches. p cherries ave lost each year fr of this well known ca tich is a pest to the fruit grower a fruit consumer alike. Who bought a basket of peaches or pl in apparently fine condition oniy to considerable portion by a rapidly eloping decay. Brown rot is notably New Brick Homes Priced $1,0C9 to $3,000 Below Market Valve ducing what we think is one of the best con- structed and delightful Homes in this beautiful section. We feel very proud of our achieve- ment in this master pro- duction and are sure, MobDEL HOME “Breuninger-Built”’ Drive out Sixteenth Street to Alaska Ave- nue, thence out Alaska Avenue to Morningside Drive, turning left on Morningside Drive to corner of Juniper SHEPHERD PARK 7617 Morningside Drive N.W. (Corner of Juniper Street) Street, where the house is located. & dissase of the mature or nearly ma- ture fruits. but in some sections of the country i very destructive to fruit blossoms as well. Fortunately in this Jocality brown rot is largely a fruit trouble. Two or three considerations concern the amateur fruit grower in regard to this disease. 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