Evening Star Newspaper, September 22, 1928, Page 22

REATC ESTATED «+ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢ ~ SATURDAY,” SEPTEMBER 279,” 19287 'REXT ESTATE.” Gardening in Washington Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. | ceded one of the finest displays o this PLANTING odd species anywhere in the world. LILY PLANTING ginkgo makes an (-xrcllenhll su;erl tr(e; on account of its erect habit of grow! A remarkable variation in the correct | and its aitractive foliage, yhich s lttle depth of planting bulbs of various |Pothered by insects and @isoasc. one undesirable char- Sorribe gt ailies ' eviflmit <t afitADIS | o, Lo BiukkD HESORE presented in a recent number of Horti- |of soft fruits, which drop to the side- culture, the semi-monthly journal of |walks and make an unsightly clutter the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. | for a few weeks in late Autumn. But The range is from a minimum of tWo |even this handicap may be avoided, inches of covering sofl for Lilium can- [since only the pistillate or female tree didum, the Madonna lily, to 12 inches | bears fruit. Grafting or budding seed- of cover for Lillum Washingtonium. |lings with wood of the male trees would y |avoid this trouble. ciosum _album, Dr. W. A. Taylor, writing in Bail Speciosum _roscum Encyclopedia of Horticulture,” s an enryi, neet Nine inches is recommended for the | China and Japan, the native locality of fine new Regal lily, Lililum regale. |this species. In America, however, the Eight inches is suggested for siX|fruits have utterly no value at present snpcdl*s, amlabllc. suratum "“::Hfhfill{‘f\xfi and Mmplly constitute a mus:\}r;cp ex- rownii, tigrinum e =KDOWR | cept { e nursery, W y Tiger lily). ambellatum and Willmot- | sohg {n" he BTy e L tia. In the six-inch group are Bate- | ““Te"eiikoo s an odd tree botanic- s A canadense "ébfum-r}:r”‘c ally as well as in name. It is the only ve-inch group are canadense, PAITYL | romaining species of a large tribe of {;:;lcl‘fl;lflphé‘;m ax‘:;i“s;\;x;:;bummj:::x | similar trees which existed in an earlier RY5ii e vriaiici ittt i icn ST = | LR LOICEAN BB tinitie sonte tiist Bt bergianum elegans and rubellum, re- quire four inches of cover and one. testaceum (Nankeen lily). three inches. | The growing of out-of-doors lilies ISI ay real vigor and unusual beauty. attracting a great deal of attention The Vegetable Garden among amateur gardeners and one can- not concelve of a more entrancing group with which to work. It is be- Tieved that the information given above may possibly save some beginners from Josses, since lily bulbs of most species are quite cos Rarely does one find such a shortage |of good vegetables in September as is | occurring this year. Too much water The Mexican bean bectle l |share to ruin vegetable prospects by | wiping out_the bean crop in NEW LAWNS | or other poisons, b should become plentiful again Celery should not be allowed to suffer from a lack of tillage and plant food. since the best quality celery is that which is grown rapidly. Shallow tillage is better than deep tillage because of root damege. The ideal time to apply fertilizer is just before cultivation. If the leaves of the celery are spotted. | spraying with Bordeaux mixture wiil help to control this trouble a~d bring the crop through in fine shape. 1t is now time that spinach and cab- btage ssed be sown for plantings to be assist in securing uniform seeding. It | overwintered in the open garden. Spin- is well to select a quiet day. as grass |ach is a very satisfactory crop to handle seed is very light and easily blown by |in this way and will be ready for cut- the wind. ~After seeding, the surface |ting in Spring long before Spring-sown should be lightly raked. just enough 1o | plants. In order to pass through the barely cover the seed. and then rolled }wmzor safely, the plants must be strong with a_heavy roller or, in very small land vigorous, which means that fer- areas, flattened with a wide board or | tilizer must be used. One pound of good other device. i | mixed fertillizer broadcast per 40 Contrary to recommendations of only | square feet of soil will give the spinach a few years past, lime is no longer ad-|a good start vised for lawns. In fact, the use of ime |~ The average date of the first fre is to be avoided, since neutralizing the | ing temperature for this locality i soil encourages weed growth. Cott given as October 22 in Maryland Uni- seed meal is an excellent lawn fertilizer 2 and is so chemically inactive that it may September is_an ideal month for making a new lawn or renovating an old lawn that has become unsatisfac- tory. Early Autumn has the advantage over Spring because plantings made in Spring are often overtaken by hot weather before they have become thor- ouchly established. It does not pay to economize with seed for cheap seed is very generally badly mixed with various weeds. One pound of sced carefully dis- tributed will amply seed an area of 500 square feet. Dividing the surface into small squares marked by string will acter—that_of producing a large crop | |that “the fruits are highly prized in | | vivals of the past. the ginkgo possesses | has been equally as bad as too little. | s done its | versity extension bulletin No. 34. This means that only hardy crops, such as radish, lettuce and spinach, may be sown now with any expectation of a crop this year and will need to be pushed forward with fertilizer to bring results. ‘Winter rye for the idle areas in the garden! This crop is fully hardy and grows right up to freezing weather and endures the Winter. It is undoubtedly the best source at this season for the so-called green manure for the garden. GARDEN ITEMS To home gardeners, the poison re- sidue problem has not been particularly | acute, but to the commercial fruit grower it has been a matter of success or failure of his business. Fortunately | the solution of the problem seems to be |at_hand. Spraying the harvested fruits | with & weak solution of hydochloric acid has been found effective in most cases and when followed by thorough rinsing in clear fresh water has not harmed the fruit. The agricultural ex- periment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture rendered an important service to the fruit industry in helping to solve the poison residue | problem.. The fruit grower was between two fires, if he failed to use poisonous sprays inscets destroyed his fruit and if he sprayed he could not sell his fruit As fruit consumers we will undoubtedly | eat much less arsenic in the future. A year ago attention was called to the beauty and admirable qualities of the blue spiraea or verbena shrub, Caryop- ters ‘incana. This highly ornamental small shrub is now in bloom and liter- ally covered as it is with lavender blue flowers is really very beautiful. Like the | crape myrtle this shrub is not hardy in |the North but in this vicinity seems | perfectly at home. ation is easily accomplished r cuttings. In fact, self-sown plants may be found in abundance anywhere 1 the flowering specimens. Honey bees evidently find the bl soiraca an ideal feeding plant, literally nong the bloon blue spiraea matures rapidly. reaching | | full beauty in the sccond season. On | | account, of its small size. height two or | three feet. the blue spiraca makes an | ideal shrub to plant in front of the | taller shrubs, such as lilac, weigela and | 1arge spiracas. Blister beetles are certainly taking a heavy toll from all specics of asters, eating the petals and flower heads with astonishing rapidity. In the cool of the morning these long black metallic-look- | ing beetles may be quite readily caught by shaking them into an open can with | a little kerosene in it. Sodium fluosilicate powder dusted on the flowers will repel the beotles according to Massachusetts gardeners. The fine new varicties of | hardy perennial asters in their lovely | shades of blue and pink are certainly worth protecting. Overhead irrigation didn't figure very | highly in local gardening this Summer. Tile drains to carry off excess water | would have been much mor | point, but this has been an eason and those who may have in- !Vested in irrigation outfits need have be sown with the grass seed. Peat moss spread thinly over the soil after seeding and rolling will aid in ob- taining a good stand of young grass, but cannot be considered as a fertilizer, al- though it does add humus to the soil. Peat moss serves to protect the you: grass from injuries resulting from rapid changes in temperature and moisture | content of the surface soil layer. Fall| sown lawns should not be cut until the | succeeding Spring even though the young grass does attain some height, all the leaf area is needed for the manu- facture of food to build a strong root system. As a temporary expedient to hold the soil on steep banks a little Winter ry~ may be sown with the grass seed, bu' this should not be allowed to grow tall in the Spring as it will then injure the young grass by excess draught on sol moisture and nutrients. THE SECKEL PEAR l Many of our best pears, such as Bart- Jett and Anjou, are of European nativi- $y. The Seckel is an exception, being ©f Pennsylvania origin. Dr. Hedrick in *“The Pears of New York” speaks of the Beckel as a chance seedling discovered in the wild and introduced because of | its delicious flavor. To many the Seckel | | Your Last Opporunity Only 3 Left Of a Group of Twenty-four The public have recognized an opportunity in little worry but that some day they will make good use of them. ‘The question of prizes for small local garden club shows is one that sorely perplexes many show _committees. Money prizes are often out of question on account of limited resources and at the best money detracts from the am- ateur spirit of the affair. Most garden- ers are satisfled with a distinctive rib- bon, being interested primarily in the fact that they have grown extra quality products. The practice that certain of the clubs have of giving plant materials, usually new varieties, merits approval, because this actually advances garden- ing in the community. Too often money prizes have the opposite result by stir- ring up animosities among close con- testants. We have discussed crape myrtle so frequently that the subject may be over- done, but we would like to call attention to the early flowering habit of this plant. It is not unusual to find second season scedlings showing considerable color. Young plants are apt to be ten- der and need some soil banked up about the base of the stem in Winter. The Garden Clubs, The Community Garden Club of Rockville, according to its president, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, held a business meeting, September 14, at the home of Mrs. Edwin Etz, Bethesda, Md There was a very satisfactory attend- ance. Plans were discussed for a card party to raise funds for the various pro- Jects, including the planting of a living Christmas tree in the school grounds. This special project is being sponsored by Mrs. Harry Beard, chairman of the civic improvement committee. The next meeting is to be held September 28 at the residence of Miss Eunice Bragg of Rockville. The eleventh annual flower, fruit and vegetable show of the Takoma Horti- day of this week, contained some very interesting new plant material, including the angel's trumpet, Datura suaveolens and blue spirea, Caryopteris incana, ex- hibited by Winn T. Simmons of 518 Aspen street, and a flowering branch of Eleagnus and fruits of a large fruited form of Japanese quince, exhibited by Dr. George Darrow of the Horticultural Field Station, Bell, Md. Among the gen- eral exhibit material the zinnias and marigolds were particularly fine. The Hyattsville Horticultural Society, | Dr. Charles A. Magoon, president, is | planning to hold its annual Autumn | flower show on September 28 and 29 in | the Pinckney Memorial Parish Hall | The chairman of the show is F. C. Lutts, who will be pleased to furnish information relating to entries. This soclety is meeting this_evening at the | home of Mrs. Frank Barclay, on the | Baltimore Boulevard. ‘The Woodridge Garden Club has se- lected October 2 and 3 as the dates of [the annual Fall horticultural show. to {be held as usual in the beautiful hall of the Sherwood Presbyterian Church. 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Among the clubs represented were the Potomac Palisades, Hyattsville, Takoma, Woodridge, Rock- ville and Chevy Chase Terrace. The principal subject under discussion was that of the prospective meeting of rep- resentatives of State federations of gar- den clubs, which it is hoped will be held in Washington in 1929. The dahlia exhibition of the National Capital Dahlia and Iris Society is to be held in_the garden ballroom of the 'DOWNTOWN WAREHOUSE For Rent Rear'927 D St. N.W. 4-STORY —FIREPROOP ELECTRIC FREIGHT ELEVATOR : AMER]CM\_!—SECURH:Y Real Estate Dept. $18 This fully-detached munity. closed breakfast room, 4213 18th St. N.W. ,500 ated in a choice section of this exclusive com- Large living room, open fireplace, in- home is charmingly situ- four spacious and cheer- Mayflower Hotel October 5 and 6. This | is the dahlia show of the year and de- serves the full support of all friends of this superb Autumn flower. Mrs. Edna Reinohl of Riverdale. 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