Evening Star Newspaper, June 29, 1929, Page 21

REAL f ——— ESTATE. * PROVED S RCEDBYBULER Clevelander Utilizes Comfort to Make Dwellings At- tractive to Buyers. Time immemorial has seen every man's castle remain a paramount factor | 1n life, until recent years when a slow | drifting away to apartment houses has | changed the situation. This movement | has progressed by leaps and bounds | until now in 1928 statistics provided by | the United States Department of Labor show that more people are residing in | apartments and other multiple dwell- | ings than in single and two-family | houses. The percentage for apartinents nosed ahead to 53.7 per cent as against 35.2 per cent for single houses and 11.1 for the two-family style. In 1927 apart- | ments had a percentage of 48.3 accord- | ing to Government figures. Many reasons have been advanced for the increasing popularity of apart- ments and the crumbling of the tradi-| tlons which have safely guarded the private home from the day of the cave man. | Changing aspects of our economical | life have delayed the age of marriage and are sending single people to apart- | ments for small suites. Concentrated | population in the great cities seem to have accelerated the movement away | from home ownership. Young marrie couples are showing a tendency to flock to apartment houses. Don A. Loftus, president of Homes | Permanesque of America, Inc, of| Cleveland, believes he has solved the riddle. Loftus finds apartments have won_popular favor because they offer greater comforts and lururies so pro- nounced in this age. Other reasons advanced by Loftus are cheap construc- tion and high cost of ownership and upkeep have driven many away from individual homes. ‘Thus Homes Permanesque came into being as the answer to the problem of “bringing America back home.” Loftus began this counter movement in Cleve- land and now has extended operations on'a national scale with gratifying re- | sults éverywhere he has ventured. idea is to construct a better type, of home with every modern conveni- ence in equipment combining fire-safe construction with utility and luxury and. selling at a price that is withii the range of the great American middie class and on an installment plan that will not work a hardship. Standard products, nationally adver- tised and enjoying widespread recogni- tion and confidence have been brougit together to build Homes Permanesque. Loftus believes the responsibility for “bringing America back home” Trests ‘with the real estate dealers and he has issued a call to his profession to meet the issue. REALTY GAIN SHOWN BY INDEX NUMBER May Activity Indicated by 88.6, With 100 as Base, According to National Association. May real estate activity is indicated by the figure 88.6, according to the statistics compiled by the National As- sociation of Real Estate Boards from the number of deeds recorded in 64 | eities from which the associa‘ion draws its data, using 1926 as a base year upon which to compare activity from month ;o“month. The figure for April was ‘This is the ninth index figure to be computed by the association in the new series. Formerly the association com- piled index figures based, not on deeds alone, but on all transfers and convey- ances in the cities repo; For that reason the former series not com- parable with the present one. | ‘The revised monthly index, from Jan- uary, 1924, to date, is as follows: 1924. 1925.41926. 1927. 1328. 1929, January 1.9 97.7 100 913 89.6 87.4 Feb: 946 957 100 905 92.7 886 980 100 917 852 99.8 102.4 100 906 826 1009 1079 100 912 90.2 882 974 100 878 842 944 1068 100 941 843 963 1070 100 961 913 960 1090 100 912 838 er .....103.0 1126 100 947 95.0 November . 925 1057 100 969 891 December .. 99.9 109.6 100 957 856 ... *Activity for each month of 192615 tak: as the norm of activity for that month. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, 1929.° SATURDAY, JUNE 29, THE HOME GARDENER Practical ‘and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. BY J. 8. WELLINGTON. I A Disastrous Disease I The name twig blight is commonly applied to the ravages of fire blight | when restricted to the short fruiting | twigs of the apple or pear. It is the| same organism that wipes out whole pear trees end large limbs of certain | apple varieties, such as Yellow Trans- | parent. In the case of twig blight | the bacteria, for fire blight is a bac- terial disease, seems unable to advance beyond the soft younger growth. Twig blight can be very serious and is epi- demic this year in parts of Virginia and Maryland. The unfortunate part is that it kills back the twigs that are carrying young apples or pears and | thus seriously cuts into the crop. Per- | | haps the worst feature of all is the fact that there is nothing that can be done to control twig blight. Presumably it | is carried from twig to twig by insects, | especially during the period that blooms | are open. The home gardener may | wonder why spraying is of no avail Simply because the twig blight organ- ism travels beneath the outer bark | where sprays cannot reach it. ‘There are one or two redeeming fea- | tures to the situation, namely, that | bad outbreaks are rare, and again that some varieties of apples are relatively resistent even in bad years. Twig blight, or fire blight, winters over in cankers on the larger limbs ,trunk or roots. In some parts of the country fair control has been secured by cutting out the decayed tissue of these cankers and disinfecting with a strong bactericide, such as cor- rosive sublimate. One trouble in ef-| fectively carrying out such a program in the home orchard would be in secur- ing co-operation of neighbors. Without concerted effort, reinfection would | probably be so prompt as to greatly offset the value of the treatment. I The Neglected Goosebe: ‘The accompanying illustration of a gooseberry branch in fruit bears evi- dence of the ability of this plant to produce abundant fruit; in fact, no fruit plan it more regular in annually re- turning a crop. Yet the gooseberry is about the least popular of all the fruits. ‘There are probably several reasons—high acidity of the fruit when not fully ripe, the excessive thorni- ness of the wood, which makes har- vesting without gloves a torment, and the fact that gooseberries coincide with raspberries and blackberries in time of fruiting. It looks now as if the thorns might be removed in the near future, as tne Tlinois Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion has bred a thornless gooseberry, which may well become the progeni- tor of a new race. The other objec- tions are not so easily overcome, but when one considers the widespread use of the gooseberry in England ang northern Europe, the thought arises that this fruit must have possibilities in this country. It is true that larger fruited varieties are grown in Europe, but the present American varieties are not to be despised when allowed to ripen fully on the bush. Dr. U. P. Hedrick, pomologist of the famous New York State Experiment Station, at Geneva, lays the lack of popularity of the gooseberry in Amer- jca to the use of inferior varieties and to the use of green fruit. Un- doubtedly, in the course of time both handicaps will be overcome, the first by the plant breeder and the second | by better knowledge of the fruit, and then the gooseberry will take a prom- inent place in the home fruit garden. Perénnials are favorites in the home flower garden and would undoubtedly be used much more generally if plants were available at moderate cost and without the inconvenience of sending away for them. Who would gainsay the desirability of an old-fashioned hardy garden or bed of gaillardia, hardy pinks, foxgloves, larkspur and the like. This is a good time of year to start these plants from seed for next year's blooming. The outlay for a few pack- ets of seed will be very small, indeed, ‘compared with the cost of plants from ths stores. And then there is the satisfaction that comes from produc- ing one’s’own stock, a . feeling which OPEN SUNDAY ONLY $8,350 5527 Kan Splendidly constructéd, semi condition. Six large rooms and tiled bath; all appointments STRICTLY MODERN; garage, of course; paved street, alley and sidewalk. High and very desirable I vnusual value in an up-to-date h Sce for s Avenue etached brick home in. perfect ocation. An opportunity to get ouse with first-class surroundings. Yourself Upper: Buckwheat, a fine plant for starting the impravement of poor soils, provided the crop is spaded under and not removed. View taken at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen, Capitol View, Md. Lower: A fruiting branch of the gooseberry, a frult characterized by regular production of large crops. Strange to say, the gooseberry never has become pop- alar in this country. any gardener can appreciate. Seed | may be sowa directly in the open | garden or, better yet, in the idle cold | frame. 3 s gl oS S whieh g?r);u‘::uz; "0 | In driving through the outer suburbs, painted daisy, Sweet William, holly- | and, in fact, in the city proper, one can- hock, foxglove, Canterbury bell and | not help but be impressed with the fre- candytuft. With a little care as to t = i & Weeding, thinning and _watering, if | S h (NN e S drought occurs, one can have a weaith | ¢lally the orange of plants for resetting in the perma- | fulva. It seems in many instances as ' THE DAY LILIES | #ODEL EXHIBITION HOME /» FORT_SIEVEN WHERE OVER 550 WOME OWNERS BAv RENT TO THEMSELVES ___ > e ST A corner of the big bright kitchen show- ing the cozy breakfast nook and built-in iron- ing board. Completely Furnished Brick Semi-Detached Six-Room Home OPEN SUNDAY AND ALL WEEK This house is complete with six spacious rooms, compiete in every detail, tiled bath with latest fixtures and built-in heated garage. Dining room contains a full 1l-piece dining suite while kitchen offers.ample room for a cozy breakfast nook. HOW ToO, Wardman prices COME—Drive and terma are not beyond ANY out 16th Et. to prospective Colorado Ave., home owner's then to Georgia reach. The Ave., out Tuck- rent for any erman, turn siz-room house right and follow or apartment signs to the would be as house. Or take much as the Georgia Ave. monthly pay- Street Car to ment. Tuckerman St. Your family would be mighty happy in one of these homes—plenty of good fresh air, play space and meighborhood stores, churches, schools and transportation are at your imme- diate command. DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT IT! WARDMAN Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Realtors 1423 K St. N.W. District 1018 1438 K St. N. W. ~ Main 3830 7Jor the family of modest Zasce and income " A form, Hererocallis nent bed in late Fall or early Spring. much a part and parcel of the suburban e b e e | one flower. but, nevertheless, American practice. A little offside but, nevertheless, of acute interest to many gardeners, and non-gardeners for that matter,is Farm- ers' Bulletin, No. 1166, “Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac and Their Eradica- tion.” A good many suburban garden- ers have had trying experiences in try- ing to keep poison ivy under control. Along the same line, it may be fitting to call attention to a Virginia Experi- ment Station Bulletin, No. 244, “Honey- suckle Eradication in Virginia Apple Orchards.” Control of this pest plant was secured with spraying. of waste engine oil and other oils. The honey- suckle referred to is the trailing form found so abundantly in this locality, beautiful in its place, but decidedly a nuisance in the orchard or garden. The ;Il.rginl‘ station is located at Blacks- urg. g THE GARDEN CLUBSl For a few weeks now there will be very little to report concerning the gar- den clubs. With a few exceptions, these organizations have recessed for the midsummer months, but will come back strong again with dahlia season in Autumn. Outside of the gladiolus there is no midsummer flower grown in sufficient adundance to warrant a spe- clal display. The Montgomery Suburban Garden Club met last evening at the Somerset School with Aubrey B. Carter of 4611 Davidson drive, Chevy Chase Terrace, newly elected president, in the chat This club has adopted a rather uniq constitution, designed to give abso- lutely equal representation to the five communities which it servés. Mr. Carter has promised us a copy and we | hope to present a digest for the benefit of other gardeners who may be plan- ning to organize. Gardeners who stay at home in the Summer can spend an interesting hour or two in the sunken gardens at Walter Reed Hospital. A formal garden and a rock garden, lying contiguous to one ‘This is an English book !ho‘mesmd as the dooryard shade tree. touches °closely on - Another point that forcibiy strikes the gardener who continuously has to fight to maintain certain plants is the con- spicuous vigor of the day lily. Without any care, in most cases, and in direct competition with that king of weeds, grass, the day lily holds its own_ and, more than that, spreads. What wouldn't we give if our better roses, for example, possessed this rugged quality. Last year the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture published a circu- lar, No. 42, on, the day lily, written by B. Y. Morrison; well known plant breeder. . This pamphlet, entitled “The Yellow Day Lilies,” presents an inter- | esting account of this worthy plant and tells of the different members of the genus and suggests how to use the day Hly to the best advantage in the garden plan. It is well worth sending to the | department for a copy. GARDEN ITEMS Now that the rose beds. or scattered plants as they may be, have finished their first flush of bloom, it is advisable to trim back all the spent flower shoots to strong buds and give the soil a thorough working, supplemented in this treatment with a handful or so of fer- tilizer per plant. Bone meal is a good fertilizer, but any material containing nitrogen will give good results. Animal | manures, such ds those of sheep, cow or poultry, are also excellent. The home gardener is under. a handicap in the matter of fertilizer. If he had old, well rotted manure, there would be no danger of injury .to the plants, quite regardless of amount applied. With concentrated materials, such as chem- ical fertilizer, there is always danger. It is better fo apply small amounts at repeated intervals, at least until one has learned by experience something of | the limits of safety. Such materials as nitrate of.soda and ammonium sul- phate are very valuable in small doses but,_very caustic in large applications. The matter of overhead irrigation for the garden no more than becomes of serious moment than. it ‘is dismissed from mind by heavy rains. It certainly is & question whether it would pay to invest heavily in sprinkling equipment in this locality. Perhaps the use of mulch paper would help carry plants through short droughts by preventing rapid evaporation of the soil moisture. A 400-page book on narcissus, “Daf- fodil Growing for Pleasure and Profit,” by A. E. Calvert, has recently appeared. 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Just now the | might find a useful place in other gar- Toses are at-rather low ebb, but must have been beautiful in May. Most of the various plants are neatly labeled, 50 that one can make advantageous use | spective buflder of similar gardens many The coton- | useful suggestions. mental shrubs, of a notebook and pencil. tiful. ment. exchange " EARLY AMERICAN A genuine Colonial Home whose original owner was a friend of Gen. George Washington. The house is true to the Colonial period in every detail, in periect state of preservation and equip- ped with every modern improvement. It is called “Peace Valley” and is suitable for an artist, musician, writer or a lover of the Six miles from’ the city, in Alexandria-Leesburg Pike, in plain yiew of the Washington Monu- 10 rooms and bath; 40 acres. for city property. Address Box 200-C Star Office For arrangements to inspect dens. section to the rock garden is in progr 3 d, the True and the Beau- Fairfax County, Virginia, on the Price, $45,000. 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Realtors _ Franklin 9503 - MONDAY HILLCREST SUBDIVISION Located on Alabama Ave. and 32nd and 33rd Sts. S.E.—in the District Drive out Penn. Ave. S.E. to Branch Ave., out Branch Ave. to property. FREE Sale Starts Promptly At 2:00 P.M. Rain or shine Homeseekers! this sale Your Opportunity! Go and look over this property today and at- tend the sale Monday. It will pay you. Remem- ber, this is an absolute auction sale with no by- Easy Terms United Realty Co. Real Estate at Auction easters and the tralling euonymus in the rock garden are among the very at- that quite evidently Construction of an additional and undoubtedly should give the pro-