Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1929, Page 17

. « REATL'ESTATE. .- THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Scasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. BLACK SPOT OF THE ROSE No other trouble of the rose presents such a trial to the home gardencr and the commercial gardener as the black spot disease pictured in today's illus- | tration. It may be said in the begin- ning that no remedy is ever 100 per cent successful, even in the hands of skilled rosarians, but it canmet e de- | nied that certain remedies are generally | helpful. Miss Alma M. Watermon, author of Farmers' Bulleiin No. 1347, | “Rose_Diseases and Their Control,” cites four measures, notabiy imnro ment of growing conditions, sanitaticn, treatment with fungicides and the | growing of resistant varicties, that are | halpful in controlling black pot. As unfavorable growing conditions, Miss Waterman mentions too close planting and growth under shad> where moisture is slow to evaporate from the leaves. One might very well a ack of cultivation and fertilizing, con which favor weak growth. By tion Miss Watcrman refers to the col- lection of diseased leaves and and their burning. Treatr fungicides includes the use of such ma- terials as Massey's dust (nine parts of | powdered sulphur and one part of | arsenate of lead powder), bordeaux | mixture and ammoniacal copper car- | bonate. Massey’s dust has become a favorite material for the small home garden because it is easy to apply, us- | ng a simple duster such as may be ob- | itain at any seed store. The inclusion of arsenate of lead in the Massey dust checks various minor leaf and bud eat- | ing insects. B | Treatment for black spot is mo task | for the sluggard, because, to be.effec- | tive, it must begin with the appearance | of the young leaves in early Spring and | be repeated at intervals of 10 days to | two weeks until late Autumn, Even | with this constant attention, there is | no positive assurance of complete con- | trol, especially on the more susceptible | varieties. The last of Miss Waterman's sug- | gested precautionary measures, that of | the use of resistant varieties. is perhaps the most important of all. Certain | ; varieties, such as the two Ra- | can flourish under black spot ns that will kill off weaker va- | Some rose nurserymen have at- | rieties. their roses in regard tempted to classify to their comparative resistance t: spot, but such a classification differ so widely in varicus secti the country. Varieties resistant in one locality need not necessarily be resistant somewhere else. The Department of o black | @venue and at Grant Circle. A i pot, | the species name should be grandifiora | nditions | (Abelia_grandifiora) is a question, be- | tjons of | cAuse the flowers are small and con- | eolumn devoted to home gardening to Agriculture maintains a fine rose test | garden at Arlington Farm, Va. just across the river, and is prepared to give helpful suggestions on resistant va- Tietles. DAHLIAS FOR THE HOME e Under the above caption, Farmers'| ssems singularly free from insect or | Bulletin No. 1370, prepared by B. Y. Morrison, the well known authority on ornamental plants, discusses the cul- ture, propagation, training and over-|gooq soil, sunny exposure and ordinary | wintering of the dahlia. Just at this season, the phases of dahlia growing that are of interest are supplementary | in a cold frame under glass or by fertilizing, pruning and disbudding. Mr. Morrison suggests that a happy medium be reached in fertilizing, t00 | chased quite reaconably from nurseries. much food leading to excessive growth | The relatively small size of the plants and few blooms and too little food to dwarfing. An application of strawy manure in mid-August is recommended 2s sufficient food for plants set in fairly fertile garden soil. Up to the time of app e should be kept under good tillage. Te- lving on this ireatment rather than watering to keep the plant growing vigorously. Where bushy planis are desired the top of the shoots should be pinched out at an carly stage of growth to induce branch 1f fewer and larger flowers on long stems are desired no pinching of the maix done. In the latter case, plants should (it is not extremely hardy. reaching - | g the manure the soil | stalk is | be suported with stakes. using soft | twine or strips of cloth for tying. The large exhibit blooms are produced on non-pinched stalks from which the first three or four pairs of flower buds below the terminal bud have been re- | moved. Disbudding is : except where the grower desires extra large individual blooms. Disbudding, according to Mr. Morrison, does not reduce the ultimate number of blooms. as it causes lower buds to develop that normally would not do so. The ter- minal flower is the first to open and under ordinary conditions is the largest and most perfect bloom on the stalk and that is why fanciers encourage its development by disbudding. dener who is simply looking for at- tractive plants with normal sized flow- ers does not have to practice disbud- not _essential | The gar- | ding, but will have to feed his plants | and maintain good growing conditions as_suggested. Copies of Bulletin No. 1370 may be secured by addressing the | Department of Agriculture. THE DAINTY ABELIA ‘The dearth of Summer especially in the shrubbery group. makes desirable almost any plant which — I SURRENDER _—~} Cleveland Par| Homes 3060 Porter St. Builder of the most attrac- tive $20.00000 homes in Cleveland Park will person- flowers, | BY J. B. WELLINGTO! Rose foliage showing the characteristic appearance of the dreaded black | spot disease, undoubtedly the greatest obstacle in this locality to the successful growing of the finest varieties of tea and hybrid tea roses. | —Photo by courtesy of the Office of Forest Pathology, Department of Agriculture. flowers in Midsummer and unusually | taller shrubs or small trees or as desirable when combining real beauty | foundation plantings about the porch or and daintiness such as characterizes | house. he abelia. This attractive smail shrub | is in full bloom now and may be cecn | in the triangle between Thirteenth and | Fourteenth streets at Pensyivania | Just why | STATIONARY PLANTS SPRAY It may seem rather out of place in a soicuous because of their large number | discuss the use of such apparently elab- and _attractive pinkich-white color | guace” equipment as Dty reey rather than size. The foliage Is also | Oyave CAPIIRE 88 o il have no very attractive, being glossy and of a | intorect to the small home owner with ! one or two treas, but in the large subur- slizhtly purplish hue. b Washington gardeners are fortunate S1° : . : dener tunate garden, with its dozen or more fruit to be able to grow this plant, because | irees, 1t is not so certain that this type n r ardy. Teac $ | of spray plant may not have some ap- norihern fimit 2t Philadelphia, accord- | O (P DaN R, T "o sirobs culture. Like the crape myrtle, which | Iold among commercial growers be- also reaches its northern limits in this | cause, once established, ney save regil ia is se to ! e crease the chances for attractive, clean local gardeners for the handicaps suf- | e RS belia | fruit. These same points will appeal to fered from hot Summers. ThC 2belid | the suburban gardener who has strug- | gled manfully with a hand pump, per- haps only to see his work fail because he could not get the spray on in time. Commercial growers often use old care. Propagation is by soft wood cut- | automobile engines as source of power. tings taken at this season and placed | Using such, the cost of a small plan: | would not need to be excessive. fungus pests, a distinct point in its fayor in this day of insects and diseases. | The culture of the abelia is simple— | ripened wood cut in the Autumn, but, as a matter of fact, plants may be pur- | it is needed and when it is needed, just | for the turn of a valve, would be fine, | Insects and plant disease troubles would 2dapts them for planting in front of | be g OPEN SUNDAY This Beautiful Chevy Chase, D. C., Home 3332 Military Road About 2% blocks east of Conn. Ave. Brand-new detached brick dweming —advantageously located with respect to transporta- tion, business houses, scheols and churches. Seven large rooms, including inclosed and heated breakfast porch; oak floors throughout, best of hot-water heat- ing plant; superior electrical fixtures, separate garage. Entire equipment right up to date and all for only $11,950. ) BE SURE TO INSPECT IT TOMORROW Wm. H Saunders CO.. Inc. 1433 K St. N.W, . District 1018 Only Two of these Marietta Park Homes are left that were built by James C. Nealon, Owner. money, time and labor and greatly in-! The | | convenience of having the spray where | ven a death blow with the use of | such equipment, both because of the timeliness and the effectiveness of the treatment. I GARDEN ITEMS l Beans of all kinds are sadly harassed at this time by the Mexican bean beetle, or rather beetles, because of the yast numbers which concentrate in the bean patch. The adult beetles look like larg yellow lady bugs or beetles and are readily distinguished by black spots on their wings. The young insects are of the same yellow color but of a different shape, having been described by one entomologist as miniature dragons. Magnesium arsenate lpf'lled as a pow- der or as a liquid spray is the most suc cessful material for combating this pest. The grape leaf roller easily may b come a serious pest if allowed to go un- checked. With the aid of a web the insect draws the surfaces of the leaves together so as to provide a safe feeding place for himself. Spraying with arse- nate of lead or Paris green will readily check the leaf roller, especially if ap- plied early, before many leaves are a fected. Another pest showing up at this time of year is the stalk borer, attack- ing such plants as the golden glow and dahlias, which have large pithy stems. Little can be done to check this insect, because most often the injury is done before noticed. If a dahlia plant sud- denly wilts and dies without apparent cause, the chances are that it will be found that a borer has eaten the in- terior of the stalk. In some cases the insects may be found and killed, but more often they have completed feed- ing and left the plant. If discovered in time the insect may be killed by drawing the blade of a penknife up one side of the stalk. ‘The white cantaloupes now in market under *the name of Honey Dew and Honey Ball are of the Southern Europe type and are not adapted to grow- ing in this vicinity simply because the period of hot weather is not long enough to carry them through to per- fect maturity. The name Honey Dew was created by some enterprising American seedsman who simply re- Antibes, with this more appealing title. CLUB NOT! Edwin C. Powell, general chairman in charge of flower shows for the Takoma Horticultural Club, announces that the Wednesday and Thursday at the library, located at Fifth and Cedar streets. Walter M. Peacock, special chairman for this show, will receive ex- local grower, One Pleasingly situated in many others. 1621 K St. N.W. brick garage. garage and many other [NORTH VIRGINIA REALTY named an old French varlety, White |~ annual gladiolus show will be held next | Takoma Park branch of .the public | New Seven-Recom Brick $13, tial community, vet overlooking the park, thi has all the advantages of an in-town house, with the benefits of a suburban home. The appointments are complete in every detail and include full tiled bath, extra tiled lavatory, elec- tric refrigeration, large cedar closet, brass light fix- tures, garage, built-in radio antenna, fireplace and Inspect Today 1823 INGLESIDE TERRACE Drive west on Park Road to 18th St., then to your right on 18th two blocks to home. J&Douglass Co. Three Detached Homes of Unusual Merit OPEN FOR YOUR INSPECTION ALL DAY SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. Chevy Chase, D. C. Features include tapestry paneled walls; im- mense colonial fireplace in living room, flanked by glassed, built-in book shelves; covered concrete side porch; sunroom; pantry; four very large bedrooms opening off second floor hall; two baths; first floor lavatory; maid's room and bath;: tile roof. Two-car Frontage of 60 ft. Price and Terms Reasonable 34th and Porter Streets Cleveland Park Beautiful corner residence containing 9 large rooms and 3 baths. Perfectly appointed and equipped with cold storage room, electric refrigerator, two-car landscaped with shrubbery and shade trees and has a frontage of 207 feet on two streets. A Wonderful Value at the Price 6216 8th Street N. W, Corner 8th and Sheridan Sts. N.W. Screened front porch, or not a member of the club. There 15! a class for any other outdoor flowers now in bloom. Mrs. George B. Allnutt, recently ap- pointed publicity chairman for the Rockville Garden Club, informs us that her club is continuing its activities through the Summer period. The last meeting was held June 28, at the subur- ban home of Mrs. L. C. Probert. A box plenic is planned for some time during the latter part of this month. The National Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety passed up its regular July meeting, but plans to meet in August, on the third Wednesday, as usual, to arrange for its customary Autumn dahlia show. Miss Edith M. Reinohl of Riverdale, Md., is president of 'this active garden organization. and under her able guidance a first-class show is certain to be forthcoming . SHOWS ACTIVE INCREASE Commercial and Acreage Properties Lead Other Types in Six- - Month Sales. ‘The first six months of this year was marked in Northern Virginia real es- tate business by an increase in ac. tivity in commercial and acreage prop- erties, while residence, brokerage and home building activities were about the same in volume as during the preceding year, it was reported by the Northern Virginia Bureau. Expansion of the area of Greater Washington is seen in the new resi- dential developments along highways miles beyond residence communities of former years. Improvement in hi ways and new country clubs are seen as factors lending impetus to this trend. The np?mncmng date of completion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the early construction of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway have brought about additional interest in Virginia, the bureau_re) FARM _AND GARDEN. Cavity Treatment Tree Foods Left 250 this close-in, fine residen- home Metropolitan 5678 features. Lot artistically six large rooms, open fire- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1999. $2,000 SMALL-HOUSE PRIZES TO BE OFFERED Architectural Competition to Be Open to Designers and Archi- tects for All Offerings. Prizes totaling $2,000 will be offered in the third small-house architectural competition to be conducted by the House Beautiful Publishing Corpora- tion, with home offices at 8 Arlington street, Boston, according to announce- ments made here. "\ ‘The competition is to be open to all architects and nrchiuctunlp:!sllncu and each competitor may submit as mary designs as desired. Houses may be of any style or material. The plans are to be for houses of one, two or three stories and may con- tain from 5 to 1 2rooms, in addition to breakfast nook, pantry, baths, dress- ing rooms and inclosed porch TASTES ARE F IC_KLE. Public Does Not Desire Perma- nency in Home Decoration. Public taste, writes Ray Holcombe in a recent issue of Southern Architect and Building News, has changed per- haps more than we realize. The things that the average family thought per- fectly alright in their houses 10 and 15 years ago no longer satisfy. The living rooms, dining rooms and others may be designed in much the same way as they have been for the past several hundred years, but the service rooms, we will call them bath- room, kitchen and basement, an en- tirely new problem for the architert and must be solved if the client is to | receive a really satisfactory house. REAL ESTATE. “JUICE” STILL CHEAP. While the cost of living is today two and one-half times what it was in 1890, the price of household electricity ird what it was at that 1T time, says a review of the cost of elec- tric service by the National Electric )..Igmm, Association. e average price of electricity for |l;:lx_n:!:cumllxa the Unludprfl‘lltuql 25 er pre-war prices, & con- trast with a SN e e i e § 2011 €a Estates in signed, this bright, found in an up-to-date Realt 1501 K St. N tfiebtal Abe. N.YY. (English Village) - ° Overlooking Two of the Most Beautiful * The very excellent setting alone is sufficient to assure one of a permanent value. * Attractively planned and artistically de- home contains all of the modern appointments There are scven rooms, two baths, attic, open fireplace and built-in garage. If You Wan't the Best at $16,500 Inspect Any Time Sunday Wm. S. Phillips & Company Washington cheerful, semi-detached house. r ors | Nat’l. 4600 New Hedges & Middleton Development James E. Cooper Architect - 5609 - - E OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY 1412 Eye St. N.W. Grove Street CHEVY CHASE . An outstanding example of fine home de- sign and construction—located just one square west of Chevy Chase to equal this distinct: ment, as well as proximity to transportation, churches and other conveniences. plan with reception room, in addition to exceptionally large bedrooms, two luxurious baths, club room in att: two-car brick garage a standing new home val Drive west from on Western Ave., to Oliver Street, Street ome-half sq HEDGES & MIDDLETON, Inc. Realtors al features that make it unquestionably the out- Circle. You will go far new home in environ. Center hall room, den or breakfast an immense living room, ic finished with Cel-o-tex, nd innumerable individu- lue in Chevy Chase. Chevy Chase Circle just ome short square turn right om Oliver uare to Grove Stree!. Franklin 9503 Awaits You Here i Just theiflome You've Always Wanted in WOODLEY PARK ASHINGTON'S most charming intown subdivision offers you not only ally be at houses all day Sun- day, to sell to the highest bid- der. These homes are fully de- tached brick, containing seven large rooms, and will be sold Sunday. The architec- ture is excellent. Every pos- sible convenience is included. The construction is too good for competitive work. I will sell at less than builder’s ac- tual cost, but don’t want trades. Come prepared to grab the best buy in all Cleveland Park. ERNST W. SPINK the desirable features of a suburban community but the advantages of a city location, being but a few minutes’ drive from the down- town shopping center and only a couple of squares from Con- necticut'Ave. Woodley Park homes are not only distinctive in design but substantial in construction, reflecting the culture and refinement for which this com- munity is noted. Prove it to yourself by a visit to Woodley Park TODAY. place in living room, Sanitas covered kitchen and bath, large floored attic; hot-water heat. Large Lot with Shade Trees, Shrubbery and a Two-Car Garage AN EXCEPTIONAL VALUE VERY REASONABLE TERMS" Drive out Georgia Ave. to Rittenhouse St., east to 8th and YV block north to house. NooSansbury Owners-Builders 416 Nicholson St. N.W. Open daily until 10 P.M. 8 large rooms, built on a new floor plan. Hardwood finish. Beau- tiful birch doors. Toilet, laundry trays, garage, instantaneous ges heater and storage room in the basement. Open fireplace in living room. ‘Tontine shades throughout. The Wonder Kitchen is-equipped with Elec- tric refrigeration, Kitchen Maid and Breakfast Set. Priced Less Than $12,000.00 On Easy Terms Model Home 2812 Cortland Place (Corner 29th) Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Cathedral Avenue, then west two squares to 29th Street and turn right one square to Cortland Place. CYRUS IMMON Evenings, Ga. 4415 Or Your Own Broker WARDMAN 1437 K Street NW. Dlstrict 3830 923 15th St. NW. Onen Every Night 1418 Eye St. N.W. Until 9 P.M.