Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1928, Page 22

REAL ESTATE. Gardening in Washington AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. Wintered in Toot cellars under condi- tions which at their best are not com- parable to the actual soil. The nur- serymen realize this fact, but are forced ! to follow the plan of Autumn digging | ciety, held October 5 and 6, was a dis- | in order to be able to supply their early tinct’ success. despite a Tather adverse | Spring trade. One important rose nur- growing season. There were approxi- | sery in northern New Jersey restricts mately 10,000 biooms exhibited, ranging | its sale to the Autumn season in the in size from miniature pompons to giant | belief that this season is by far the hybrid cactus types, some of which were | most favorable for rose planting. actually 12 inches across "The argest | planting is a relatively simple task and most perfect bloom in the show. 2 |ang one that does not call for the serv- peach-colored flower of great beauty, |jces of a professional gardener. It is was of the Edna Ferber variety. This |0 o0 * e oo Tover. to simply was grown by B. L. LIghtbown.|gig 3 small hole barely large enough Siskiyou, & fine pink hybrid cactus, eX- | 1 "torce the roots into and recover with hibited by Dr. C. C. Cé"r‘;i was d“‘“‘ | the same sofl. The plant will probably very attractive. Jack Curtis. a "p‘survwe such treatment, but cannot be maroon hybrid cactus dahlia from the | StTIHE S4CR FEUTET DY ey, In Woodridge Dahlia Gardens. J. H. Ke- | ianting a tree or shrub, the hole should secker proprietor, easily caught atten- | B0, o " 1{{G Targer and deeper than tion. | s actually needed to accommodate the Dr. W. S. Benedict for the third suc- | roots. If possible, a layer of rotted ma- cessive season won the sweepstakes | nure should be placed in the bottom award for the highest number of points | and covered with soil. In the absence and was presented with the silver medal | of manure, sod or top soil may be sub- of the American Dahlia Society. The | giituted. After spreading the roots, the Chevy Chase Garden Club had a very |soil should be gradually shoveled back pleasing display of perennials and | taking care to break up clods, annuals, which was well appreciated by | Tamping the sofl with the foot will aid the visitors. In commenting on the |in filling all crevices. When all the exhibition, James M. R. Adams, Dresi- |earth has' been: put back the plant dent of the soclety, said that the num- | Shi, fs beelt Bub BREK 00 B el ber and quality of the blooms exceeded | fotif, SAPG 4L AL e SRS CUT expectations, the attendance Was Very | an pe easily detected by examining the satisfactory and that he and the other | FaT, b€ €ASY Ceactet b CRlmE Fot officers of the society were very well |y yged directly about the roots, as they pleased with the outcome. The musical | o¢ 1%ed Qeetly ABOL! the FOOL B8 (0 program given each evening Was & new |, ferjliser need be applied until the and attractive feature and proved very | 8 pp] | pleasing to the various dahlia grower: ,_lla;;f‘r‘::fiurev;f{::-us";dm"g{;em:“;“ "": e e g ; At this season of the year, when roots fr. Adams wishes to extend his AP [and tops are dormant, plants suffer but preciation and that of the society 10 | jjjtle jn transplanting. Species such as the various musicians who 5o Kindly | cueet cherry, which is notably hard to i e bR establish, give much better results with The National Capital Dahlia and Iris | Autumn planting. Society again is to be congratulated for presenting local people with a first-class flower show. The fourth annual exhibition of the National Capital Dahlia and Iris So- WINTER COVER CROPS AUTUMN PLANTING SEASON Many home gardeners fail to appre- clate the necessity of keeping up the organic matter content in theé soil. No quantity of commercial fertilizer can fully maintain the soll in good condition unless aided by rotting vegetable mat- ter of some kind, be it strawy manure, decaved leaves or other parts of plant. Admittedly stable manure is the best source of fertility .for.the garden, but unfortunately stable manure is not al- ways easily procurable.and has reach- ed such high prices that the cost of the actual fertilizing ingredients is out of proportion to their value. Commercial vegetable growers have | Autumn is a very important planting eeason in this locality. Practically all hardy plants, fruit trees. ornamental shrubs, roses and perennials thrive bet- ter if planted in late Autumn than if held over until Spring. Roots below the frost line—and this is usually not very deep in this vicinity—make some growth during the Winter, a fact which means that the plant is better established and in a position to advance more rapidly in the Spring. Much of the stock of- fered for sale in the Spring has been NEW DETACHED HOMES CHEVY CHASE, D. C. junder favorable $12.500.00 to $13,500.00 Exhibit Home—3602 Morrison St. Near Conn. Ave. TTRACTIVELY situated on beau- tifully landscaped lots, these homes represent most unusual values containing the latest in home construc- tion, fixtures and features—open fire- places, sun parlors, garages, tiled baths with built-in fixtures, etc. OPEN TODAY AND SUNDAY Drive East on Morrison Street from Conn. A one and onehalf blocks to home, J. €. Bouglass Co. Realtors—Builders : 1621 K St. N.W, Frank. 5678 Seven Rooms Brick and Frame Lorgs Goroye In Exclusive Edgemoor Corner Wilson Lane and Exeter Road Overlooking some of the most beautiful estates in this section. ~ This unusual home is built on a corner lot, with 110-ft. frontage. Two squares from car line, school and store. Chevy B Chase De Luxe bus stops at door. Hardwood floors and white pine trim throughout. Period lighting fixtures, rough-textured walls, an un- usual supply of electric convenience outlets. Ga- & reews, 2 tile baths, con- crete cellor under entire house, real open fireplace, large ‘codar closet in each of 3 bedrooms, masonry THE EVENING resorted to cover crops to make up the deficiency in organic matter. Cov- er crops used for this purpose are commonly known as green manures. Buckwheat, oats, Winter rye, clover, soy | beans and cow peas are some of the | many crops grown as cover crops. It | is now almost too late to plant any cover crops this year, but it is well for the gardener to grasp the proposi- tion thaat the maintenance of fertility rests, in lack of manure, on the com- bined use of commercial fertilizer and cover crops. Winter rye planted now conditions will make a start this Fall sufficlent to survive the Winter, but to be effective should be planted in September. CROP PESTS The coming of the Mexican bean beetle almost forces every home gar- dener into the spraying business. Hith- erto the bean in its many varieties— snap, shell, lima, etc—has been the one reliable plant to grow, thriving with a minimum of care and having no seri- ous enemies. The Mexican bean bettle | is certain to stay with us. In a few months | it has entered practically every garden in the locality, wrecking the bean crop. | There is no hope of natural enemies alding the gardener for years to come, if at all. It would seem that the gar- dener has about ~come to the cross- roads, either to give up the growing of fruits and vegetables or to be prepared to combat their enemies with sprays or dusts, or both if necessary. The situation is really not as black as it would appear on the surface, because the gardener who does spray will be doubly rewarded. He will produce much better fruit, vegetables and flowers than he ever did before. 1If one stops to anaylze the garden | situation he will find that every fruit | and practically every vegetable has | serious enemies. The wmpple and pear have the dreaded codling moth, the | peach and plum brown rot, which some- times takes the whole crop, the current | has its devastating leaf worm, sweet | corn has the corn ear worm, tomatoes the leaf spot, cabbages and califlower their own specific pest and so forth practically through the whole lists. It is really time that every gardener faced | the situation and, if the Mexican bean beetle precipitates the conflct, perhaps it may prove a blessing in disguise, badly disguised, it is to be admitted. Dusting seems the logical means of control for the home gardener to adopt. Dusting is more rapid and involves less heavy work than spraying and gives quite as good results. Dusting devices are more reasonable in price than effective sprayers. Prepared dusts are ready to use without going through the tedious task of getting them into solution and keeping them in solution during use. During the Winter season gardeners may advantageously consult with their agricultural experiment sta- tions or with the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture and find out what type of equipment is required and where it may be purchased. During the ‘Winter some study should be made of the principal pests and their control. EATON 1010 Vermon Phone Mal 16th St. Section 4301 Argyle Terrace Imposing Corner Home walls and tile roof. rage to match house. The price of this house is redyced to considerably below cost of construction, Terms to Suit Purchaser Open for Inspection Sunday KULDELL BROS. Owners and Builders 3615 Davis St. N.W, Cleveland 2326 Open Today and Sunday 9.6.Douglass Co. 1621 K St. N.W. STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘This information may be secured from the same sources for the asking. It is rather up to the home gardener to get | busy on the subject unless he expects | to abandon gardening as a hobby and buy all his vegetables and fruits. We certainly can count on one thing—the Mexican bean beetle and other insects will be on hand to renew their depre- dations in the Spring. CALIFORNIA PES Probably very few local gardeners realize that it is possible to grow some of the California, or rather European, types or grapes in this vicinity. There is a small plantation at Arlington Farm, Virginia, and here and there about’ the city amateur gardeners are trying their hand with these types of grapes with varying success. There certainly is much to be said in favor of the European grape—large bunches, edible skins, high yields, good keeping qualities and, in certain varieties, the delightful muscat flavor. But in spite if this desirabflity it is doubtful that the European grape will ever be more than an amateur proposition in this vicinity. The climate does not seem to suit except in certain years of unusual sunshine. The Winters are too harsh— not sufficient to kill the vines, but to keep them in uncertain health. European grape is “really a glasshouse proposition in this section. For nearly three centuries European immigrants and their children have been trying to acclimate the European grape in the eastern United States, vet success has never been more than temporary. “There is, however, a bright side to the between the The | D. €. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 13, European grapes and the natiye Ameri- can grapes have yielded practically all of our better garden varieties. Some grape growers believe that all the good variéties such as Concord, Niagara and Delaware have a trace of European pareniage in their makeup. The hope is to combine the good qualities of the European grape with the sturdy vigor of the American. This has been done to a certain extent and advances are being inade by plant breeders each year. The grapes of the world are thus poured into & melting pot, out of which is to come a typical American fruit, fully adapted to American conditions. In California sunlight and lack of humidity { seem to just suit the European grape and its culture there is wholly feasible and assured. RD! I'E Sedum spectabile, the showy sedum, | is popular in this vicinity if the num- ber of plants to be seen growing in | flower borders, porch boxes and flower stands may be accepted s cvidence. This hardy plant seems to thrive quite as well in the smoky heart of the city as in the outlying suburbs and is in fact often the only flower to be seen. Sedum spectabile occurs in pink, white, crimson and purple colors, but | the pink flowered form is by far the most common, & fact accounted for, perhaps, by the ready propagation by | pleces of the stem or by diision of | | roots. Being so easily increased, this | {sedum has been passed from friend to | friend in the same way that geranium, | begonias and other house plants are distributed. Open Saturday and Sunday Price, This is a home located in J. Dallas Grady, 974 14t of Chevy Chase, Maryland—designed for those who make of living a fine art. Everything that a family could demand is in this home. It has 7 large rooms and bath, hot-water heat and electricity. The lot is 50x150 with garage to match the house. Representative on Premises West of Conn. Ave. Near Stores and Schools [a n Che,, Ch""(“{d tl‘eet $11,500 the most beautiful subdivision h St. NNW. Main 6181 Van Buren Street at 16th Open Daily Till 9 P.M. & CO. t Avenue in 2920 AGENTS RUSTIC REPLICA IN STONE AN INDIVIDUAL HOME FOR THE DISCRIMINATING BUYER HIS is truly an unusual and an individual home; large, spacious full depth living room, with English fireplace, with overhanging bal- cony and French windows to rear lawn; dining room, cozy den, kitchen fully equipped, two bedrooms and full tiled bath on first floor. Large, cheerful bedrooms and full tiled bath on second floor, floored attic. Turn West From Sixteenth on Var- num to Argyle Terrace and Home Realtors—Builders Charming Rambling Early Period Home FI'HESE upper Sixteenth Street semi-detached homes solid ion are situated only of brick const one-half square from Rock Creek Park and one and a half squares from the Park golf course. No greater values are offered anywhere in Washington. Quick sction necessary, as there are but two of these fine homes ‘left. is The design is the popular center hall plan with four beautiful rooms on the first floor and four fine bed- rooms and two complete baths up- These homes have many at- stairs, tractive features, including a buil I large floored attic, excep- tionally fine interior woodwork and charming grounds. The price of each house, which is subject to a $10,500 first trust by H. L. Rust Co., is exceptionally low for this class of dwelling. Price Reduced $2,000 $16,950 1928. ‘REAL ESTATE. THE GARD! The National Capital Federation of | Garden Clubs met in regular session Friday evening in the home of Mrs. J.| P. Christian, 3711 Huntington street northwest. ‘The transact@ns of the | meeting will be noted in next week's column. The officers of the federation | are Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, presi- dent, and Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, Washington Grove, Md.. secretary. | All garden clubs of this region should procure copies of the October 1 number of Horticulture, the semi-monthly pub- lication of the Massachusetts Horticul- tural Society, Boston, Mass. This num- ber contains a supplement devoted to the garden club movement in America. There are now 15 State federations in-| cluding our own National Capital Fed- eration, These 15 federations represent 406 clubs. There are 16 clubs affiliated in the local federation. One gathers from this supplement that the garden club movement is rapidly gaining' strength in America, This is as it should be, for the garden club is essen- | tially a service organization for the | public good. At the meeting of the Battery Park | Garden Club, held Friday afternoon, | Roy G. Plerce of the Takoms Horti- | cultural Club gave a very interesting talk on “Lilies and tHe Culture.” Mr. Commissioned as Lieutenant. Plerce has growing in his garden at 504 Earle C. Wood, 2605 Thirtieth street Aspen street, Takoma Park, D. C.. an | northeast, this city, has been commis- unusually fine collection of hardy Il | sioned by the War Department a first from photographs of which he has p: lieutenant and specialist in the Reserve pared a fine set of colored slides. | Corps of the Army. | Agcncy 1= We sell more farms than all other Wash- - ington agents combined. | If you want to buy or sell a farm or water- front, make no mistake. Come here and get results, Gardiner & Dent, Ine. 1332 Eye Street N.W, Main 4884 The South’s Great Farm Agents 15 A Spacious Modern Home Two Blocks Erom The Episcopal Cathedral 3308 35th St. In no section of Washington are offerings as scarce or values N.W. (between Macomb & Newark) ady as in Cleveland Park proper. The subdivision is comparatively small, the social environment of the highest character, and the average qu a consequence, it is conserva lity and appearance of the homes is of the highest type. As e to say that this home, priced as it is, $2,000 below & rea- sonable figure, presents a most unusual opportunity. The house is of English design: reception hall, living room, dining room and butler's pantry on first floor; three large double-exposuse bedrooms, library and 2 baths on the sec- ond: two bedrooms and bath ern in every respect and in excellent condition. on the third. Closets are unusually plentiful and large. Mod- The lot is charmingly landscaped and hedged side and rear by well-developed Lombardy Poplars. Open for your inspect;on Sunday after 11 AM. Or by special appointment . G. H. SFLDEN & CoMPANY, INnc. 730 Woodward Building Main 7230 Every Home is Distinctive n Woodley Park Sample House—2920 28th Street 1Tave you v sited this charming in-town subdi n? It is only one block west of Connecticut avenue, at Cathedral avenue—the \Woodley'road bus skirts it, the cars are two blocks away. You will-finds its homes the most up-to-date and livable in the city, Tts LOCATION plac of every individual. s it foremost as a sure and profitable investment; the best pos- sible methods of CONSTRU houses! Their BEAUTY and VARIETY TION assure you of the stabii¥s aad duration of the of QBSl(;N meet the tastes ane preferences The PRICES are, in every case, REASONABLE—the TERMS attractlve, INVESTIGATE FOR YOURSELE The houses are open and invite your inspection. SAMPLE HOUSE OPEN TILL 9 P.M, WARDMAN 1437 K Street N.W. Main 3830