Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 18

REAT ESTATE THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints I ROSES At the meeting of the Takoma Horti- eultural Club, held April 29, Peter Bis- £et of the Department of Agriculture gave a very interesting and helpful talk on roses, using lantern slide views to emphasize his points and to illustrate varieties. The control of pests was de- gcribed as the greatest obstacle to suc- cess. For aphids. such as are now busy sucking the life sap of buds and tender growth, Mr. Bisset recommended 1 to 11} teaspoonfuls of Black Leaf 40 to 1 gallon of water. For the control of aphids, black spot and mildew, either gingly or combined, a dust made up of | 41, ounces of alr slaked lime, 5 ounces of dusting sulphur and 1, ounce of Black Leaf 40 is sugeested. The liquid Inck Leaf may be slowly stirred into| the lime and sulphur mixture and will be absorbed without making a paste. An ordinary fiour sifter was suggested as a means of mixing. For chewing insects, | arsenate of lead was advised Coming to the matter of plants and | planting, Mr. Bisset recommended the use of two-year-old budded roses, The plant should be set so that the bud | union is about two inches below the sur- face of the soll. Sprouts from the root | should be removed as they are wild, in- ferior types in the case of budded | plants. These sprouts may be dis- tinguished by the presence of seven Jeafiets per leaf instead of the usual five Ccharacteristic of improved varieties, At the time of planting, shoots one-fourth inch in diameter should be cut back to four inches and those one-half inch in diameter to six inches. | Mr. Bisset strongly advised purchase from rose growers of good standing. He spoke of one lot of inferior stock from which 65 per cent of the plants | had to be removed on account of dis- ense. Climbing rose shoots should be allowed to stand two scasons and then cut back to the ground. This insures a constant supply of strong, new wood. In cutting blossoms of bush roses, cut long stems so as to obtain sturdy new | ghoots. Rose beds should not bé over 6 feet | broad, so that the soil may be worked and flowers cut without standing on the beds. The old plan of digging out beds to 2 feet in depth was declared absurd and even harmful in this local- jty, a depth of 6 to 8 inches being ade- quate. Rose Xanthina and Rosa hugonis were mentioned 8s two vellow roses for utilization as shrubs and which required but little pruning. So-called tree roses | may be developed from ordinary bush varieties by selecting one strong shoot | and keeping off lower growth. This| shoot must be renewed every two years. | Mr. Bisset had much to say about | rose varieties. Zepherin Drouhin was | declared to be a wonderful pink climber, absolutely without thorns. Sil- ver Moon or Gardenia may be used to | grow on large evergreen trees, making | 2 wonderful picture. Excelsa is the best | of the red ramblers, being quite resist- ant to mildew. Sweetheart and Amer- | iran Pillar were 2lso favorably men- | tioned. Single arches made of pipe and placed over the garden walk are recom- mended as a support for climbers. Among bush roses, Mr. Bisset listed Ophelia and its sports, radiance, red radiance, Mrs. Charles Bell and Frau Karl Druschki as very successful in this Iocality. Red radiance originated as a bud sport from pink radiance in the Gude greenhouses. Mr. Bisset presented pletures of many of the fine new in- troductions, some of which are easily grown and others require special care. Mrs. Wakefield Christie Miller was de- gcribed as a fine bedding rose and Dame Edith Helen as one of the most mar- ‘velous roses ever introduced. 1 1 for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. BY J. B. WELLINGTON. . Upper—A hybrid tea rose grown according to the intensive system recom- | mended by Mr. Bisset. Severe pruning has resulted in long stems and large | flowers. Many home gardeners prefer to prune less and secure more blooms per plant, Lower—The life story of the dréaded Japanese beetle. Practically its entire existence is spent in the soil, making control measures difficult. THE EVENING clally our useful crops. According to Circular No. 363 of the Department of Agriculture, the apple, quince, peach, sweet cherry, plum, grape, blackberr. clover, soy bean, rose, althea and mos all_annual flowers are favored foods. The life cycle of the Japanese beetle requires a full year for completion. Five-sixths of this time is spent in the {sofl, at which time the growing in- i sects may cause serious damage to grass | by eating the roots. A carbon disul- | phide emulsion has been developed as { & practical means of controlling the in- i sects in Jawns, | proved effective in controlling the adult I beetle on the foliage of trees and | shrubs. A mixture of three pounds of | arsenate of lead paste, two pounds of flour and 30 gallons of water is recom- | mended for spraving apples, cherries, | grapes and ornamental trees. For the | peach, a weaker mixture, one and five tenths pounds two pounds of flour and three pounds | of unslaked lime to 50 gallons of water | Is suggested. Undoubtedly when the | gardener has to face the Japanese | beetle in earnest he will rise success- | fully to the occasion just as he has | done with various other pests in the past. In the meantime, it would be a good pian to write for & copy of the above mentioned circular and become familiar with control measures. local home THE VEBETABLE GARDEN Many of the home gardeners are al- ready Grawing returns from their vege- table gardens. Radishes and spinach and possibly lettuce are among the sn- nual crops that are belng harvested and, of course, those that have aspara- qus and rhubarb have been enjoying these crops for some time. Beans and sweet corn may be planted now with assurance of rapid growth. In fact these plants are already up in many gardens. Tomatoes, eggplants, cu- cumbers and others of the Summer type | of vegetables may be set out of doors with expectation of soon starting into vigorous growth. Those, wWho put to- | matoes into the open garden before this time may have observed how poorly they grow in cool, wet weather. The tomato came from the American tropics and really does not thrive at all in the open until real warm weather arrives Fertilizer applied as a side dressing along the row is an effective means of keeping the vegetables growing rapidly, | 'and it is almost axiomatic to say that vegetables have to grow rapidly to be at their best. This is especially true of root crops, such as radish, beets and carrots, and almost as true for leafy plants,’ such as lettuce and spinach. Nitrate of soda and sulphate of am- monium are often used as this side dressing, because of their content of readily available nitrogen. Both are what are commonly known as strong fertilizers and must be used cautiously One pound of either fertilizer scattered Chevy Chase Terrace STAR. WASHINGTON, D. Arsenate of lead has of arsenate of lead paste, | Charming Detached Homes Colonial and English Design With Garage Overlooking Chevy Chase golf course, 15 minutes from the heart of the city. Six SATURDAY. | atong a 75-foot row is sumcent for one application, | " Paper mulch may be the coming sys- | tem of culture, but until the time that ;tha home gardener has adopted this promising new system it is up to him | to practice regular cultivation, especially | following heavy rains which beat down the sofl, hardening its surface and pre- venting’ proper seration. The surface of clay soll may become so hard as to prevent tender seedings from breaking through. The lima bean is one of the plants that need tillage to help break through. With the bean beetle as an almost certain enemy and the old reliable cut worms busy as usual, the gardener has a fight on ds. Magnesium arsenate is the best poison for the bean beetle and pyrethrum soap the best! non-poisonous. material, The following information was re- | celved from L. M. Clarke, president of | the Woodridge Garden Club: “The Spring exhibition of the Wood- ridge Garden Club will be held on Tues- day and Wednesday, May 21 and 22, at the Sherwood Presbyterian Hall, | Twenty-second street and Rhode Island | | avenue. This show has always com- | | pared very favorably with other flower shows held in Washington and the | plans which the committee has worked out for the show. this year promise to make it the best the club has vet held. “The Pennsylvania Horticultural So- ciety medal will be awarded as a sweep. stakes prize, as has been doue for the past two years. This beautiful medal is a work of art and well worth striving for. It will be awarded to the exhib- itor securing the largest total of points in the show. “Mémbers of the Woodridge Garden Club and all those residing within the limits of the Rhode Island Avenue Citi- zens’ Association’s territory are pei leged to exhibit and are especially urged to do 0. These flower shows are held for the purpose of stimulating interest in more and better flowers n our com- munity, and this can best be done by all taking an active part in the exhibii, | “There will be classes for bouquets of | mixed flowers, for roses, peonies, iris, flowering shrubs, columbine, coreopsis, delphinium, gaillardia, lilies, lupine, pansies, pinks, Oriental poppies, pyr thrum, snap dragons. Sweet Willlam, annual flowers, potted flowers, fruits and vegetables, | "“The committee has been fortunate In securing as judges Prof. David Lums- den and Mr. Hamilton Martin, poth of the Department of Agriculture. | “The next meeting of the Woodridge Garden Club will be held on June 3, when Prof. A. W. Thurston of the Uni- ! versity of Maryland will speak on | ‘Flower Arrangement.’” The Burleith Garden Club met Thursday evening, May 16, at the home | of Mrs. Stella Hawkins, 1921 Thirty- fAY 1 seventh street northwest. Mrs. C. V. Mace and Mr. Carl Smith gave very interesting talks on wild flowers and their naturalizaiion in the home| | garden. | The Community Garden Club of | Rockville was accorded the pleasure of listening to Mr. Beasley, State forester | of Maryland, discuss “Roadside P]nnt-‘ ing” at the meeting held Friday, May | 10, at the home of Mrs. Leonard A.| Nicholson. The talk was highly ap- propriate in view of the club’s active participation in tres planting projects. | Miss Laura Ann Wadsworth, president | of the Rockville club, has been chosen | as a member of the floor committee for the Natfonal Peony Show, to be held | at the Willard Hotel in early June. | An important new garden club in prospect is the proposed Montgomery Suburban Garden Club, which is to embrace the Drummond, Somerset, | Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase Ga: dens and Chevy Chase Terrace com- munities. An organization meeting was | held last evening st the Somerset School. Prof. David Lumsden dis- cussed the subject, “Gardens and Their Value to a Community,” and Miss Margaret C. Lancaster, president of the National Capital Federation of Gar- | den Clubs, discussed “The Garden Club Movement.” Mr. Aubrey B. Car- ter, 4611 Davidson street, Chevy Chase, Md., presided. | Prof. David Lumsden judged at the | Alexandria Flower Show, held at Alex- andria, Va., on May 15. | James M. R. Adams, one of the mem- bers of National Capital Dahlia and*, Irls Soclety, most active in establishing the Iris test garden at Walter Reed Hospital, wishes to announce that this garden will be at its height of beauty tomorrow. It is hoped that flower | lovers will avail themselves of this op- portunity to see the iris at its best. ‘The garden is located about half way | between Georgia avenue and Sixteenth | street on the north side of the main | drive. All varieties are labeled plainly | and it will be easy to make a fine choice | for the home garden. | According to his usual custom, Mr. Adams has opened his private garden to inspection on Sunday. This garden is located at 230 Spruce avenue, Tako- ma Park, Md., and contains, in addition to & fine collection of irls, many other Spring flowers, all set in & most en- chanting landscape picture. | On Vacation Voyage. ‘ NEW YORK, May 18 (P).—Mr. and | Mrs. Irving Berlin salled on the | Olympic today for a three months’ va- | cation in Europe. They sald they would visit London and Paris and motor across France and Italy. Their young daughter was left behind in care | of & nurse. | Artistic REAL ESTATE | record, and a young German pilot, Wil | liam Ulbrich,” would accompany him. The plane is called The Three Mus- keteers. Their plane will be refueled by means | of a device which will enable them to pick up cans of gasoline from the World Record Held by Army Airplane Will Be ground. Miss Gentry saild she would take off Challenged. Tuesday morning. Her plane has been christened the answer. Walter J. | Carr, designer of the plane, will ac- company her. FOR RENT First Floor Office 14th St. Between Eye and K Sts. NW. Desirable, well lighted, two large rooms, private lavatory; suitable for real estate or similar business. Can rent furnished or unfurnished By the Assoclated Press. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., May 18. —A woman will command one of two planes which were being fitted out today to challenge the world's refueling flight record held by the Army plane Questlon Mark. Announcement of the plans of Miss Viola Gentry, former holder of the women's endurance record, to attempt to better the record of 150 hours 40 minutes and 15 seconds established by the crew of the Question Mark at Los' Angeles last January, was made simul- taneously with a similar announcement | on the part of a crew headed by Lieut. | H. B. Clarke, former manager of Roose- velt Field, Lieut. Clarke said he planned to take | off in & monoplane Monday in an effort to stay aloft 200 hours. He sald Martin | Jensen, holder of the world's solo fiight | Rent very reasonable B. 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We know that this insect has reached this vieinity and that it will undoubtedly stay for an indefinite period. but there is the hope- ful assurance that other communities | have successfully overcome its depreda- tions. Local gardeners have the ad- vantage of years of experience gained in fighting the Japanese beetle in New Jersey and elsewhere. One parasitic insect brought over from Japan is ald- July and August, and of a distinctive | pinkish white color. Due to the habit of eating from within spraying is of no | avafl. . it early Spring the larvae may | be killed by the simple expedient of | drawing the youhg leaves between the | thumb and forefinger. The chief means | of fighting the pest is to lift and sepa- | The iris borer has been active in many local gardens this Spring. Ac- cording to B. Y. Morrison, Farmers' Bulletin No. 1406, “Garden Irises,” the | eggs of this fiWsct are deposited in | Autumn on or near the basal leaves. | rate the clumps in July, hunting out | In this locality the eggs hatch in April, | and destroying the borers and resetting | the young Iarva or worm entering the | uninjured plants. Fortunately the com-.| Jeaf ‘and eating its way downward to- | mon garden iris is not the specles most/| ward the fleshy root. Here it does the | favored by the borer. Nevertheless, | greatest injury, sometimes eating all | serfous injury often occurs and plants | ing in reducing the numbers of Japa- the growing points and killing the need watching for this pest. nese beetles. One serious difficulty to plants. The larvae are about 1.5 inches Just how serious a problem the | be met is the fact that Japanese beetles in length at the time of their maturity, | Japanese beetle (see illustration) is go- eat almost all forms of plant life, espe- it House 3060 Porter St. N.W. 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