Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1929, Page 17

~— TN\ -REAL -ESTATE. 'THE HOME GARDENER \ Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Homa.‘ | I BANK'S FLOWER SHOW I Pruldmt John Poole and fellow of- the Federal-American Bank unh given Washingtonians a fine te the difficult grow- the put few months | dllplly that gardeners coming f with some cxulunt flowers. sinnias and dahlias were /pumerous and of excellent qunllw The le asters were ly lmuuve. because of their fine colors and beca: their lpwent ability to stand up The vua £ Jupanese liliies displayed Dr, Howard Watkins of Somerset, iggested that greater use might well be made of the lilies as garden subjects. One fine thing about the whole show was that the flowers, with the exception of one vase, were the products of home gardens. Appar- ently not all of our home gardeners are amateurs in the ordinary sense of the word, but are ducers of high-class Prof. F. L. Mulford and J. Wise Byrnas officiated as judges. FALL RASPBERRIES Although we commonly think of the red raspberry as a Spring and early Summer fruit, there are certain varie- ties which show a distinct tendency to produce some fruit in Fall on the tips of the new canes formed the same sea- son. These varieties, of which Ranere is the outstanding example, bear both in Spring and Fall. The Spring crop is borne on the canes of the preceding year. Some years ago an experiment was conducted at Cornell University to determine whether cutting off the old canes in early Spring, thus preventing the Spring crop, would increase the Autumn crop. The results were nega- tive in that the true Spring bearers such as Cuthbert bore no Autumn fruit, while regular Autumn bearers bore no more fruit on pruned than on pilants. Apparently the plants behaved according to their hereditary tendencies and were not at all affected by pruning. Autumn raspberries are generally quite as large and tive as the Spring berries, but a ess in quan- tity since only the tips of the new canes bear blossoms. P‘ru\ung is liable to be scattered over a longer period in Au- tumn, some being obtained right up to freezing time if moisture and soll condi- tions are favorable. The portion of the cane which bears in the Autumn does not fruit again in the Spring, but dies back during the Winter. It is an inter- esting case of narrowly localized fruit bearing. Just what induces the tips to become productive while the remainder of the cane lies dormant as respects fruiting is yet unknown, but will likely be explained some day by some enter- prising _horticultural chemist. Weather conditions in the Autumn affect the tendency to fruit. An ac- count is given in Card’s “Bush Fruits” of abundant fruiting of wild raspber- ries following a very wet season. If there is a connection between soil moisture and Autumn fruiting this should prove a poor year for Autumn berries, The Ranere or St. Regis is one of the best Autumn fruiting raspberries for this_vicinity. This variety, according to Dr. Darrow, of the Department of Agriculture, is easy to propagate lnd Ieasonably resistant to disease. fruit is good in quality, although not comparable to that of Cuthbert and some of the best raspberries. Ranere BY J. B. WELLINGTON. An attractive Illeylr“-ucn lledylfl.lhytlnnutl“ liuu\.ln and na Tordered with flowering dk--y-.mn:hn[nymu-nun:lhhn-'ht lawn, which is well kept and plants. A little} ~—Photo hy courtesy Extension Service, Department of Amuulbure plants are obtainable from many nurs- erymen, sometimes under the synony- mous name of St. Ordinarily we think of vegetable seeds as of comparatively short life which is true with most species. The tomato is one of the exceptions. Dr. C. E. Myers of Pennsylvania State Col- lege reports that some viable seeds were found after 19 years from the date of original gathering. This is a long life for seed of any cultivated plant. Weeds are known to live many years, but as a rule two or three years marks the end of viability in useful plants which have been- bred with a view to other fea- tures than life of the seeds. The some- what mythical stories of wheat seeds retaining viability for centuries in the temples of Egypt have never been sub- stantiated and are doubtless fallacious. After all, the hame gardener is inter- ested chiefly in sturdy, viable seed ca- pable of producing good quality plants ;‘nd not in how long the seeds may sur- ve. ‘The tomato is an extremely variable fruit both in respect to size, color and shape. One would hardly believe that the small cherry tomato on the one hand and the giant Ponderosas on the other are the same vegetable. In re- spect to shape there is even more varia- bility, giving rise to the distinctive names of pear, plum and cherry. In improved garden varieties, there are flattened types, spherical types, smooth and irregular types. In color the range includes almost pure whites, yellow, purplish red and bright reds. There seems to be no definite association be- tween any of these external char- acteristics and quality. Markets, as a rule prefer the smooth, round fruits, but home gardeners have come to rather coarse “New Homes” And the Very Best in Their Respective Location First Offering on Beautiful Kansas Avenue Northwest Straight Out Kansas Ave—Past Sherman Circle—to Our Sample House 5112 Kansas Ave. N.W. (You Will See Our “OPEN” Sign) 7 Nice Rooms, Built-in Bath With Shower (4 Bed- rooms). Nice Front and Rear Lawn. House Full 20 Ft. Wide, Street_and Alley Paved. Brick Garage. 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Ponderosa occurs in two colors, pink- chHS charming English one of a group which in this beautifully two baths, wooded The house illustrated has six large rooms, large floored attic with full stairway, large porch, open fireplace in to size of plant in the varie! necessital the use of tall and strong suj the vines. g’hll season has not been a lh‘ mt for any vegetable becawse of age of rainfall, but in favorable yum with good culture, Ponderosa ts at- tain really astounding size. and sre very handsome when well loaded with fruits. I VEGETABLE GARDEN | Needless to say, this has been a try- ing season.in the vegetable garden as well as with ornamentals, Only the home gardener who has been able to | consistently water his garden has much to show for his season’s work, although it is surprising how' plants have con- tinued to grow in spite of drvu[ht Paper mulch, if it were_p: plied, should have had an ‘excellent op- portunity to prove its worth in con- serving soil moisture that was collected in early Spring. It will be very inter- esting to learn what.results have been obtained by home gardeners from plpe'r mulch this year. Undoubtedly this been s most favorable year for mt!.lu this new material. Provided the soil can be wet down by the hose or is wet by rain within a few days, it is not too late to sow turnips and kale for late Autumn use. Splnlch may also be planted. Needleu to say, the soil should be spaded fertilized just as thoroughly as whm preparing for Spring planting. ver crops of Winter rye, wheat or crimson clover should be sown to pro- vide green material for spading under next Spring. The seeding of these crops is also dependent on moisture, but Winter rye or wheat will germinate type house is we have built subdivision. GARDEN ITEMS The gardener who is fortunate .ur short. period. in .early 8 underlyln‘ lants ha chance. is about m: season "m: Vegetabies, Tadisbes, eurly pesns vege! T ear] earl; carrots, spinach and l’ u-unl; yleld uudleqluu returns near mmpefin er tables, suc! 'flml'uw scarcel. followed the lead of their A P. Weckerly u::.r cllwvy (2‘1:!’, around )y paths of an old-fashioned lnnfl" the eve of September. feature of the rangement of . Primrose St. Chevy Chase, Md. < North on Connecticut Ave. to Primrose, East to Houses. living room, and, what is most important, the material and workmanship is the best. 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