Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1928, Page 19

ESTATE: EVENING AUGUST 25, 1928. THE STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, REAL ESTATE. by ripping ordinary hoards, of the B or o, bub inf taken part in these activities cannot the o ter to purchase Tl S kis, ok et fo PUICNAS® | exactly appreciate what & lot of real | them w ) work there is in the conduct of a garden such stakes will last for years and Rt be far less 1 an less costly m mted in reen, such stakes greatly add to the - 4 i in | neat appeatance of the dahlia garden Weigel and W. Middleton, in | nea : 3 ol No. 1 “Insec! For tying dahlias to their supports | N0 it 4 > lowing treatment for root | This is a dried plant fiber, very strong | $hows require a lot of time an sh tobacco dust mixed with | but soft and pliable and not injurious | honesi-to-goodness labor E i S e el to the tender plant. For large dahlia These remarks are not offered to dis- gardens binder twine is an cxcellent | courage the formation of new garden rger | Material, being both ‘nexpensive and clubs, but to help bring a realization ots foste s, arger 3 JeDs Toots Of nfested I O e dania | Felatively soft. Raffia and binder twine | that a garden club cannot be carried on been | pe troated with @ heavy coating of this | MAY be obtained from large sced and | Without real, earnest effort I there | o - “r - ardware stores. i is a el [ erestes SR A passed from home to home so that |misture, which shouid he worked in by | hardware store “”“\m:\v\lr):v “f-nm’m:\{ il hroughout the country districts and | ghoroughly spading over the entire| Do not neglect to sow crimson clover SUEVIVe: it Hob fts fate: 1s: (IRNIS CHLb8 mall villages one can scarcely find a [area. This should be done sufficiently | in the idle portions of the garden. Thi p=ap LA of garden clubs which | y rd without its bed of phlox and |in advance of the replanting to permit | legume is a great soil improver and | }fu of a nur B Tt SE In nd there a few phlox plants sUll | the rains to reach the materials through | takes the piace of stable manure. Fur- | e been organized iKY disaoh ot flourishing where a home once stood. | the sofl where the chemicals will operate | thermore, crimson clover seems right at | "¢t years only to o L o In this respect it rivals the old common | against the insects. home in this vicinity. living througn | ., OP t6e otber hend gne con Rotie 10 lilac and the tiger Hly, two other species | ywhen an aster fleld is known to be | the Winter without difficulty if planted | {1 Woadtitee Gurde G, the o | h have the faculty of continuing vith this form of aphid it is | before the middle of September so that | [i¢ Wodridee Garden Glub. the Ta- | existence even in the face of uneven rotate the crops, using the | the young plants can get well rooted. | (G 0 become veritable institu- Jdds against grass. weeds and Father pround for plants not closely related to mmdd e UL T e arer | tions in their rospective communities. | Time the aster. ~Thorough plowing in latc | moved from the rows and burned | "y sng"were 1n a position to analyze | Phlox seeds very freely in the vicinity | Fall will destroy the ant nests, wher the success of these clubs he would find | 2 Washington but only ‘very rarely does phid eggs are then found. by ,\,‘ 1 Il blant takes on a stunted. unhealthy ap- | obtained nee. An examination of the roots will generally reveal the presence of ! bluish green aphids. As is the e with most. aphids, garden ants are active agen! in spreading the pest, busily ving the aphids from plant to plant nd even refully guarding the aphid s during the Winter | hard work. One who has not | THE PHLOX Gardening in Washington Now See These AND ITS ENVIRONS e Better Homes 10 SOLD IN 10 DAYS! ; vithin ten minutes }»flnm center of the city—yet adjacent to 16th St 18th and (Columbia Rd. and 14th and Park Road—this location can never again be duplicated when these homes are sold. : X apiro 1748Irving St. N. W, sus e v [HOMES] L P Universally cultivated I rrown, the perennial garden phlox needs little menti~n, but one cannot help but | wish to pay tribute to this worthy plant Wel Garden Editor, The Star, which brings color and joy to so many ¥ gardens, As a token of its eral | Dr. W cem, it 1s noteworthy th Farmers garden or posed the phlox as the national flower which just at this season it might well be, The planning of a lecture program and the securing of capable lecturers re willing to give their services 1s mall task and the planning and Conducted by . W ton THE CULTIVATED ‘ TRAWBERR some of the shorte e closely to the ground cannot reach them n will help to grasses so that easily crowded out ttonsced meal has be gest aphids cqual parts of air-slaked lime should be thoroughly worked in around the in design in architecture in construction Better Better Better Better in convenierces Better in location and prices and terms Perennial phlox is easily propaga by dividing the old root stock in be the Department of Agriculture | SPring and has in this manner Better $13,950 Erhibit Ho v wishes to rid his lawn ass it will be necessary to re- spading the entire surface, le manure if ding with a ted lawn grass mixture A good time of vear to re- | ce the young gra a strong start be- ellent | is v Spring d the new lawn it ats at least befor cain assume leaderst " o - . ” o a few real workers bearing the brunt. | phlox seedling equal its parent. There ® tn the weather.” THE GARDEN CLUBS | with no expected reward beyond that of usually a reaction to the wild pis | he consciousness The phlox has the added advan being a native t | that T forming a real service. GARDEN ITEMS The success of the garden club usual- | has few equals 2 Iv rests on the willingness of a few | ing unselfish enthusiastic members to carry the brunt ' the community they are per- | The garden club a medium for render- non-partisan service (o Open Ervery Daw "Il 9 rains of had a distinct tendency to leave the soil in a baked. hard condi- tion. which should be overcome by cil- tivaiion Young plants in particu are apt to suffer from lack of cultiv tion follow:ng hard rains Dahlias_and chrysanthemum plant >dom from pests e tremendons e — W ave ODD VEGETABLES ' ‘ ASTER ROOT APHIDS — ] The roots of annual garden are very frequently subjected fo the attack of root aphids or lice. So serious need careful attention in the way of Is the cffect of these insects that in- | supports. Stakes may be purchas fested plants make little or no growth, from anv of the lumber vards at the leaves turn vellow and the whole ous prices, according to quality how difficult it is stomed habits of he same with v Old stand- beets, asters WC Recommcnd These TWO NGW Homes They are Unusually Complete and beans. Strip: oot Very (mnscrt‘ul:rvb' Priced t A NEW DETACHED COLONIAL BRICK RESIDENCE TERRELL & LITTLE nc 1206 18th St. N.W Decatur 2112 BIGGER VALUES — Now! : BUNGALOWS Charming new types, conveniently located on 14th St. car line y c‘mplcw—-and appointments and ldom found except in homes twice as expensive white n in the flow t of its bri nt cc fruit was consider haps med Now staple in the American ables now un- importance as ather doubtful for a meteoric such as displayed by Sample Bungalow anv vegetables which 6221 2nd St. NW. consideration. Kohl cabbage. 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