Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1929, Page 20

VREAT ESTATE. ST ———r ONLY TWO LEFT 5905 4th tion, Including the inclosed and fine electrical fixture alley paved. inspection. 1433 K St, N.W. St. OPEN TODAY This beautiful semi-detached home of solid masonry construc- uilt in @ first-class manner; front and rear porches. re FOUR BED- ROOMS; bathreom hes built-in tub and shower; other festures are osk fleors throughout, open fireplac nd hot-water hest; also instantaneous heater for service water, and a garage; sidewalk, street snd built-in_refrigerator, Let us outline an attractive plan of purchase after your Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Realtors, Established 1887 District 1015 Evergreens and Shrubbery SPECIAL 1,000 Rhododendrons Sizes Up to 6 Feet W. R. GRAY Qakton, Fairfax Co., Va. FAIRFAX ROSES, Aristocrats of Rosedom; refined; beau- tiful; fragrant. You want your grounds to be beaytiful. Now is the time to plant flowers, trees, shrubbery. Our Evergreens and Ornamental Trees are hardy stock, ready for immediate shipment. Our nursery is one of the oldest in this section—established 35 years ago. All stock delivered free in Washington. Landscape ‘Planting a Specialty - W. R.. Gray, Oakton, Virginia Come out by aute, over Chain Bridge —and read leading to Fairfax, to Oakton, 2 miles beyond Vienna AreYour Trees and Shrubs Starving to Death? is surprising to see the great num- Ruofmmtmlmnnylmrv- ing—the dying and sickly trees and shrubs that are caused by lack of nourishment. Trees, after all, are nothing but wery large plants, They need thesame feedingcare you would give yourlawn, flowers or vegetable garden. For trees and shrubs, likeall plants, are living things. They require plenty .of good nourishing food, just like humans. And similarly, they thrive best on a “balanced diet,” Citiesareparticularly hard on them, Roots are covered and crowded by paving, by buildings, gas mains, water pipes. ‘Wherever you see yellowish or une dersized leaves, dying branches, short twig growth, To overcome this cohdition, gar- deners and nurserymen for years have used an effective, simple method that any home owner can employ. ‘They apply Vigoro, a scientific, complete plant food that supplies the properly balanced nourishment re- quired for sturdy growth and full development. With proper feedings of Vigoro, trees. and shrubs acquire heavier, more luxuriant foliage, longer twig growth, better color. With this same plant food that grows thicker, greener lawns, perfectly colored flowers, and crisp, flavory vegetables. e v 7 7 Clean and odorless, Vigoro can be sown by hand, like grass seed. Tts cost of application is surprisingly Tow—only 10c to 20c for every 100 square feet. Full directions in every bag—100, 50, 25 Ib, sizes and 5 Ib, packages, See your dealer, There’s one[close by. Getyour Vigoronow~-enough for everything you grow. And this year have results such as you've never be- fore dreamed possible. The Calendar of Plant Feeding THISMONTH 1. LAWNS: As soon as grass shows green, or any time thereafter, apply plant food. 2. FLOWERS: Work plant food into soil be- fore seeding; or for perennials, as soon as gi.::l blooms appear., . For early large and richl; mlnehtgbdiw. y fore. seeding. eedings wil increase yields. hasten maturity, 4. SHR! TREES: Apply plant food fimzualnt:'lmulppm. pisl - . . SOLD WHERE YOU BUY LAWN AND GARDEN SUPPLIES Seasonal i bia: diyision of the Pub- e lems in soil ww;‘u and flower nom‘: “Plowers for Every Garden,” b ise -Bro der ~Brown, This book scribes the care and culture of the best known varieties. It is ‘written for the inner. “A Little Book of Perennials,” b‘oA. C. Hottes. Practical information about perennials will be found in this garden book, which also contains lists of ht and cold resistant. ‘Modern Dahlia Culture,” w. H Waite. A useful treatise by the origi- nator of Jersey's beauty. “The American Rose Annual” The Kurbook of the American Rose Soclety as information for the rose enthusiast in attractive form, “More Aristocrats of the Garden,” by E. H. Wilson. Discusses certain of the better known shrubs and trees and tells bow they should be planted to insure the hest results. . “The Blossom Circle of the Year in Southern Gardems,” by J. L. Dillon. Written for those who make gardens south of the Mason-Dixon line. Ye round activities are outlined, with seriptions of plants suitable for each season. . “Rock Gardens,” by F. F. Rockwell, ‘The author of other helpful garden books plans rock gardens of various t{gu describing with many drawings the construction of the garden, plan of suitable kind and the fertilization and care of the rock garden. ‘The technology divislon now has available for eirculation 1929 editions of such standard seed and nursery cata- logues_as Bolgiano's, Burpee's, Dreer’s, Perry’s, Peter Henderson’s and Vick’s, Specialized catalogues include that of J. K, Alexander for dahlias, W. R, Gray and Bobbink & Atkins for roses, E. D. Smith for chrysanthemums and the Wayside Garden Co, for Alpine plants. All of the old-time gardening books and treatises lay great stress on thor- ough and very deep preparation of garden soil. Many of these were wi based on soils that are naturally very deep and fertile. To apply this deep tillage to our local soils, especially those that have only 6 to 10 inches of top soll above the gravel, would be very un- wise, because there is obviously no pur- pose in turning up gravel subsoil to cover the better topsoil. So in sug- gesting depth of spading one can very well advise about the length of the teeth of the spading fork. This depth allows a good chance for the young seedling to become established and does not, as a rule, turn up any of the poor quality subsoil, Surely the old-time gardeners were hard task masters for themselves when they felt it necessary to dig out two feet of soil in preparing asparagus and rose beds. Admittedly some of these treatments would be ideal if one had ample manure and good fer- tile' topsoil with. which to refill the pits, but at the same time are not at all necessary to produce good crops. The plant food that was buried deeply and with such laborious effort can be supplied from the surface and upper soil layers with almost if not equally as good success. In spading the soil it does not suf- fice to simply turn over the clods one after the other in the manner of a plow because the home gardemer has no harrow to follow his spading. One should choose a time when the soil is moist, but not saturated and sticky, so that when a clod of soil is struck with the spade it will crumble into small fragments. This breaking of the clods is the home gardener’s substitute for the harrow. After the been spaded further preparation de- pends on the planting program. If coarse crops, such as beans, corn, tomas toes and squash are to be sown there is no object in raking the surface flat and smooth, but for smaller crops, such as radish, lettuce and carrots, it is almost essenfial to rake the surface free of small cl , 18 Just after spading, raking or hoeing it {into the topsoll, Where one is at- tempting to turn under a crop of rye, or some other nznen Anure crop, is a I more difficult be- sod must be furned almost upside down in order to bury the plants. This task is entirely feasible if the work is done before the rye be- comes more than a foot tall. After this stage it is almost necessary to first cut the rye with a scythe or sickle. Advantages that come to the gar- dener who carefully prepares his soil :fil’ belafln:rop&e less weeds and u.fl:,' age during growing season. A one of these is in itself sufficient re- ward for the added effort. The Difference In Woodley Park the Nationally Known Suburb There is an air of refinement, a spirit of content- ment, a feeling of security here you won't find else. where. WHY The neighborhood is fixed. This beautiful sub- division is' almost entirely bounded by some of the. vfinest estates in America. Woodley Park is highly restricted, which is insurance against unwelcome encroachments. And the homes themselves are of varied designs and sizes and built for permanence. $16,500 to $47,500 ten from the English viewpoint and |S™l e soll has | MY Hints for the Amateur for Besutifying Surroundings of shie Home. BY J. B. WELLINGTON. | GARDENER _ n- v, 1 Upper: HNlustration of the use of the wheel hoe and {he seeder, both impor- tant labor-saving devices for large gardens. Lower: A flat of lettuce plants almost ready for transplanting to the garden, Plants '!:Wl with such eare —Photos partment of Agriculture, excellent resuits, In planting the vegetable gard nd the flower garden, too, for 'S‘u’t matter, the gardener should have some sort of plan in his mind or, better yet, on pa- It is not good management to seatter lnn&leuon and short season and tall and low growing plants on if %mu good re- uction in appearance. gardens were often laid ; the modern gardener leans toward straight rows, which afford op- portunity for the use of tools in culti- vating and require less of the back- bending, hand weeding that always ac- companies beds of plants. Rows should extend the full length or width of the garden, This does not mean that the gardener should always plant an entire | in row of ::f given erop. Beets, carrots and parsnips, for example, may be in a single row. rall crops, such as sweet corn and lima beans, should quite obviously be placed so that they will shade low ing plants as little as possible. lgrt.hermou, a garden in which the tall crops are grouped to- gether is much more attractive than Wwhere no arrangement exists. Rhul 3 asparagus and other long-life plants should occupy a space at one side of the garden so as to interfere as little as possible with ,:replnflcn of the garden and culture of the annual plants. Probably as a general tion the ayerage home gardener buys altogether more tools and equipment for hol garden than are actually nee , of course, essential to successful el , but there is no need of & separate tool for each individual task. ‘The professional gardener, for example, use his hoe for a dozen tasks be- side that of killing weeds, notakly such tasks as edging walks, opening furrows and thinning out plants in the row, The number and variety of tools should de- pend primarily on the size of the gar- dening enterprise. There would, for in- stance, be little use for a seeder or wheel hoe such as shown in the accompany- ing illustration in the small home garden. On the other hand, in the large syburban garden of a balf acre or more, these t] of machines are quite invaluable as labor and time savers. A small home garden can be managed very well with a spading fork, hoe, rake and trowel and perhaps a simple hand weeder, totalling not over $4 of invest. ment, and which with care will last most indefinitely. push hoes and the like are alright f the large garden, but they would not find enough use in the small garden to | Jjustify the purchase. Considering the half-acre garden or over that is to be cultivated without horse or power labor, seeders and wheel hoes are distinctly an asset. dndeed, it would be impossible to care for such gardens without their Our Model Home Is 290920th Street Open Until9 PM." . .. . -# DIRECTIONS: Out Connecticut Avenue to c-’fidfd,.flfip ?-; ' blocks west. by courtesy the matter of uipment has definite limitati ui .&nuly eorre- lated with the sise of the garden enter- prise. With s little fos home ht very easily save them- rable money and not throw themselves open to the cartoon.- ists’ hnnzb which almost every season pictures home gardeners gof home- ward cluttered up with a dozen different tools of all form and description. plants at Easter time with m:' xppeocu-‘ ants af T time e tion of thelr survival. ting off the leaves. of the grass is the principal crocuses disappearing from the lawn. Winter rye is now about & foot high mtf:llmmuhm ! gets .ol.dm' s possible. Iye stems become more woody and much slower to decay into organie mat- ter usable by the garden plants. Win- ter rye is one ald to garden fertility that should not be overlooked. It is sown in the Autumn and lives over the Winter to make ‘its at this season of the year. will grow on goils too low in fe ity to grow mple and, rather than cut them severel it would be better to wait until after the first flush of blaomlu is Puu The rose beds should be spaded and fertilized with _bone meal or an fertilizer FOR FARM AND GAR! A scientific - Fertilizer that is CLEAN and . —and contains over three timesmore plantfoodthan sheep manure, Entirely free from objectionable lor. . Fifty pounds of Old Gar- dener is eqln:l in plant foodtoabigload of stable mapure—and costs less than half as much: Old Gardenerisa correct- . ly balanced fertilizer for all lawns and gardens. En- xiches the _lolr:ddlng all .the essential elements of plant food to make besu. tiful lawns, more abund. entvegetables, larger and _ ‘more brightly colored . flowers. kle by hand, like A'!::‘d?:vi;m \wn of gare den, m&:{ to direcs tlo;:;n ea, P“h‘!fil and spleadid results : > - w Comes in six sizes —1:0B, can b0 Tkl S 3 ] (2] & i E? } | I In exclusive Massachusetts Avenue Park 2911 33d Place Between Garfield and Cleveland Aves. ~Close to the National Cathedral Rambling in type—which permits of wonderful interior treatment—and you'll find it full of cozy nooks and ecorners, with - a lot of unique features in fixtures, equip~ ment and finish—that contribute to the luzury of supreme comfort; housekeeping eonvenience and artistic effect. A most unusual home—at 2 price at least $2,500 less than any other home in the Park, You Can Buy 1t for $17,500 —and we can arrange most .~ convenient terms, On a corner lot, with elaborate land- scaping. 7 roomy rooms, 3 baths, including servant’s bath: large attic, which celotex insulation protects from heat and cold: awnings, screens, etc.; select hardwood floors; spacious porches. John Thler, J. Marion Shull and B. Y. e Miarch meeting of the Burleith e of ur] Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Myer, 3538 8 street north- west. Plgln“ on the dahlia were read ? Mrs. ford Davenport and Mrs, ‘owson Price. The program for the sasy $7 95() rzrus Facing beautiful park Pretty tapestry brick Six large rooms Tile bath, shower Glassed sleeping porch Glassed breakfast porch Large pantry Beamed ceiling Hardwood floors Natural woodwork Hot-water heat Ornametal fix- -tures Concrete front porch OPEN SUNDAY Ga. Ave. Car or Motor North to Kenyon, Turn Right to Park Place PARK%%Q&: N.W. One of the big bargains of the season ~Open Sunday from 2 p.m. until dark Deal With a Realtor 1415 K Street Nat. 4750 DETACHED CENTER - HALL - PLAN BRICK ‘RESIDENCE ONE-HALF SQUARE OFF 16th ST. e $19,750! !E!E! ! i AL! QTIN ST. Unquestionably one of the most remarkable values ever offered in the exclusive Upper 16th St. residential section. Planned and built by the Owner. for his own use, this wonderfully constructed all-brick home incorporates many innovations' in arrangement and equipment that will prove a delightful surprise to those who seek a home that is different—and truly LIVABLE. Features include Silent Automatic oil burner, concrete front porch, breakfast nook, open porch off living room overlooking grounds, immense - Colonial fireplace in living room, pantry, attic, storage room, side drive to covered side entrance . . . and the spacious, taste- fully landscaped grounds (lot 133 ft. deep) provide a%etting of unsurpassed beauty thoroughly in keeping with the dis. tinguished lines of the house itself. - HOUSE IS NOW UNOCCUPIED AND ‘" .OPEN SUNDAY UNTIL 9 PM. g