Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1929, Page 18

REAL 18 THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. ' PRUNING SHRUBS This s the logical time of year to prune the flowering shrubs, such as bridal wreath, early deutzias, snow- balls, forsythia and mock oranges Plants which flowered profusely are rather unsightly and, what is more o the point, the old flowering wood will never bloom again and is really only an encumbrance to the plant. Young plants require little pruning beyona that of clipping out these old flowering #hoots, but old, overgrown shrubs will often profit from a more thorough operation, which includes the removal of some of the oldest stems at the base. In some cases it may be necessary to cut back the entire head of the plant 1 a lower height, that is, to shear off the crown of the plant. Such plants will s0on break into new growth and with good culture and some fertilizer may be in condition to bloom freely next Spring. Pruning is universally a dwarfing process, except in the case of ol vitalized plants, hence it is advisab! to spare the knife on the vounger. thrifty plants, but for old plants no procedure is more beneficial than pruning. l DAHLIA CULTURE The proper seacon dahlias has now arrived hove already planted have made no mistake except that the chances of having the finest blooms corae at th> time of the Autumn dahlia shows are lessened. Dahlias prefer a sandy loam soil, but are not exacting in this re- quirement and do well in any soil where water does not stand. The soil should be spaded again before planting. even though this was done in early Spring. “There is no better time to set the stakes than just prior to planting, and if one | S0 desires the variety label may be tacked directly on the stake. | The distance between plants should not be less than three feet in both directions, For fertilizer a large hand- ful of pulverized sheep manure or bone meal placed in the bottom of each hole and covered with two or more inches or soil before placing the tuber will assure large and abundant blooms. This fertilizer should be mixed with the bot- tom soit When fully covered, the tubers should stand about four or_five inches below the ground level. It is advisable to cover gradually, drawing in the rest of the soil the sprouts emerge. Growth will be hastened by watering the newly-set tubers, espectally if the soil is dry. For several reasons the dahlia is a satisfactory plant for the home garden. It has no insect or plant discase enemies except, perhaps, cut- worms, which draw no favorites. The fiowers come in September and October when there is a dearth of garden flow- | ers. Given sunlight, fertilizer little cultivation, the dahlia is almost | certain to repay the gardener for his effort. TOMATO GROWING The tomato is well adapted to home garden culture, combining utility and | beauty and growing rapidly if given a | fair amount of care. The ideal method | of culture for the small garden, and perhaps also for the large garden, is that shown in the accompanying pic- ture. Plants grown on a trellis such as pictured or tied to individual stakes take up much less space than when lying on the ground, are less exposed | 1o rotting in damp weather and yield | cleaner, more attractive fruits. It is| true that trained plants are not as pro- | ductive because of the necessity of pruning off some of the side shoots, but_lower production per plant can be easily offset by growing more plants per given acre. . Staked plants are | usually first to ripen fruit. Home garden culture of tomatoes is | ot as certain of suceess as field culture | because of the fact that the sofl be- | eomes charged. 5o to speak. with various | discases which, in the field, may be | avoided in part at least by rotation. that is, by choosing & new plece of | #oil each year. Fortunately there are| being developed types of tomatoes with | resistance to diseases of various kind.!,i However, no variety is resistant to all types of disease and hence disappoin ment often results when one has pur- chased resistant plants. Marglobe is| one of the new disease resistant fo- matoes that combines fine quality with | vigor. This variety was developed by Dr. Pritchard of the Department of | Agriculture and is now grown over a wide area of the Eastern United States. Earliana is the earliest variety, but is usually characterized by rough. mis shapen fruit. Bonny Best is a smooth fruited early variety of merit. Ponde- rosa in its red and yellow varieties is | always popular among home gardene! parily on account of the large size fruits and the solid, meaty, well flav. ored flesh which slices extremely we! Tomato plants should be in the ground now as soon as possible and, once started, may be stimulated into active growth by applying a liftle ni- trate of soda around, but not in contact with the base of the plants, TOMATO FRUIT WORM The large green worm depleted in | one of the accompanying illustrations i< often found on tomato plants in the home garden, but rarely in sufficient numbers to_hecome a real hazard to the crop, The tomato worm is, how- | ever, one of the largest, if not the | Jargest, worm that the home gardener has to contend with and. it may be added, one of the most terrifying in appearance. Plants sprayed with ar- senate of lead or Paris green will be amply protected against this insect, and usually simply jarring the worms + into a receptacle and destroying them js sufficient control. The chief dif- fleulty is that the insect is of the same color as the tomato foliage and is oft not discovered until after it has ae- complished considerable damage. ‘ GARDEN ITEMS | R o T T Pachysandra terminalis is the im- sing name of a ground cover plant being highly recommended by certain nurserymen for shady situations where grass will not grow. However, the garden editor has besitated to recom- mend the plant because of the rather dubious behavior of a planting under the purple beeches on the Agricultural Grounds. In this case, the plants have ba survived let alone being able to cover the soil Why is it that yellow roses are so relatively scarce as compared with pink and read varieties? IS it a ques- tion of vigor or due to the people’s preference® To many people the yel- Jow roses are most. attractive of all. Very shortly now the tulips and nar- cissus Jeaves may be removed from the flower borders and their place given over to Summer flowering Annuals. for_ planting Those whn | 1y ESTATE. BY J. B. WELLINGTON. Tomate plants supported on trellises or stakes, as illustrated ideal for the home garden as they occupy little space and yield e Photo by courte: and attractive fruit. become crowded, perhaps once every three to five years, Perennials, such as Sweet William, Canterbury bells, Columbine, clove pinks, etc., may now be sown for next year's bloom. The ideal cold frame makes an ideal garden for these little plants, | speaker at | torium of The home gardeners who responded to the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Whit- man Cross of Chevy Chase. Md., to it their rose garden last Sunday well repaid for their time. Nice ranged on a gentle easterly slope. garden. or better, gardens, prescnted a delightful picture destined to cling to the memory. Climbing roses, pil- lar roses, tree roses, bush roscs. a fine collection_totaling upward of 300 va- rieties, was spread out before one's ision. _Climbers appear to be Mr. Cross' favorites and were to be seen on all the division fences and on the arbors, under which passed the con- necting walks. Gardenia, Silver' Moon, | Dr. Van Fleet, Paul, Scarlet Climber and dozens of others which the gar- den editor did not know_were present in attractive display. The Los An- geles hybrid tea roses grown as a standard was & striking subject with its large blooms of salmon pink shaded with yellow and, in spite of its com- | monness, the Prau Karl Druschki, with its immense blooms of purest white, was by no means inconspicuous and seems destined to retain the affection of rose growers for a long time into the future. Mr. and Mrs. Whitman Cross are to be congratulated for their success in developing & superb rose | garden. The Takoma Horticultural Club staged its annual rose show on May 23 and 24 in the lecture room of the branch library, located at Cedar and Fifth streets northwest. It was a fine exhibition, well demonstrating that, no matter what happens to other flowes the rose is always popular. The club owes a debt to the Public Library for the privilege of using the beautiful building. | Substantial progress is reported by Aubrey B. Carter, 4611 Davidson street, Chevy Chase, Md., in the organization | of the new Montgomery Suburban | Garden Club embrocing the _town- ships of Chevy Chase Terrace, Somer- set, Priendship Heights, Drummond, and Chevy Chase Gardens. A second | 7 Deciding Factors p— THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. €., SATURDAY. JUNE 1. 1929.° REAL ESTATE.” nual lawn fete and supper June 4. Supper will be served in the Paris House from 5 to 7 o'clock. The lawn}| fete will be held in the orchard nea the parish house. i The teachers will hold their meeting{} in the parish house Wednesday. i i Rhode Isiand avenue mortheast. Prof. | Thurston _will speak on “The Land- scaping of the Flower Garden.” REV. FLOYD TOMPKINS | TO ASSIST DR. BOHANAN According to Mrs. E. F, Edwards, | 4458 Green ‘h parkway, the Society | of Little Gardens of Foxhall Village will hold its last meeting before the | Summer recess June 4, 3 to 5 o'clock The meeting will take the form of a visit to_members' gardens. The fo! lowing_hostesses will keep open gar dens: Mrs. F. W. Pyle, 4414 Reservoir road; Mrs. Edwin Bayly, 4455 Reservoir road: Mrs. F. E, Duncan, 4406 Green- wich parkway; Mrs. J. W. Grimes, 4411 Q street: Mrs. R. W. Westwood, 4450 Greenwich parkway, and Mrs. E. H. Dyke, 4422 Q street. e national peony show, to be held | t the Willard Hotel June 7 and 8 in connection with the sixth annual Spring _exhibition of the American Horticultural Society, is going to be & feature event for local home garden- ers. Never before has this peony show | been held in Washington but generally in more Northern cities. Aside from the peonies the interest of the local | gardeners seems to center in the garden organization exhibit, which calls for a planting covering a space 11 feet 9 inches by 6 feet, with a sundial or | bird bath as the central feature. No artificial plants may be used, but both oted and cut real plants are permis sible. Mrs, John Ihider, 2811 P street, chairman of this committes reports | that 10 garden clubs have alread: nified intentions of entering tr hibit, Substantial cash prizes are | offered in this class and 75 points are awarded the winning club toward The Evening Star trophy cup, the posses- sion of which goes to the club whose members total the largest number of points in the various classes of the how, which includes all Spring flowers well as peonies. Home gardeners | and their friends may see The Evening | ar trophy in the display windows of | t & Bro’s. Star Building, where it | be exhibited until June 7. '8 “THE MAN CP-.iRIST JESUS.” At the Sixth Presbyterian Church | Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. God- frey Chobot, will take for his com- munion theme, “The Man Christ Jesus.” The officers of the Sunday school are, making ‘plans for the annual Sunday school pienie, which will be held in Rock Creek Park opposite the reservoir | June 8, beginning at 10 o'clock. Holy Communion to Be Celebrated Tomorrow at St. Paul's Rock Creek Church. Holy Communion will be celebrated at St. Paul's Rock Creek Church to- morrow at both the 8:30 and the 11 rclock services in the moming. Rev.| Flovd W. Tompkins will assist the rector, Dr. F. J. Bohanan, and preach the sermon at 11 o'clock. Rev. Tomp- kins is the associate rector of Holy rinity Church, Philadelphia. The church schoo! will hold its session at 9:30 am. and the Young Peoples' ciety will hold its mecting at 7 p.m The Reclory Guild will hold the an- North Clevela Park 36th and Veazey Sts. N.W. Conn. Ave. to Bureau of Standards, West 2 Blocks on Picrce Mill Road *13,750 Real Values English Cottage Type Homes Cleveland Park Congregational t Celebrate Sunday Morning. THe annual Spring communion | ice will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at | the Cleveland Park Congregational | Church. The sermon will be entitled, “Spirit With Spirit Can Meet.” Capt. | G. M. Irish, head of the board of | deacons, will direct the service. The Sunday school pienic will held June 7 at Pierce Mill, be Fight rooms, hath and extra lavatory: semi-detached k, artistically built. Homes of superior construction ideally lncated near large estates and Bureau of Standards, G overlooking Connecticut Avenue, above, a 3 above, are | GEl ¢ ripening Department. of Agriculty ot just the stercotyped homes you are accustomed to secing, but superior in every detail, CHAS. D. SAGER Builder Realtor Owner 924 14th St. N.W. meeting was _held Tuesday permanment organization eflected | lowing the business session, W. E Sheet of the United States Department of Agriculty and well known Iris grower, delivered a lecture on “Good of Iris and How to Grow and_ a Prof. A. S. Thurston of the Uni- | sity of Maryland will be the guest the meeting of the Wood- ridge Garden Club June 3 in the audi- the Sherwood Presbyterian Twenty-second street and ' Main 36 Church, E L R T Price, $7,950.00 Located in one of the finest suburbs of Washington McKinley St., Huntington Terrace, Bethesda, Md. Five large rooms and bath. front and rear porch, oak floors, beautifully finished—built-in features and finest con- struction throughout. 1j-acre lot. One-half block from car line. Free bus service for school childrer Open Saturday and Sunday Call Bradley 305 6500 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Realtors A true center-halt colonial home. pleasingly situated on a wooded lot with a frontage of 170 feet — containing every modern feature. Drive west from Conn. Ave. on W. Thorn- apple two blocks to home, for Home in CK CREEK PAR}( l A\ ESTATES 1621 K St. N.W. Metrop. 5678 The 7 Home Features of ROCK CREEK PARK ESTATES Pride dress. Over 100 Acres fied Against ing “Citified.” 1% Safeguarding ment. Exclusive type by Wm. P, Lipscomh Company. Every house custom- built and approved by jury of architects. City's most beautiful % Strcet or Beach Drive through the Park. approaches Gladiolus bulbs may be used as replace- | ments for the Spring flowers. Dr. Grif- ths of P\ne advises that tulip bulbs be lifted from the sofl and laid away in & dry, cool, dark place until early ~Autumn and then reset in the soil, Some gardeners dig the tulips every two years, some never dig them. depend- ing on new bulbs for Annuai lifting s undoubtedly bes affords an opportunity to work and fertilize the soil and to separate the emall bulbs from the large. In addi- tion, the bulbs seem to undergo a more complete rest period In storage. Nar- cissus. on the other hand, sfhuld not e lifted except when the pla‘\u have the Department of Agricul- | Telephone in Your Becom- ! es Fronting Rock Creek Park. 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