Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1929, Page 20

REAL ESTATE, THE EVENING THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings‘ of the Home. I WATER LILIES To Mrs. L. Helen Fowler, proprietor of the well known Show water gardens | at Kenilworth, D. C., we are indebted | for the following information concern- ing water lilies and their culture and, | incidentally, for the beautiful views| taken on her grounds. Writing in the | National Horticultural Magazine, voi- | ume 6, No. 2, pages 33-39, Mrs. Fowler yemarks that water lilies are very easily grown, the chief difficulty being in pro- viding a pool or pond for their cultare. "The pool may be simply a cement-lined excavation about 2 feet deep and with slightly slanting sides to prevent ice | injury, or may be a natural pond, i | one s fortunate enough to possess such. In selecting varieties the purchaser must bear in mind that there are two éistinct classes of water lilies, the hardy and the tender. The home gardener will be naturally interested chiefly in the hardy lilies, for he rarely has a greenhouse for Winter storage. Mrs. Fowler points out that there is & won- derful range of color from pure whites to garnet red from which choice of varieties may be made. The range in size of blooms i even more MArveious. there being varieties with flowers the | size of a 25-cent picce to those with blooms 10 inches across. Early Spring is the best time for planting hardy lilles, since plants set out at this time wiil bloom the first eason. When planting in _concrete pools the roots should be planted in a box of fertile soil covered with an inch of gravel or sand to keep the water clear. A mixture of turfy loam and old cow manure is recommended &s 1dee] for lilies. Mrs. Fowler adds a few bits of perti- nent advice, such as the need of a sunny location for the pool, the advisa- ¥ bility of only a limited number of plants to a given sized pool, and the neces- sity of avoiding cold water, such as might be supplied by a constantly run- ¢ ning fountain. Mrs. Fowler mentions { & number of desirable aguatic plants, such as Iris pseudacorus and Iris versi- color and the swamp forget-me-not. i Myosotis palustris, for edging the lily 001. POThe following list of hardy lilies is " offered as a basis from which to choose varieties: Albida (white), Attraction + (red), Chromatella <(yeliow), Escar- “boucle (vermillion red), Eugenia de Tand (rose pink), Gladstone (white), Gloriosa (red), Helen Fowler (bright yose), Lucida torange), Marliacea rosea (pink), Mrs. Richmond (violet rose), . Paul ‘Hariot (apricot), ~Richardson . (very double white), Robinsoni (orange red), Rose Arey (coral pink), W. B. Shaw (rose pink), Willlam Doogue (shell pink) and William Falconer (gar- net red). DAR LIPS < How many of the home owners who have seen the wonderful beds of Darwin tulips on the Agricultural grounds, at the Walter Reed Hospital and else- where about the city and suburbs real- ize that they, too, might quite easily have a show of these brilliant flowers? It simply resolves itself into the fore- thought of planting the bulbs in the Autumn. Darwin tulips have many “fine qualities to commend them to the home gardener; they are extremely hardy, the flowers nrenhstmg,m:om in “the garden and as cut flowers: x\rflz of :&nilable colors is remarkable, al- the pinks and reds predominate. * Another point in favor of these at- 23 tractive tilips is the moderate cost of ""th;d bulbe].l - wmllll outlay bringing & g en full of color. g,.lmmn. the ‘choice varieties of mod- ,. erate cost are Clara Butt, Psyche and 8 Madame Krelage (pinks) and Famn- combe_Sanders, Pride of Harlem and | Few Brillante (reds). Yellow_ colors are absent, but are nicely supplied by using such varieties as scombe Yellow and Moon¥ight from the May- flowering group. The two or three white Darwin yarieties are still new and rather high in price. Purple col- ored varieties are quite common, but apparently not strongly in favor, judg- ing by the few planted. Just as a sug- gestion, attend either the Woodridge tulip show or the Takoma tulip show on Monday evening and make a list for next year's planting, For location of these exhibitions see Garden Club Notes. though 4 i | i { L 2 | CLIMBING R | That there is really an astonishing * number of good climbing roses is evi- denced by the following list presented by Prof. F. L. Mulford, author of .- Farmers’ Bulletin, No. 750, for the Home,” and other floricultural pub- lications published by the Department <of Agriculture: Early varieties—Zeph- « erine Drouhin, double, carmine; Paul’s | Scarlet Climber, double, scarlet; Miss Hellyet, double, pink; Pearl Queenw = double, white; Mlle. Cecile Brunner, | ¢ double, white and rose. Mid-season | varieties — Gardenia, double, yellow epening white: Alberic Barbier, double, 5y ellow ~ opening white; Klondyke, yellow opening white; Bridal | Vreath, double, white; Mary Lovett, {Houble, white; Silver’ Moon, single, | ‘“hite; Dr. W. Van Fleet, double, blush; { Alida’Lovett, double, pink; Longwood, | semi-double, pink; May Queen, double, i ; Pink Roamer, single, pink; Wed- | aing’ Bells, single, pink: Bess Lovett, {_double, red: Climbing American Beauty, ., double, Ted; Dazzling Red, double, red; Blye, double, rose. Medium late American Pillar, single, car- i white eye; Prof. C. S. Sar- gent, double, yellow buas opening white “ Corohation, double, scarlet crimson with white flecks; Farguhar, double, pink Jorsey Beauty, single, white; ~Mrs * Lovett, double, pink; Purit " ble, white. Late ieties—Mrs. Walkh, double, white; White Dorothy double, white; Milky Way, single, white; 1ady Godiva, double, blush; Evangeline, t gle, pink; Minnehaha, semi-double, Dipk; Debutante, double, pink: Lady Gay, double, pink; Dorothy Perkins, | < double, pink; Excelsa, double, red; | Hiawatha, single, red with white eye. | “There may be merit in large num-| bérs, but, on the other hand, numbers may be confusing. A good selection of varieties from the above lists might very | include Paul's Scarlet, Climbing | Beauty, Dr. W. Van Fieet enta. Probably choose but one variety, Dr. Fleet, would be wise selection on " FOR FARM AND GARDE) it one were Van Power and Hand * |show of tulips and cordially invites the | BY J. B. WELLINGTON. Upper: Lilies being gathered at the Shaw water gardens, Kenilworth, D. C Lower: A group of the Egyptian lotus, taken at the water gardens. —Photos by courtesy of Mrs. L. Helen Fowler. count of the vigor of the plant, length of flower stems and the lovely shell pink wers. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Some home gardeners have peas nearly a foot high at this time, having planted early and benefited by the warm period of early April. Such peas will outyield those of the same variety planted now because they will blossom and pod during the cooler weather. Swiss chard deserves a place in the vegetable garden. It is grown and han- dled in the same manner as its cousin, the beet, but forms no enlarged root, the edible portion being the leaves. The midribs are thick and stout and may be used much as asparagus or the whole leaf may be cooked as spinach. It is a cut-and-come-again vegetable, provided a few leaves are romoved at a time. Asparagus is worthy of & permanent place in the vegetable garden, but is often left out of the planting prograin because of the long time necessary in bringing a bed to the cutting ‘age. Growers have found that it doesn't pay to harvest a crop until the beginning of the third year in the garden. This long wait is well rewarded in the end and can be offset in part by using the sofl between the rows for growing let- tuce, spinach or other low-growing plants. Asparagus beds may be started from seed or with plants, preferably the latter, choosing where possible large, thrifty one-year-olds. Asparagus | should not be planted closer than four | feet between rows and two feet in the | row. The tender white onions known as| Spring onions may be secured by | planting a few rows iate in the Spring | or in early Summer and allowing them | to lie over Winter. Growth starts very early in the Spring, resulting in the edible stems. THE GARDEN CLUBS I The Takoma Horticultural Club Tulip Show originally scheduled for April 25 and 26 was postponed until Monday and Tuesday, April 29 and 30, due to a con- flict in the use of the branch library on one of the earlier days. The committee in charge still promises an excellent public to attend. The place of meeting "FOR FARM AND GARDEN. 1 Every Type Size and Description We repair, rebuild, serv- ice and sharpen all models. Truck service. is the branch of the Public Library, lo- cated at Fifth and Cedar streets, Ta- koma Park. Come and select varieties for the next Spring’s garden. A peony show for Washington and vicinity is a decided novelty in itself. Despite the fact that the peony can be grown in superb quality in this region, it never has attained the popularity that obtains farther North, possibly because of the fact that there are so many flowers, such as the roses, bloom- ing here at about the same time. This year local people are to be given a chance to see the y at its very best. The twenty-sixth annual exhi- bition of the American Peony Society will be held at the Willard Hotel early in June under the joint auspices of the American Peony Soclety and the Ameri- can Horticultural Soclety. Gorgeous blooms from all parts of the country will be on display in number and va- riety that will please every one. Local home gardeners are to be accorded a distinctive position and a beautiful Evening Star cup and lberal cash prizes have been provided to encourage participation. Next week information relative to preparing peonies for exhi- bition will be presented in this column. Information relative to this be obtained from Dr. Earle B. White, general chairman, 1624 I street north- west. The Woodridge Garden Club is ar- ranging to hold its annual tulip show on Monday evening, April 29, at the Masonic Hall, located at the corner of Rhode Island and Mills avenues north- east. Judging by the quality of previ ou. Woodridge flower shows, this wil be well worth the time of any flower lover, Mrs. A. L. Foster of 2229 Quincy street mnortheast, is chairman of the show _committee. Mrs#John Ihlder of the Georgetown Garden Club and Dr. Freeman Weiss of the Department of Agriculture will act as judges. The National Capital Federation of Garden Clubs has invited the officers of the 17 State Garden Club Federations to attend a conference here in Wash- ington_on May 1 and 2 to discuss t FOR FARM AND GARDE Spraying Cavity Treatment Tree Foods PHONE X rad [CLARENDON 500 . 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Repre- sentative are expected from Connecti- cut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, _Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. The business sessions will be held each morning at the Y. W. C. A, Sev- enteeth and K streets. After luncheon, .on Wednesday, at the Pierce Mill tea- house, the visitors will be taken to see various charming and interesting gar- dens in and around Washington. On Wednesday evening, at 8:15, the visit- ing delegations, together with the local garden clubs, will have the opportunity. of heartng B. Y. Morrison, well known narcissus breeder, give an illustrated talk on “Narcissus.” This lecture will be given in the auditorium of the In- terior Department, Eighteenth and F streets, and is open to any one inter- ested. For Thursday night, May 2, the committee has arranged a diner at the Cosmos Club for the visitors and other special guests, at which time they | will have the opportunity of hearing what each federation has accomplished. Besides the State Federations of Gar- resentatives of the Amerfcan Horticul- Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural So- clety, Massachusetts Horticultural So- ciety and various prominent horticul- tural workers from throughout the country. The following local garden clubs will be represented by their presi dents: Battery Park, Burleith, Chevy Chase, D. C.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Rocl ville, Georgetown, Hyattsville, Md Lyon Park, Va.; Takoma Park, Wood- ridge, Potomac Landscape and Garden Club, Natfonal Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety, Garden Club of the Forest and Piney Branch Rose and Garden Club. ‘The local federation has as its presi- dent Miss Margaret C. Lancaster; vice R. J. Haskell; secretaries, Miss Laura A, Wadsworth and Mr. D. O. Throg- morton; treasurer, Mrs. C. V. Mace. The committee on arrangements for the na- tional conference includes: Miss Lan- caster, as chalrman; Mrs. Truman Abbe, Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs. Herman Hol- Any smart carpenter can take some wall-board and a little lumber and transform your idle storeroom into a useful bedroom or play- room, relieving crowded and cramped conditions elsewhere in the house. You would be surprised how cheaply it can be done. Want an estimate? Sherman Ave. and W | Churches, is in New York City attend- D. C, SATURDAY, ferith, Mrs. John Ihlder, Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe and Mrs. John O. Johnson. The National Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety has set May 16 and 17 as the tentative dates for the annual Iris show. ‘The exact time and location will be an- nounced later. E. W. Sheets of the De-; partment of Agriculture is chairman of this exhibition. deliver his illustrated lecture on “Iris” at the next meeting in antjctpation of the coming show. PECK MEMORIAL CHAPEL. Judge W. I-:._Thrril ‘Will Address Men's Club. “The Narrow Way and What It Means,” will be the subject of the Rev. Irving W. Ketchum at Peck Memorial chapel tomorrow night. He also will preach in the morning. Judge Willlam F. Norris will speak to the men’s class tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Eliza- beth F. Ketchum will teach the wome: morning class. The first Sunday in May is children's day in the Sunday school. The school | will celebrate together with the Sun-| day school of the Church of the Cov- | enant. Dr. Darby Attends Conference. Dr. W. L. Darby, executive secretary | the Washington Federation of | of ing a meeting of the administrative committee of the Federal Council of Churches. He expects to spend Sun- day and Monday at Easton, Pa., the seat of Lafayette College. Dr. Darby expects to return to his office on Monday night. French Congregation Service. Rev. Florfan Vurpillot, pastor of the French Congregation which meets every Sunday at St. John's Church Lafayette square, at 4 pm. will preach tomor- Tow on “La recherche de la Verite.” GALLIHER & HUGUELY, Inc. St. NW. North 486 M. R. Adams, well| known iris grower, of Takoma Park, will | APRIL 27, 1929. FATHERS AND SONS HOLD ANNUAL EVENT TUESDAY Banquet in Rock Creek Parish House Will Follow Recep- tion to Rector. | | | Services will be conducted tomorrow | | at Rock Creek parish by the rector, Dr. F. J. Bohanan, with holy communion at prayer and sermon; 9:30 am. The third annual father and son din- | ner will be held in the new parish house Tuesday at €:30 ~o'clock, pre | ceded by a reception to the rector. Homer J. Councilor. of Calvary Baptist | | Church ‘and James R. Kirkiand, as- | | sistant district attorney of the District | of Columbia, will be the speakers. The Girls’ Friendly candidates of the | | diocese will hold their annual service | |and party May 4 at 2 pm., at Rock | REAL ESTATE. appointed gssociate secretary of the American Mission to Lepers, will be the principal speaker at the Spring in- gathering of leper funds, to be held, under the auspices of the Woman's In- 8:30 am, and at 11 o ‘clock morning | X church school, | § Creek. The service will be conducted | | by Dr. F. J. Bohanan. After the service 1a play will be given by the G. F. 8. candidates of the Ascension Church. The rite of confirmation will be ad- | ministered _at the 11 o'clock service May 5 by Bishop James E. Freeman. There will be a meeting of teachers | and officers of the church school Wed-‘ nesday at 8 o'clock in the parish house. | There will be an address by Linn C.| Drake, Scout executive of the Boy | Scouts of the District of Columbia, on | "Bnyd}’mblcms." Refreshments will be | served. : Bible Committee Meets. 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