Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1930, Page 22

REAL ESTATE THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. TREATMENT OF PRUNING WOUNDS The following item, released by the | press service of the Department of Ag- riculture, contains valuable suggestions for any one who prunes trees. “Shade trees often suffer permanent injury as a- result of improper care m{nfim neglect of the wounds caused by pruning. Specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture recom- mend that scars made in pruning be painted immediately with shellac to pre- vent drying out and consequent dying back of the cambium layer, the area just_beneath the bark. “Shellac should be prepared by dis- solving gum lac in alcohol. No other | solvent should be used, as some solvents actually kill back the cambium layer in- stead of protecting it. In the case of | small wounds a half inch or less in di- | ameter, shellac will give complete pro- ‘ection under ordinary conditions, but on Jarger wounds the shellac should be cov- | ered with some more permanent prep- aration, such as asphalt, tar, or good lead paint of any desired color. “In the case of large wounds, good re- sults will be obtained if the shellac is applied_only over the cambium, cut| edges of the bark, and the sapwood, but the permanent cressing should cover the entire scar. } “A shellac brush can be cleaned eas- ily by working it around for a few min- utes in a cup of water with half a tea- spoon of ordinary borax. readily be removed from the hands with | the same preparation.” W BORDE Bordeaux mixture is one of the most fmportant sprays used in the home garden, being hi y tenance of healthy foliage on the black raspberry, grape, tomato, potato, cucum- ber, melon, hollyhock md v‘{icl;‘;‘dmh" crops. Home preparation of - bordeaux has always been a rather difficult task because of the slow dissolving of tne | copper sulphate crystals which must be in complete solution before combining Shellac can | PO BY J. W. WELLINGTON. should find a place in the homs garden. The proportions uséd are approximately B ounces of the powdered sulphate, 8 ounces of hydrated lime, and 20 quarts of water. The copper suiphate is dis- solved in about half the water and the lime in the other half and then the two are poured together, giving a brillianc light blue liquid known as bordeaux mixture, The " discovery of the value of bor- deaux mixture as a fungicide is an interesting story. A French grape grower who was bothered with thieves stealing | the fruit from vines along the highway scattered a mixture of lime and copper sulphate over the foliage to deter the thieves and was surprised to find that the treated vines kept heaithy flnd‘l produced sound fruit while back from the road the crop was lost. Thus was discovered a simple spray vhich las since proved a boon to mankind. | | EARLY POTATOES Comparatively few home gardeners grow potatces in their vegetable garden yet there are few crops which will give as good a return both in actual yields and in satisfaction, granted one uses| good seed stock and gives good cultural care. Potatoes look well in the garden the sturdy, vigorous plants grow rapidly | and soon cover the ground with a mat | of green foliage. The early crop is the one that is especially worth-while be- tatoes are still high and #8 uaulll,\'i of excellent quality. | Potatoes may be planted an: now, the sooner the better. Irish Cob- | bler is a splendid early vagiety, white | skinned and white fleshed and cooking up megly even when freshly dug. This variety may be purchased at most of the stores handling vegetable seed. | Large tubers should be cut into chunky | pleces containing two or more buds or | eyes. The rows should be placed 28-30 inches apart and the hills in the row | 16-18 inches. The seed pieces should be planted 3-4 inches deep. The coil, | needless to state, should be carefully prepared and liberally fertilized with a | broadcasting of complete fertilizer. Early potatoes, as a rule, will mature without need of spraying, requiring | with the lime water. A new finely und form of copper sulphate, which Fas the merit, of dissolving almost as | soon as placed in water, is now being ! used by commercial fruit growers and little more than regular cultivation to keep down weeds. An interesting means of speeding up the early crop -of potatoes is to expose | CHEVY CHASE, D. C. $18,950.00 Will Consider Small House in Trade Constructed by the owner for his own home—Afir timbers through- out. are s) All rooms two complete colored pacious—all brick construction, four bed rooms, tiled baths with tubs. Two-car garage, etc. Open All Day Sunday Drive out Conn. 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Dist. 9080 INDEPEN THE EVENING the tubers before planting to light in & warm robm. This process, known as greening, causes the development of short, stubby sprouts and greening of | skin, Such tubers make a much more | rapid early growth than those taken | directly from storage. GARDEN NOTES I One of the blessings of modern gardening is the comparative freedom from itinerant salesmen for trees, shrubs and other nursery stock. More and more of the business is now car- ried on directly between: the grower and the consumer. Washington gar- deners are rather favored by having a number of nurseries within driving dis- tance, where plants may be purchased on actual sight and not in the light of flowery words of some agent Who | may know but little about the stock | or its adaptation to the locality and perhaps cares less. There is really no object in buying a large collection of garden tools to op- | erate a small back yard garden. Some of the fanciful devices developed to aid the gardener are impractical or rela- tively fragile. A very good garden can be developed and maintained with simply a spading fork, rake and hoe, with perhaps a small hand cultivator | for working close to the plants. After STAR, WASHINGTON, tvegetable garden the corn, pole beans and staked tomatoes should be together and in the flower garden the tall lrclzl. such as hollyhocks and del- phinjum, should be massed as & back- ground for the smaller species. THE GARDEN CLUBS Dr. Louis H. Flint, well known author of two publications, Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 75 and Cireular 77, on the use of muich paper in gardening, was the guest speaker at the regular March meeting of the | Takoma Horticultural Club, held Mon- day evening at the Takoma Park Brinth of the Public Library. His very interesting discussion will be reviewed | in some detall in next week’s column in the belief that some of our readers may be likewise interested in this somewhat novel system of garden cul- ture. The garden section of the Twentieth Century Club met at the Y. W. C. A, March 18. Mrs. T. H. Macdonald of the Chevy Chase and Battery Park Garden Clubs gave an instructive dis- course on delphiniums and columbines, and Mrs. Frederick V. Coville gave us glimpses of Japanese gardens as seen through her own eyes recently. B. F. Reynolds, jr., president of the Potomac Palisades Garden Club, reports that on March 16 the club journeyed to a nursery in Oskton, Va., where a study was made of evergreens and other ornamentals. ‘The next regular meeting of the club | 9 will be held April 3 at the home of Bernard H. Lane, 5327 Conduit road.| Mrs. Edna M. Reinohl, past president all, the success of the garden rests chiefly on the thought and energy of | cause it matures when prices of new | {po el don ! [ Simplicity in arrangement of the| mended. Straight rows are preferable | to small beds which require lots of hand weeding. Tall spectes should be | rouped by themselves—that is, in the ' of the National Capital Dahlia and Iris Soclety will be guest speaker. The officers of the club are Mr. Reyn- olds, president; G. L. Jessup, vice presi- ent; Mrs. E. C. Rittue, secretary, and time | back yard garden is also to be ""m"g‘r:d M. Thring, treasurer. Mrs‘tyo. L.|| Helsley is delegate to the National Cap~ ital Federation of Garden Clubs. The Lyon Park Garden Club has ‘ D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, changed its name to the Arlington County Garden Club, and the Battery Park Garden Club has assumed the name of the Bethesda Garden Club. Both these changes were in résponse to growth and expansion of activities. $54,183 DAMAGES ASKED IN SUIT AGAINST CARRIER| Plaintift Claims Railroad Company Violated Agreement to Hire Him for Life. Charging that the Richmond, Fred- | ericksburg & Potomac Railroad Co. vio- | lated its contract to give him life em- ployment as a special officer to settle a claim against the company when he | had lost his left hand and arm by the | negligence of the company’s agents, Flem S. Burke, 32, 224 Thirteenth | street southwest, yesterday flied suit in the District Supreme Court against the | company for $54,183 damages. The accident occurred December 16, 1922, | at Potomac yards, the court is told, | and the company agreed to pay $400 | and continue Burke in his position of special officer at $29.75 per week for | the rest of his life. | The agreement was kept, it is as- | serted, until July 17, 1928, when Burke | was discharged. Because of the dis- | abllity the plaintiff says he has been | able to make only $350 since his dis- charge from the employment of the | company. He is represented by Atmr-’ ney Samuel M. Boyd. 1930. CONVICT FOUND GUILTY OF SLAYING KEEPER Deatlf Sentence to Be Imposed on Anthony Mortelito, Inmate of Auburn Prison. By the Associated Pr AUBURN, N. Y, Whether It’s: A -Loan ow Real Estate Insurance You wish to place Real Estate You wish to sell or purchase F REALTORS. 733 I12TH §T.,’D_IMI. NATL. O3S ESTABLISHED OVER 40 YEARS Rental l."roperty You desire managed. $250.00 Balance $65.00 Per Month CHEVY CHASE CORNER 5361 Broad Branch Road $12,500 Very attractive center entrance with long frontage on two streets; half brick construction; all latest modern features, including open fireplace, hardwood floors, etc. Open All Day Sunday Drive right from Conn. Ave. one and one-half blocks on Military Road to house and our sign. 9. €. Douglass Co. 1621 K St. N.W. 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