Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1930, Page 18

R D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 15 1930. REAL ESTATE. EAL ESTATE.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, THE HOME Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. I Strawberry Sex Some of the newer home gardeners may not realize the possibility of pur- chasing strawberry plants which are unable to set fruit without having other llen-bearing kinds nearby. Straw- g‘e’rry varieties are classed as perfect and imperfect according to the struc- ture of their flowers. e first group Ancludes those varieties which are able 4o set frult by themselves and the second those which have only ovaries and very little or no pollen and are unable therefore to set fruit unless cross ‘pollinated. Hence the home gardener should not buy the imperfect varieties unless perfect varieties are secured at the same time. Fortunately, the greater part of the | Rorticultural varieties of strawberries are in the perfect group and fortunately, {00, most nurserymen are very careful %o designate the sex of varieties in their éatalogues. The greatest hazard would e in purchasing plants from irregular gources such as wayside stands. History tells us that the pioneer strawberry ‘growers in America were sadly troubled by repeated failure of thrifty strawberry plants to bear fruit until an investigative grower solved the Pproblem by discovering that the above outlined sex relation was the causative factor. There is a tendency for the home gardener, when it comes time to prepare the garden. to rush to the hardware or seed store and simply order a quantity of fertilizer without serious thought as to Whether the material he is buying will meet the needs of his plants. Animal manure was an ideal fertilizer, contain- ing as it did all the plant food needs of the garden, namely, organic matter, Titrogen. phosphorous, potash and vari- ous less important materials. Today animal manure is relatively unavailable except in sacks of dried ground material, such as sheep manure. Manure by the sack makes a rather costly proposition for the garden and fortunately there is a less expensive and equally satisfactory way of maintaining fertility, namely, that of cover crops and com- plete commercial fertilizer. The cover erop l\l{nllfl the ne organic mat- ter to keep soil in condition and the commercial fertilizer the essential fer- tilizing indredients—nitrogen, phosphor- ous and potash. Under a regular pro- gram of cover crops and fertilizer, soil can be kept fertile but cover crops alone or commercial fertilizer alone cannot be expected to be permanent successes. Many home gardeners maintain a com- post heap into which go leaves and stalks and other waste material. Lime and commercial nitrogen fertilizers meay be added to the compost and hasten decomposition and enrich the final product. ‘Many materials by ‘themselves are of | fiora) little value in the garden. Lime, for example, cannot be expected to return Dbig yields, but, as & supplement to other materials, may be of much importance. Bone meal is good, but is too slow in availability to benefit early-maturing ctops. Much of the mixed fertilizer ‘offered in the stores is low in nitrogen, the most important element. The care- ful gardener should inquire as to the contents of the material he is buying. In the case of mixed fertilizer the per- centage contents are printed on the original bag. A good grade of mixed ‘garden fertilizer should contain 4 to 5 r cent of nitrogen. Many of the filnfls contain only 1 or 2 per cent nitrogen and, although adapted. per- haps, to certain field crops, are of little value in the home garden, where limited and intensive culture demand the pres- ence of abundant and the right kind BY J. W. WELLINGTON. | | | | | | Bridge grafting as a means of saving valuable trees that have been injured. | The ends of long shoots of the same species are inserted into the bark above | and below the wound. With growth, these shoots will enlarge and finally unite | The tree should be kept in vigorous condition by fertilization and care. This is the proper season for tree grafting. | to completely heal the wound. GARDENER Shrub Pruning In a general discussion of pruning in this column of two weeks ago, some- | thing was said of the undesirability of pruning all kinds of shrubs at this sea- son, pointing out that in many species | such treatment ould remove the flowering wood and destroy the beauty |of the plants. The group of shrul injured by early Spring pruning includes lilacs, snowballs, forsythias, deutzias, spireas, wiegela and mock oranges. There is, however, another group o shrubs, the Summer and Autumn bloomers, that are best pruned at this season, because they bloom directly on new growth. Among shrubs of this type are the P. G. (paniculata grandi- , hydmngea, the hardy species that bloom in August, and the crepe myrtle. Very few, indeed, of the more common flowering shrubs but that should be left conscientiously alone until after' fic ng. And even then heavy pruning is not advisable, but rather & systematic thinning out of small shoots that have finished flowering. ‘Garden peas may be sown now as soon as the soil can be prepared. Nat- uarlly adapted to a cool climate, the pea must be planted early to yield large crops. The young pea plants are hardy and can resist light freezing without loss. The critical stage is that of | germination, for occasionally continued cold, wet weather will rot much of the Mr. Harry We wish to announce that Mr. Edw. C. Hargrave and are now associated with the Sales Department of Edw. H. Jones & Co., Inc. L. Farmer 5520 Conn. Ave. Chevy Chase, D. C. Chevy Chase Properties seed. But comparing the chances of failure at either end of the season, early planting is far safer than delayed planting. The pea is a legume, that is, a user of the nitrogen of the air through the medium of useful bacteria that de- velop on the roots. Nevertheless, this source of fertility is not adequate and | the use of one pound per 40 square feet | of a commercial fertilizer carrying a | considerable percentage, 4 to 6 per cent, of nitrogen as well as a fair content of phosphorous, and possibly also of pot- ash, is necessary. Nitrate of soda as a side dressing in moderate applications, one pound to 200 square feet, will give good results with peas despite the fact that it supplies only nitrogen. As a rule peas beenfit decidedly from some support for keeping the vines off the soll. This is especially true of the larger vined varieties, such as Thomas Laxton, Gradus and Telephone. A tem- porary fence of poultry netting fur- nishes very satisfactory support and may last almost indefinitely if stored after peas are harvested. Peas, as a rule, are not & very remunerative crop in the home garden, that is, the in- crease yield above the seed planted is at times disappointing, but the quality of the freshly gathered product is never disappointing. ‘The pea is one of the vegetables that changes in quality very rapidly after harvesting and, indeed, on | the vine once the proper stage of ma- turity is reached, especially in warm weather. Among other vegetables that may be safely sown as soon as favorable weather | germinates st low temperatures and) the young seedlings ‘hardiness. Bean, corn, cucumber and melon seed sown before late April or early May is quite certain to decay in the sofl and be a full loss to the gardener. One cannot but admire the sturdy narcissus and tulip, whose leaves have within the past few days successfully withstood 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Did they not posses this sterling quality they would have. little value as outdoor plants and our gardens would suffer bitterly from their loss. The paper- white narcissus is an exception to the rue in its genus; it is not hardy out- doors. den Clubs The following interesting communi- cation gives evidence that the local federation of garden clubs is active and taking an important part in the garden club movement, not only in this viein- ity. but in the country as a whole: The National Capital Federation of Garden Clubs, at its annual meeting on February 14 elected Mrs. Truman Abbe president. Mrs. Abbe is a very active member of the Garden Club of Chevy Chase, Mu and also of the Chevy Chase, D. Garden Club. She is also vice president of the Women's City Club and president of the Women's Al- liance of the Unitarian Church. The first vice president of the federation is Aubrey Carter of the Burleith Club, and the second vice president is Edwin C. Powell of Silver Spring, Md., the presi- dent of the Takoma Horticultural Club. Mrs. R. W. Helsley of the Potomac Landscape and Garden Club will serve as the new secretary, and Mrs. Paul Christian, recent president of the Chevy Chase, D. C., Garden Club,” will act as treasurer. “The garden clubs of Greater Wash. ington were well represented at the an nual meeting and made a formal in- dorsement. of the splendid civic work being carried on by Mrs. Prank Noyes |and the members of the committee of the National Capital of the Garden |Club of America for the beautification of Washington. “The federation approved the action and courtesy of WRC in giving the use of their station for broadcasting a series of garden club talks by Prof. W. R. Beattie of the Department of Agricul- ture They will be given probably at o'clock each Thursday morning. Plans were made for the co-oper: tion of the federation with the program of Better Homes in America week, from April 28 to May 3, during which time various members will speak on garden topics and photographs and model plans and charts will be on exhibit. A vote of thanks and appreciation First Showing! 4 NEW HOUSES Beautiful 13th Street Northwest Sample House Open “5743 13th Street NW.” You will b pleased to find such a complete house in this convenient, location at the price asked. 8 rooms, bath and extra lavatory off master bed room; best of workmanship and ma- terials used; nice front and rear yards; 2-car cement block garage. Your Immediate Inspection Urged WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. 1226 14th St. North 0962 prevails are the radish, lettuce, spinach and cabbage. The seed of these specles | “ i line. Best i New 6-room Dutch Colonial House, tiled bath, sun parlor, corner lot, both streets concreted, h.-w. h., open fire- place, gas and elec., hardwood floo nd trim, on on—Hyattsville Hills. Price, $7,350, Terms New 5-room and Bath Bu y shade tre low, built-in garage, h.-w. Price, $5,000, Terms low, all modern improvements, with floored atti built-in garage, sl porch, large lot. Price, $5,800, Terms 8-room House, bath, two I e lots, h..w. h., open fire- place, one block from stores and car line. Price, $6,500, low, bath, gl and g 4-room Bun, Terms d-in sleeping porch, elec. and arge lot. Price, $3,500, Terms was extended to Miss Margaret Lan- caster, who has served most capably as president for three terms and who has created a wide interest in the gar- den _club movement in this section. “The federation is planning to send delegates to the first annual conven- tion of the National Council of State Garden Club Federations, to be held in Chicago on April 8 and 9. This council was organized here in Washington last May under the direction of Miss Lan- caster and her committees of the clubs in the local federation.” The National Capital Federation of Garden Clubs is comprised of delegates chosen by the member garden clubs and fills & very useful place in uniting the efforts of the widely scattered clubs in support of important measures that concern the weifare of all of the clubs. Under the able guidance of Miss Mar- garet C. Lancaster, president, and Miss | Laura A. Wadsworth, secretary, the| federation developed into a strong or- ganization. President Aubrey B. Carter of the Montgomery Suburban Garden Club re- ports that this club is now 10 months old, has 162 members and that enthu- slasm is running high. It is safe to prophesy that this will always be the situation as long as Mr. Carter and Miss | Lulu C. Richardson, the secretary, are | in office. Roy C. Pierce of the Ta-| Koma Horticultural Club was the guest | speaker at the meeting held March 7. presenting his well known and extremely attractive lantern-slide lecture on “The | Culture of Hardy Lilies. A quantity of high-grade Oregon giant pansy seed , was distributed among members, with a view to holding an exhibit of pansies at | some future date. President Carter an- | nounced the personnel of five principa standing committees for the calend year. The Takoma Horticultural Club has | sponsored an order for ground lime- stone for its members and friends.| Buying a solid car of the material en- | ables the club to offer the limestone at In the Shadow of St. Alban’s Cathedral o Rss 3512 MACOM STREET A Alban's Cathedral . . . schools, stores and transportation . . . Deep ]nndscape’d lot, rooins, porches, 2-car garage driveway . . . Just refin out, many delightful features. OPEN AND LIGHTED UNTIL 9 PM. Reached from Conmecticut or Wisconsin Avemues W.C. & A N REALTORS—DEVELOPERS 1119 17th Street charming Colonial, stucco home of center hall plan . .. on a high elevation opposite President Cleveland's old estate and close to St. 3 tiled baths, almost the wholesale rates, thus making | a decided saving for the purchasers. The Woodridge Garden Club gave a play February 28, entitled “Mr. Wood- ridge Hires a Gardener.” The story dealt with the efforts of Mr. Woodridge, played by A. L. Foster, and Mrs. Wood- ridge, taken by Mrs. A. H. Engelbrecht, to find a capable man to take charge of their garden. Those interviewed in the process were L. M. Clarke, who took the part of John Greenleaf Nitrogen; Dr. R. J. Haskell, who portrayed Starchy Potash; W. E. Bolen, as Col. Hurry-Up Phosphate, and A. H. Engelbrecht, who represented Calcium Limestone. Each of these stalwart gardeners tried to sell his merits to Mr. and Mrs. Woodridge in & way that conveyed real scientific and useful information. As a compro- mise all were finally hired. A clever skit was put on by Mrs. H. J. Clay and Mrs. A. H. Engelbrecht, and several films were shown during the evening. The proceeds from the entertainment will be used in planting the two beds in front of the new Woodridge Branch Library. At the March meeting of the Wood- ridge Garden Club March 5 W. H. Gan- naway demonstrated methods of propa- gating begonias, geraniums, roses and other plants and bulbs. Several other SPRAYING —is of first importance if your shade trees are infested with ob- scure or golden oak scale. We are equipped with power machines to take care of your spraying requirements. PRICES REASONABLE Phone or Write For Estimates FORMAN & BILLER EE SURGEONS BALLSTON, VA. Phone Clarendon 500 B detached, convenient to 11 spacious 3 covered with private ished thmugh- MILLER Decatur 0610 club members also. gave helpful sug- gestions as to how to increase plant material. The series of bulb slides of- fered by Better Homes and Gardens as & reward for 10 subscriptions also was shown at this meeting. o ‘Try some of the new broad-leaved mustard greens to help out the spinach crop. You may have seen it in the Winter market from the South. It's a real addition to the list of greens. Blue Eggs Invade Spain. “Tailles, Chilean fowls, which Iay blue eggs, have been introduced into Spain and are finding favor there. Spezifn breeders are sending the birds to other . European countries. ‘The fowls are known in Chile, where they are trads by the Araucanian Indians. The lack of a tail serves the birds well in Chile because the native foxes always capture poultry by the tail. 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MURPHY General 1 Agent Fire — Casualty — Bonds — Marine Insurance 1103 Vermont Ave. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Fire Association of Philadelphia On the 31st day of December. 1929, as required under the District of Columbia Code. amended June 30, 902, and August 18, 1911 Capital stock +$5,500,000.00 stock, paid’ up, h .. y ' 5,500,000.00 4,168,017.81 20,642,874.34 hands 1,924,186.33 271,692.37 21471373 522,091 91 SEINEE ..o irean Interest due and ac- Total assets LIABILITIES, Net unpaid claims ... '#1,680,181.38 serve as zequired by 11,315,135.00 581,828 61 12,894.82 243,782 79 00 penses. tax 3 Commissions, ~ broker- age, ete, . Total labilities aracter of busi during the year 1920: Fire Ance. Amount of risk as- sumed during the year 1929 ... osses sustained during the vear Money received durl ing the vear 1020, Exvended during the year 1929 .. 2,806,396.426.00 5.003,337.19 12,093,775.96 Cee.. | 12.492.287.08 ¥ e Bresident. Acivren: ice President. Secreiary. : Subserihed and swarn to_before me this 180 dxy of Fenrnare. 1930, (Seal)’ MDWARD G. GRIFFITH. My commission expires February v o ruar 17, 1933, B Ty Nat. 5956 STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Constitution Indemnity Company of Philadelphia the 31st day of December, 1929, O Teguired under the Disirict of Columbla Code. amended June' 30, 11, $1,250,000.00 220,000.00 s 3,416.325.68 Bills receivable . 18,945.49 jums uncollecied hands of 606,274.53 Int e crued ... 41,209.10 A Other axseisl 11 141/466.39 fess unadmitted nsseis. 440,581.29 Total assets ......$4,171,745.45 LIABILITIES. Net unpald claims... . $042,360.59 Reserve as required by r abddptrgediat T Relnsuraiice | premiimi. 1,197.323.80 aries, ren! bt 77,312.86 44,704.52 Total liabilities . Character of business tran during the year 1929 Casuul tained during 1039 ... ..$1,362,774.00 during 5 ~ 4,000,997.65 e 3.825,940.77 elved C. WRIGHT. Vice President and General Manager. HAROLD K. 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