Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1929, Page 20

REAL ESTATE. SATURDAY. MAY 25, 1929. STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. THE EVENING | temperature was found of material bene- fit. A little potassium permanganate ) put in the water in which asters and dahlias were standing helped to prevent the bad odor which usually comes from this type of stem. Such results as these REAL ESTATE. to support the plant. When roots are [ becoming a matter of history, but per- | peony blooms. These should be cut| So i " frecly Tformed the plants should be ! haps the finest of all is stili in Store ' whue sl n bud, carefully packed and uzce of Citronella. transplanted to good soil, watered well | for flower admirers. The . national !( & 1 Refri tirige Citronells grass, from which is ob- and thaded for a few days from the | peony show, sponsored by the American taken té the Terminal Refrigerating & | tgineq the citronella oil used extensive- midday sun. Subsequent wateringPeony Society and the American Horti- | Warehousing Co.. Eleventh and E streets | . 5¢ g mosquito repellent, is cultivated i should be moderate until they are well | cultural Society, to be held at the Wil- uthwest. Packages snould be marked = 4 are relatively elementary, but when | established. | lard Hotel June 7 end 8, promises to|“For Peony Show” and carry exhib- b the southern part of Ceylon, also in multiplied with many more will help| “Budding and grafting are not neces- be a real event in local horticulture, | itors’ names. | Malacca and Java. Attempts to pro- | reduce gardening to a more scientific|sary in order to get satisfactory re- | presenting peonies, orchids, roses and | The garden clubs are Teceiving sPe- | quce it eleswhere have not been par- | basis and relieve the home gardener ! sulis in growing roses either about lhe’olhtr seasonal blooms of superb qual- i cial consideration—with a competitive stccessful. Citronells X'!;‘ { teularly from many disappointments. | farm home or on the city lot. ity. exhibit in garden design, in charge of | ! 3 s 2 = | 7 The schedule. entry blanks and prize | Mrs. John Thider of the Georgetown |8rOWs in ordinary soil, but thrives pest d | G THE HOME GARDENER Piactical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundinge of the Home. BY J. B. WELLINGTON. in a moist, hot atmosphere. ARD! ITEM home gardeners may os the small handbook, “Garden Lilies,” written by Isabella Preston of the Dominion ~Experimental Farms, Ottawa. Miss Preston is well known for her experimental work in florjeulture and has developed several new lilies. | Dr. L. H. Flint is author of a new per on the use of paper mulch ited States Department of Agriculture cular No. 77, “Suggestions for Pa- n Mulch Trials.” Coples may be ob- ned from the department and will ist gardeners who contemplate try- out_this new type of garden cul- | e. Gardeners who have difficulty keeping cabbage -and caulifiower nts free from Toot maggots should the mercury bichloride treatment | ch now is used by commercial gar- | ners who grow these crops at this | e of year. | A solution prepared by dissolving one | ounce of mercury bichloride, common- | 1v{ known as corrosive gublimate, in 10 | gdllons of water, is poured about the | rabts of each plant at the rate of about ore-half cupful per plant. If applied sapn_after setting and again in about | 1 days, good control of this pest is asured. The only objection fo the | treatment is the fact that corrosive | sublimate is highly poisonous and must | bd kept from children and animals. *-Cutworms in the Garden” is the Htle | of. leaflet No. 2, published by the United | tes Department of Agriculture. A | mixture of five pounds of dry bran and | folir ounces of white arsenic or paris | n is molstened with a pint of mo- | lafses and sufficient water to make a | ngy mass. This material is spread | alpng the rows at nightfall as food for | Some ted Sagagmsoea inter- | s | were needed, with more if washed off | e e s or ntayy | tings may or may not be made with lengthened the /by slin during rains | mus | effective perlod of each spray. It is pleasing to note that certaln | of the modern scientific research insti- PRESERVING CUT FLOWERS |tutions are turning to the simpler | horticultural problem and analyzing |them in a thorough-going way. We { accept too much for granted. Because | certain practices have been used for a long time they often are accepted as | absolutely right. The Boyce Thompson | Institute for Plant Researgh Yonk- |ers, N, Y., ted 44 chemicals, includ- |ing aspirin, acids, alcohols and salts, |for placing in water to preserve cut In Farme for the Home, the United States De culture has the following to say re- garding the propagation of bush roses by slips or cuttings: “Softwood, or greenwood, cuttings are made soon after blooming from wood of the current year's growth. This may | be taken from stems that have grown roses or those that have not. There are claims that it makes a difference which sort of shoot is used, but good. strong shoots are the most important consideration. These should be cut to three eyes. All the leaves should be removed except the top one, and all the leaflets should be removed from this except parts of two. These cut- “heel,” which in this sense is a the cutting. The cuttings should be placed at once in a light, loamy soil or in sand in a bed where the atmosphere may be inclosed. A cold frame or spent hotbed is a suitable place if the glas is shaded or a cheesecloth frame is used instead of the sash. For a few cut- tings, many people have success by in- verting over them a frult jar (see illu tration) or a glass dish. ‘The cuttings. direct rays of the sun when under glass to prevent burning. The object of the inclosed atmosphere is to prevent undue evaporation from the leaves b fore the roots have formed sufficient Bulletin No. 750, “Roses | plece of older wood at the bottom of | however, need to be shielded from the | Mr. and Mrs. Whitman Cross, whose home is at_the corner of Brookeville ! road and East Kirke street, Chevy; Chase, Md,, invite members of local garden clubs to visit their rose garden Sunday. This is a gooa opportunity to see a beautiful collection of roses, finely | grown and arranged. The garden clubs | are fortunate. The public is invited to attend the flower show of the Garden Olub of Chevy Chase, Md., to be held Tuesday. | May 28, from 2 to 6 p.m., at the Chevy Chase Library, at Connecticut avenue | and Kirke stree ‘There will be no charge for admittance. The exhibits all are from the mem- | bers' gardens and will consist of peonies. | roses, other perennials, wild flowers and flowering shrubs. The flower show com- mittee includes Mrs. Parker Dodge, | M Albert E. Fowler, Miss Loui: Ison, Mrs. Minor 8. eson, Mrs. Da am Percival Wilson, Whitman' Cross, Mr: . James M. Spear. Mrs. Lester Wil- son. Mrs. Boyd Carpenter and Mrs, Karl Loos. : A. Gude Sons Co. invites gardeners and their friends to visit their new iris garden in Rockville, Md. about two miles beyond the city on the main road to Frederick via Gaithersburg. This garden covers about two acres and includes most of the recent introduc- tions as well as the standard varieties. ‘The Spring flower shows rapidly are on cold storage to save their ber of points OPEN SUNDAY nable world in Parie. T E e Sy G i | list are now Iout and may be obtaine en Club, hnnd an oppar'ur:nv = 3 % % 5 i SE OPAGATION H G N J | from Dr. Earle B. White, general chair- | compete for The. Evening Star trophy. | = | . ROSE PROPAGATI | THE GARDEN CLUBS man, 1624 I street northwest. | which is to be awarded to the local élub | Having one's portrait done in lipstick i ” { | Local home gardeners will .be forced | whose members tofal the largest num- |is one of the latest crazes of the fasi- . 2 the worms who emerge from the soil in | flowers and found that not a single one | early evening in search of food. It is| suggested that the mixture may be | brbadcast over the ground before plant- | ing to remove the hazard of worm in- Juky. One of the newest developments in ingect control is the plan of collecting | beneficial insects, such as lady beetles. | and holding them in cool storage until plant lice or thrips are numerous and then releasing them directly in the field. Growers of red bush roses frequently arp disturbed and puszled by the petals Va:lnx on a bluish tint rather than the bright red color properly belonging to | the variety. s reported in a recent | number of the Journal of the Royal | Saciety of New South Wales. an Aus- | tralian investigator has found that red | roses which turn blue have insufficient | tapnin in the cell sap of the petals. | The tannin was of the same quality in non-bluing and bluing varieties, but dif- 1fered greatly in quantity. We commonly think of weeds as use- | Jess plants growing in the garden or | flower beds to the detriment of culti- | vated ‘types. No one thinks of beets and carrots, for example, as weeds, bu they sre, nevertheless, when crowding | each other in the row. It is really just as important to thin out the useful | plants so that some may grow and ma- ture properly as it is to pull out chick- | was better than clear water. Rose clippings before and Upper: Such cuttings as these after rootings. | are made by hundreds of local garden- ers and are the source of a very con- siderable part of the beautiful roses r-= in bloom throughout the city and s “urbs. - Lower: A miniature hotbed caonsisting o: a fruit jar inverted over a rose clip- ping. effectively was when the adult was| emerging from the leaves. This period covers not over two or three wecks, gen- | erally in early May in the vicinity of f Baltimore. Over a seven-year period, | the beginning of emergence was from | April 26 to May 26, although the nor- | mal time was May 10 to 15. The right time for sprays may be determined by examination of the young insects. “As soen as the wing pads, legs and| antennae of the pupae turn dark col- ored the first spray should be applied.” A mixture of one part of molasses, diluted with four parts of water, plus icotine sulphate (Black Leaf 40) l!l the rate one to 500 parts of spray ma- terial gave excellent control. as high as 99 per cent where carefully applied. Since emerging continues over a period of three weeks, at least three &prays CHEVY CHASE, D. C. *» 3515 RITTENHOUSE ST. » Open Sunday Detached brick. 9 rooms, 2 first-floor lavatory, eon- crete side porch, maid's room and hath, 2-car brick garage. 60-ft, frontage. N. L. SANSBURY CO., INC. 1418 Eye 8t N.W. Natl. 5804, = 8 Sold in ‘ Just One Left! Yaur Last Chance to secure one of these beautiful 6-room semi-detached homes, with every modern feature, for— 5250 Cash! 35950 Month! Only One Left In This Beautiful Kansas Ave. Group SEE THESE FEATURES: 2 Weeks! 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Piece Sink (buff), Arti Two-Colored Bath (gre: buff), Real Open epla Breakfast and Sleeping Porches, Concrete Front Porch, Cafritz Wardrobe Closets, Parquet Floors, 7« inch Oak Hardware Floors and Trim throughout, Paved Alley and Ga: $10,950 4919 Kansas Ave. N.W. Bus—Geor, Ave. Car, 14th St. East to Kansas Ave. 1016 Owners and Builders of Communities This exhibit h at entrance to Country Club Hilla containse many innovations. Open for inspection RUMBACK REALTY CO. /nc. CLARENDON, VIRGINIA CQuushington. Office 1517 K ST.NW Phone. MET. 5964-5 ° 3245 Klingle Road But every gardener can thin his plants 10 rooms: 3 baths; oil burner; and gain by the operation. Seed packets usually bear directions for thinning and the seed. catalogue usually offers sensible suggestions in this respect. 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