Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1928, Page 20

REAL ESTATE., THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, L SATURDAY. OCTOBER REAL ESTAT Gardening in Washington ’ AND ITS ENVIRONS Conducted by J. W. Wellington, Garden Editor, The Star. ROSE PLANTING. l‘ | verybody loves roses and everybody | to have them growing in the gar- | This is the best time of year to t roses. At the meeting of the erican Rose Society held at Kennett uare, Pa., September 21, a vote taken on the comparative value of Fall and | Spring planting resulted in Fall plant- ng winning two to one. J. H. Nicholas, | well known rose specialist with the Co- | nard-Pyle Co., West Grove, Pa,, states | that the period from mid-October until | the ground freezes is the ideal planting | seascn for roses. One is almost cer- | tain to obtain more and better roses| fext Spring and Summer by planting | ot this season. Roots grow until the ground freezes down to their depth, and in certain mild Winters such severe freezing may not occur at all in this cality. When Spring does come the Fall-planted roses are equipped with feeding roots to supply the bursting ®uds with essential water and food.. The il is generally in better planting con- tion in late Fall than in early Spring, hen it is often wet and sticky. It is rue that garden ambition is stronger in the Spring, but when the welfare of e rose planting is at stake the gar- ner can i1l afford to delay. Newly planted roses should be cut ck severely and banked with sofl or d manure or both. The soil should allowed to stand in the Spring until danger of freezing is past. LEAVES FOR FERTILIZER. Gardeners hear and read a good deal fowadays about manure made from straw and chemicals. That this process is entirely practical now seems to be :stabhshed beyond doubt. Many of the arden papers carry advertisements of proprietary chemical compounds to be used in straw decomposition. Straw is mot always readily available to the kity gardener, but at this season almost every one is free to draw on an almost nexhaustible supply of leaves. In fact, he destruction of leaves is a big task some of the wooded suburbs. Burning of leaves is really a very wasteful oper- ation. Some figures published a year or two ago in the official journal of the Pernsylvania department of forestry indicated that a ton of oak leaves con- tains fertillzing material equal to $4.50 of commercial goods. Beyond their actual value as fertilizer, leaves contain something that commercial fertilizer does not, namely, humus, rotting vege- table matter needed to keep the soil in ood condition for gardens. One has t to think of the wonderful soil in un- durned forests to realize the possibili- ties in leaf utilization. There are several ways of handling Ydaves. They may be buried in pits and allowed to lie for two seasons, when they will become thoroughly tted. Leaves may be placed in the | ultry yard in considerable bulk and the poultry will in the course of a f4w months break them up into small fragments which rot easily into black mold. A third method, that employed by Dr. David Griffiths of the Takoma Horticultural Club, is even more sys- tematic. The leaves—oak, maple, apple or whatsoever they may be—are sim- ply gathered into large piles adding about one pound of ammonium sul- phate per 20 pounds of dry leaves and at’ the same time a few handfuls of raw ground limestone. There is no need of weighing the leaves, as thc quantities need not be exact. A little poultry manure or other animal refuse will help hasten decomposition. The hose is employed during the operation 80 as to wet the mass. Once or twice during the Winter the pile should be worked over to mix in the outer leaves. A few forkfuls of soil scattered over the pile will keep it intact. ‘We trust we may be pardoned for again citing Dr. Griffiths’ process. It has been very successful with him. A decidedly stubborn clay subsoil which was used to level his property has been gradually converted into a fertile garden soll at a minimum of expense. ‘Those gardeners who appreciate the need of maintaining fertility will be glad to learn of this practical means of attalning this end. There are plenty of leaves to be experimented with and almost every one, gardeners and non-gardeners alike, would be glad to be relieved of the smoke nuisance from burning leaves. Although lime in its various forms— ground limestone, hydrated and slaked lime—is for the most part beneficial to local soils, people are learning that it is not a cure-for-all that can be used indiscriminately. But a few years ago lime was strongly advocated for the lawn. Now this recommendation is reversed and it is advised not only to withhold lime, but to apply fertil- F r Corner lot, 113 feet long by 10,000 sq. ft., surrounded by high-class homes. English style, and contains large center hall, commodious living room, dining room, pantry and kitchen on first floor. arranged with four bedrooms and room and bath. Two-car garage served by two roadways. FEATURES refrigerator, Oil burner, electric, sash, oak floors, distinctive PRICE, $42,500.00—TERMS Listed With Realtors e s Open Sunday | and fertilized with sheep manure, bone | ennial border will again become a place Sale—New Residence Just Completed 4715 17th Street N.W. Built Under Contract by Carl W. Markham izers such as ammonium sulphate to increase the acidity. Examination of the sod showed that lime encouraged undesirable species of grass and weeds. | Many of our beautiful ornamentals, the rhododendron, the laurel and the various heaths, are injured by lime, so it does not do to apply it to the shrub- bery without thought. Perhaps it is only in the vegetable and annual flower gardens that lime may be freely | used. Not all vegetables are benefited, but none is injured. Lime should be put on the soil at this season of the year, and then by Spring any active properties will be dis- sipated. Ground limestone may be used at any time, because it is simply ground stone. Late Fall is, however, the ideal time to put lime on the garden, because with Winter snows and rains it will be- come well mixed with the surface soil. Hydrated lime, the form usually bought by gardeners, can be very safely used if applied in late Autumn. Instead of liming the lawn, try fertilizing with am- monium sulphate, 1 pound to 150 square feet, or cotton seed meal, 1 pound to 50 square feet. Lime has a beneficial influence on the condition of the soil, tending to break down the stiff texture of clay, but it is doubtful if its use would be justified for this purpose alone. Turned under cover crops, manure or rotted leaf mold are much more effective in promoting good cultural conditions in the sofl. This is an excellent time of year to divide clumps of many of the hardy perennials such as phlox, oriental poppy and bleeding heart. In fact, this is & good time to remake the perennial bor- der which has become badly crowded. If the plants are removed, separated into strong divisions and replanted after the ground has been thoroughly spaded meal or commercial fertilizer, the per- of real beauty. A badly crowded border is, on the other hand, decidedly lacking in attractiveness. As freezing weather approaches one cannot help but marvel at the differ- ence in the response of various plants to frost. The cabbage, standing beside the tomato, lives on while the tomato is killed. Both have had an equal op- portunity to harden in the cool nights of Autumn, but the tomato is unable to take advantage. Through centuries of living in cool climates the cabbage has developed tissue which is able to revive after freezing, while the tomato, a sub- tropical plant, has had no such training. Yet to the outward glance there is no essential difference. It is fortunate for the gardener that we have the semi- hardy plants for the cold weather. Otherwise the garden would end ab- ruptly with the first killing frost. Most varieties of fruit have rather narrow adaptability to location. The Grimes apple, for example, grows best in the latitude of Virginia and Mary- land, the Baldwin apple in the latitude of New York and Michigan. The De- licious apple, the Concord grape and the Premier strawberry are, on the other hand, examples of widely adapt- able fruits. All three do well in this locality and all three are good varieties for the home garden. Just what con- stitutes adaptability in varieties is a question that will likely go without an- swering. A Cornell University profes- sor, writing in one of the rural papers, tells of an -unusual crop of potato fruits this year. By fruits he means the small tomato-like balls which de- velop from the flowers. Every few years there occurs a favorable season for potato flowers and with it an un- usual number of these balls. They occur so infrequently that to many gar- deners they appear as a decided curi- osity. The seeds contained in the balls resemble small pepper or tomato seed, and if any one desires to grow them they shouldbe handled in much the same way. Do not be in a hurry to dig canna and dahlia plants for storage, as the substance of the stems is now being returned to the roots. A light frost Wanted, Acreage —in District of Columbia or in nearby Maryland or Virginia within 10 miles of District line. Will divide commission with brokers submitting properties. Properties will not be proposed to any one except investor for whom this advertisement is placed. Please state price, location and encumbrances, if any. Address Box 16-B, Star Office 100 feet deep, containing about House designed in Second floor two baths. Top floor has maid's Rolscreens, steel trim, limestone mantel, etc. for Inspection S;zm;:Blingaluws in Chevy Chase, Prices will do no harm and simply aids in hastening the maturing process. Thinning the fruit of trees is often advised as a means of increasing the investigators found that the trees which had been thinned were more vigorous and suffered less Winter injury and the succeeding Spring _came back with abundant bloom. The Burbank plum, which has a tendency to overbear, was greatly benefited by fruit thinning. Cardboard boxes such as glass fruit jars are marketed in are excellent re- ceptacles for storing gladiolus bulbs during Winter. The compartments may be used to keep the varieties sepa- rated. A moderately cool, dry cellar is a good place in which to keep gladi- olus bulbs. The little bulbets or bulbils usually need covering with sand or sofl to keep them from drying out. Peat moss 1s a very useful material for cov-~ ering gladiolus bulbets, dahlias and other tubers which must be kept -in dry, warm cellars, Jongleur is the name fine new hybrid cactus Its mauve color is novel of one of the even marvelously varled family, Thenhrxe blooms are strongl ercot stema. o Cupported by stout THE GARDEN CLUB: The Takoma Park Horticult: hlia show presented on oCugge(r:ll;g and 11 was very attractive due in a large measure to the fine non-com- Detitive entries of Mrs. G. Maurice Wolfe of Linden, Md., and Dr. E. Ww. Sheets of 1831 Lamont street northwest, Winn T. Simmons of 518 Aspen street again led the way in the amateur classes with a splendid vase of Emma Marie. Mr. Simmons is a consistent winner in all the Takoma Club shows whether it be flowers or vegetables and unlike some growers does not win with rare expensive varieties but stmply by growing ordinary varietles a little bet- ter than any one else. > The Rockville Community G Club, according to Miss l;url“.\d:: Wadsworth, president, continued its program with an interesting meeting on October 12 at the home of Mrs. George Hane, Alta Vista, Md. The at- tendance was unusually satisfactory, with nearly fifty members and guests present. Dr. E. W. Sheets of the United States Department of Agriculture gave a very interesting and instructive talk on the Dahlla. Mrs. Nettle Craig Tuckerton gave a selection of lovely songs. Miss Annle Wilson discussed art and color and Miss Esther Holmes of Takoma Park gave a very interesting recitation. Guests from several of the other garden clubs of this region told of their various plans and activities, Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, as secre- tary of the National Capital Federation of Garden Clubs, announces that the next meeting of the federation will be held on November 5 at the Sherwood Presbyterian Church Hall, Woodridge, in connection with the regular meeting of the Woodridge Garden Club. Presi- dent Haskell of the Woodridge club is vice president of the federation. The National Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety, James M. R. Adams, presi- dent, held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening, October 17, at the Carlton Hotel. The meeting was de- voted largely to clearing up the busi- ness ends of the recent dahlia show. A nominating committee was nppointed to propose the name of officers for the coming year. Environment More distinctive features than most homes much higher n price $13,950 On Convenient Terms Exhibit Home 1824 Irving St. N W, Open 9 A. M. to 10 P. M. size of the remaining fruits. Canadian | APARTM BOUGHT BY WARDMAN FALL'S OIL DEALS Creek Contract Leads to Investigation. | By the Assoclated Press. Investigation into all contracts nego- tiated by former secretary of the In- terfor Albert B. Fall for the sale of royalty ofl from Government lands is | under way at the Interfor Department upon the orders of Secretary West. The inquiry was initiated yesterday | as the result of Attorney General Sar- gent’s ruling Tuesday that the five- | year Salt Creek royalty oil contract awarded the Sinclair Crude Ofl Pur- chasing Co. by Fall in 1922 and the five-year renewal in February by for- mer Secretary Hubert Work were in- valid because of a secret renewal option clause. First Assistant Secretary Edward C. Finney and E. O. Patterson, solicitor of the department, are conducting the scarch of the department’s records to assemble all the contracts granted by Fall. Mr. Finney said that the inquiry would require at least a week as it is not known how many royalty leases | were negotiated by the former secre- | tary. . One contract awarded by Fall in 1922 The Whyland, 1724 Seventeenth street, which has been purchased by Harry, !0 the Lewlstown Oll & Refining Co. of Detroit, Mich., for the purchase of Wardman from the District Securities Corporation, through the office of W. J.| royalty ofl for five years, from the Cat Drew & Co. and the Wardman Construction Co. The consideration was said to be approximately $275,000. There are 39 apartment units in the building. Creek field in Montana, h: in the records. This con ing to department officia .been found act, accord- was renewed ALLENBY TO COME HERE. British Field Marshal to Honor Unknown Soldier. Field Marshal Viscount Allenby of Great Britain, who attended the Amer- ican Legion convention at San Antonio, | will place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldler October 27 during a visit to Fort Myer, Va. The War Department also was noti- fled that Viscount Allenby will visit the Military Academy at West Point next Wednesday. Lillian Zaugg Willed Estate. Lilllan May Zaugg, 3100 Connecticut avenue, is named as sole beneficlary of the estate of her friend, Ralf Weston, who died October 16. The will was ex- ecuted February 7, 1924, and names her as executrix. The value of the estate is not disclosed. Suit Case Stolen. Susle Moreland, 619 Carroll avenue, Takoma Park, Md. was robbed of a suit case containing wearing apparel valued at $75 last night. The suit case wes stolen from the walting room in Tnion Station. 1416 Eye St. N.W. Main 8849 BEYOND _COMPARISON IN BEAUTIFUL CHEVY CEN TER hall glan, four-bedroom Colonial br;ck "C’;dflfice on a wooded lot, having a frontage of 70 ft., with beautifully landscaped CHASE GARDENS 1357 Montague St. N.W. Another one of those most delightful homes in that most desirable neighborhood close to 16th St., the Reservoir and Rock Creek Park. With its 8 rooms (2 bedrooms, bath on the 1st floor), 2 tiled baths, h.-w.h.. clegtricity, big, fine fireplace, sleeping porch, and large concrete front porch, it makes an ideal suburban home, right in the city. venient to schools, churches, stores, cars and busses. healthful and practical place for children. with flowers and shrubbery. A garage on rear. IN CLOSING THIS ESTATE we are offering a real HOME BARGAIN and the terms are right. 317 Woodward Bldg. Anotirer and the last of the 11 houses of this estate will be placed on the market immediately. It 9 CHEVY CHASE, D.C. Open Inspect $11,500 Very con- Elevation high. A The lot is 50 by about 130, It's open, look it over. Excellent Condition PAUL MAGOFFIN s e e Phone Main 3023 is a wonderful thick-walled STONE home, 9 rooms, 2 Open! $14,500.00 IS THE TIME T@ Does Your House Seem an Actual Part of Its Site IF your home is properly planted it WILL seem to be part of the site. You can have the benefit of a landscape architect’s experience in determining whether or not your home grounds afe properly planted and the most economical way of improving your plantings. , It is a service that is needed by the smallest cottage or the largest estate. The cost? Y Merely the actual cost of the plants you use. Write for “4 House By the Side of the Road.” It is yours for the ask- ing. Address Landscape Artists Corporation, 2525 Penna. Ave. N.W., or Phone Potomac 5808. New Distinctive Home Just North of Ellicott Street Sargent’s Ruling on Salt| HOLDS MAN “FRAMED.” Judge Dismisses Charge Against Prisoner, Badly Beaten. Apparently believing the defendant | Judge John P. McMahon dismissed a charge of carrying a deadly weapon against Clarence Hunter, colored, 300 block of Missouri avenue. Two colored girls and a colored man testified that Hunter had threatened to shoot them with a revolver in a quarrel over some food, while a colored man claimed to have taken a revolver away from him. Hunter declared he was assaulted by a group of men while on his way to a friend’s house In Armory court, who told him they were going to “beat him up” and then have him arrested for carrying a gun. Police said he bore evidence of having been badly beaten and was being held by a group of men when arrested. under an optlon clause for an -ddi-l tional five years in March of this year by the former Secretary Work. Mr. Fin- ney indicated that while this contract was being studied no specific action has E. B. HAWK’S BODY FOUND WITH ONE LEG SEVERED Railway Brakeman Killed by Acci- dent Near Bridge While Rid- ing on Freight Train. One leg severed and his head severely injured, the dead body of Ellas B. Hawk, 35 years old, & Baltimore & Ohio freight brakeman, who lived at Weverton, Md , was found alongside the raflroad track: last night about 30 feet east of th. bridge over the rallroad tracks a: Queen Chapel rcad. George W. Wendell, 2701 Hamlin street northeast, made the ghastly find reported the finding to the police and the body was removed to the morgue Hawk was a member of Conductor Blackburn's crew on a freight train that left here last night at 8:25 o'clock for Philadelphia. It is believed the brakeman was rid- ing on the top of a car and was thro | to the tracks as a result of his head coming in contact with the bridge. President Nicholas Murray Butler has announced the reinstitution at Colum- bla of the Deutsches Haus, center of been decided upon. | | Only O for garage. Laundry trays in bright | schools, car line, etc. Only 4 blocks bloe or take H 1415 K Street N.W. German culture. ne Left Built to Sell for $6,950 NOwW Only $5,500 ; EASY TERMS j 2042 Bennett Place N.E. | Open Sunday 1 P.M. to Dark | A very attractive six room and tile bath brick house with hot water | heat, electricity, hardwood floors, 3 large porches, back yard to alley. Room cement cellar. Convenlent to stores, from 15th and H Sts. To inspect. drive out “H'" St. to 20th St. N.E., furn lef: k to Bennett St. ear, get off at 0th St. xzavmmeossm; OPEN SUNDAY | 3811 Blagden Ave. REDUCED PRICE Located about one square west of 16th St. in a neigh- borhood of fine homes, we offer a 2-story-and-attic house, having 4 bedrooms, sleeping porch, 2 baths, large living room with open fireplace, bright dining room with paneled walls, sun parlor, tiled kitchen, hardwood floors through- out, oil burner, screens, awnings and weather-stripping. The property is in good condition. Beautifully landscaped lot with numerous stately oaks, some small planting and a 2-car garage. The Price Has Been Our Representat: R. E. Dept. 906 N. Y. Ave. N.W. AS LONG ARE PAYING WHY NOT Materially Reduced To Effect a Sale ive Will Furnish Additional Information The Munsey Trust Co. Main 8080 Jameson-Built Homes 410 to 416 Douglas St. N.E. 502 to 508 Central Ave. N.E. Six and seven large rooms, tiled bath, built-in tubs, h.-w.h., electric lights, hard- wood floors and trim. One-piece sink, built- in ice box and other extras. Double rear porches, wide front porch. (Garage with each house. These homes are located 2 squares north of 4th Street and Rhode Island R Ave. NE. “Ask the Man Who Owns One” Built, Owned and for Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. Owners and Builders Phone Main 5526 AS YOU FOR A HOME OWN IT? $6,950—*7,750 grounds and large shade trees. Efgllt well proportioned rooms. Immense living room. Concrete side porch 21:18, with Jeck. Gas refrigerator. Slate roof. Two-car buslt-in garage. The payment of rent purchases property for some- one else; but the renter continues to pay rent. Monthly payments equivalent to rent soon result in absolute ownership of a home. Declare your independence now by putting your money where it will purchase some- thing for you. We invite you to come out and see our homes— 3705 to 3719 Albemarle St. N. It is cheaper to buy one of these homes than to rent. M a{ryhmd 3 Seold o ; tree | 404 Taylor >t | Chevy Chase, - 8 Rooms & Bath 4933 30th Place N.W. HARMINGLY situated on a large landscaped site is this all-brick detached home, with living room 26x15, with open fireplace and French doors to covered veranda, model Kkitchen, breakfast room, four large bedrooms, full-tiled baths, garage, hot- PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE | e et e wticr e Open Until 9 PM. Sunday Drive East on Ellicott St. from Conn. Ave. to 30th Place, then turn left one-half block to home J.€. Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders 1621 K St. N.W. Surrounded by and Overlooking Some of Washington's Most Delightful, Imposing Residences and Estates 2 Left East of Connecticut Ave. Convenient to every facility CONCRETE STREETS These beautiful bungalows on iots 50x101 ft. have five and eight spacious rooms and bath, hot-water heat, electric lights, fireplace, Colonial front porch. These are excellently situated in a charming section of CHEVY CHASE, MD. Representative on Premises—Open and Lighted Until 9 P.M. Terms Arranged J. Dallas Grady 904- 14th St. N.W. Located in a Section of Distinction TO INSPECT: Out Connecticut Avenue to Albemarle .« then two blocks west, or out Wisconsin Avenue to Grant Road, then two blocks east. SUNDAY FOR YOUR INSPECTION $21,500 Nodeyansbury Main 5904, Town & Country 927 15th St. N.W. Realty Co. Main 342 Neil K. McLeod & Co. Bond Bldg. Main 3934 S > 1418 Eve St. NW Exclusive Agents. Franklin 5678 Club golf course. ane, See Main 6181 Drive out Wis. Ave, osv. Chevy Chase Countr ns on left at Langdrum