Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1930, Page 23

REAL $10,750 DETACHED Stucco on hollow tile; 6 rooms, cement porches: large lot, trees. shrubs: garage: Screened and weatherstripped. Hi - yation. Longfellow St. at Blair Rd. and New Hampshire Ave. . Beautiful Corner Fronting on Public Park 4125 Military Rd. N.W. CHEVY CHASE 10 rooms, sun parlor, large garage. Owner has need to sell. Will receive offers and con- sider trades. A give-away at $16,750.00 Phone Cleveland 3476 Open Daily for In- spection Until 6 P.M. 5014 Kansas Ave. N.W. $10,950 NEW SEMI-DE- TACHED BRICK, 7 rooms and bath, also gar- age. All modern improve- ments, including FRIGID- AIRE: plenty of closets. One "of the high sections of the city and desirable from all Look at it today. viewpoints. Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. 1433 K St. N.W. Dist. 1017 2611 Wis. Ave. N.W. Mass. Ave. Park rlooking the beautiful Mt. ov baths and shower, Ito groun 11 rooms. 2 - Large arage to maich. cot lot Must Be Seen to Be Will Consider g lighted from 10 a.m. H. M. SMITH OWNER. Eve, Clev. 2448 Appreciated Trade Open a t0 9 p Clev. 3431 $8.950 Chevy Chase, D. C. 4 Bed Rooms Acauired by foreclosure. two attrace tive homes at a rad: reduction from original cost. They have been hed and are in per- Each contains & room with open fire- place. dinine room. kitchen and pan- try; four bed rooms and bath open off ‘center hall: large attic: full base- toilet; three large porches, two rear porches fully screened: floor plugs in every room: new electric_fixtures, h.-w.h., detached garage. Very rea- sonable terms. Inspect any time without obligation. UNION FINANCE CO. 834 Woodward Bldg. National 7936 or Georgia 1885 ||| if sand, a proportion of loam. With | | the Methodist Episcopal Church South, | | Roads || K. Gardner of the Luther Place Mem- ESTATE. “SUDDEN GARDEN' PLAN EXPLAINED Flowers Sown This Spring May Blossom in luly, Author Declares. ‘What one may call a “sudden gar- | den,” one that is planned, dug, culti- vated and sown this Spring to produce | flowers for cutting as early as July, is well within the range of possibilities, according to Mrs. Francis King, horti- culturist and author on gardening sub- | jects. On this subject she gives the following advice: First the plan. The smaller the lot the more necessary the plan. A wide grass walk between two flower borders is the simplest possible garden plan; and when a good seat o: bench is set at the farther end of the walk your garden is really a planned garden. Dig Deep for Results. For practical work, dig deep and fertilize well with bone meal. All di- rections for such preparations are to | be had in the best seed and plant cata- logs. If your land is clay, add sand | and leaf mold, as well as bone meal; | stakes and string mark off your walk and sow it with grass seed of the sort recommended for your climate. Now the fascinating work of planting the two borders begins. Let us consider | that these are each 10 feet wide and | plant accordingly. A voung elm set " out on the small lot in the place where it looks best with both house and gar- den, a line of hedge hemming in the whole garden on three sides and back of | the seat, rising two feet above the gen- eral level of the rest of that hedge, will give some sort of background, while | a lilac, perhaps the sweet pink Belle de Nancy, at each end of the seat will help to form a little recess for that nice garden adjunct. For a sudden garden we must sow | seeds of quick-flowering annuals, set | in plants which will most quickly | bloom. If the borders are sufficiently long, 30 to 40 feet, a few shrubs would | raise the level of the flower planting and greatly improve the aspect of the whole. At the further end of each bor- | der and four feet from the hedge, set one philadelphus, Virdinal by name; at the.nearer end, in the same relative | position, one Kolkwitzia amabilis, that shrub of ravishing loveliness with pink flowers in June, after it is well estab- | lished. While midway between and three feet back from the front of these borders, one bush on each side of the double-flowering pink plum on its own | roots would give good Summer green | and a charming effect in Spring with tulips and daffodils. Lilac Sweet Alyssum Suggested. Flowers now, from the front edges | back, let us have big drifts of the lilac sweet alyssum, from seed (not the white), plants of nepeta mussini back of this, Newport pink sweet William might be set in groups beyond these, with some plants of deepest voilet pan- sies in_close association here, not less than 25 plants in one colony, however. Back of the sweet Williams, white Can- terbury bells, seed of deep purple annual larkspur sown among the bells for a succession of bloom here; plants of | hardy phloxes especially Elizabeth Campbell, Antonin Mercie and Lord | Rayleigh, with hardy chrysanthemums | placed among the phlox plants. Also among these last, plants of tall blue delphinium and the dwarfer Bella- donna. In various parts of the bor- | der for Autumn color sow very early, | sced of the dwarf annual marigold, | Lemon Queen, and set also in Spring | here and there among all these things | two groups of five each of the good, hardy aster, King of the Belgians, | these more toward the back of each | border. WINSLOW TO SPEAK Washington Kiwanis Club Secre-| tary to Address Mission. George H. Winslow, secretary of the Washington Kiwanis Club, will be the | speaker at the Central Union Mission, 613 C street, tomorrow at 7:45 p.m. The nightly services next week at the mission will be in charge of groups from the following churches: Monday night, Grace Reformed Church; Tuesda: night, Bethany Baptist Church; Wed- nesday night, St. Paul’'s M. E. Church South; Thursday night, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church; Friday night, Eastern | Presbyterian Church, and Saturday night, the Calvary Baptist Church. o Missionary Union Election. Election of officers of the Woman’ Interdenominational Missionary Fed- eration of the District of Columbia for 1930 was held at the thirtieth annual meeting of the federation yesterday. Mrs. John Newton Culbertson of the Church of the Pilgrims, Southern Pres- byterian, was re-elected president. Others who will serve for the ensuing year are: Mrs. Hamilton E. Clark of first vice president; Mrs. John Paul Kretching of the Lutheran Church, second vice president; Mrs. Charles of the Methodist Episcopal Church, third vice president; Mrs. N. orial Church, corresponding secretary; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ' D. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930. THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. I PAPER MULCH | In a lantern slide talk before the Takoma_Horticultural Club on_ March 24 Dr. Louis H. Flint of the Depart- ment of Agriculture presented a story of the paper mulch situation in the United States, with particular reference to garden crops. One would gather primarily from Dr. Flint's talk that paper mulch has been very successful where used properly, the limitihg fac- tor being cost of the paper rather than efficiency. Paper mulch serves primarily as & conserver of moisture in the upper soil | layer and increasing soil temperature both by absorption of heat and reduc- tion of radiation during the night. On account of greater absorptive power, black paper has proved generally more satisfactory than white paper. Dr. Flint recommended the use of the bet- ter grade paper in the home garden, because it is more durable and can withstand harder use, such as being walked upon. Fastening the. paper with long wires shaped similar to cro- quet wickets is considered better than piling on soil, because the latter tends to rot the paper, and at the best re- duces its efficiency in heat absorption. A very important paint brought out by Dr. Flint was the fagt that the time of applying paper is all important. If paper is anlk-d in Summer after the soil has dried out in the surface layers, results may be disastrous with newly set plants, simply because the added heat plus shortage of moisture produces an intolerable situation in which the roots cannot re-establish themselves. Thus it was evident that good judgment is required in making good use of the paper. Paper mulch is not a substi- tute for fertilizer. although it may greatly increase the effectiveness of fertilizer by keeping the top soil mfllst.i Dr. Flint showed a view of his own rose garden across the river in Virginia. The plants were evidently in splendid condition despite the fact that they had never been cultivated. To make the paper less unsightly the entire sur- face had been strewn with pine needles. A garden walk constructed of an inch or two of gravel laid over paner was shown, and Dr. Flint stated that he thereby overcomes the difficulty of keeping out grass and weeds. In conclusion. Dr. Flint emphasized the usefulness of paper mulch for those local gardeners who generally take a few wecks’ vacation in the Summer months. Provnerly covered with paper, the garden will go through trying weeks of Midsummer without any special care. There are two Department of Agricul- ture bulletins, both by Dr. Flint, dealing | with the subject. namely, Technical Bulletin 75 and Circular 77. STRAWBERRIES | In the crowded area of the average sized home garden there is no fruit to| compare with the strawberry. The plants are small, with limited root spread, @et are highly productive in re- lation to the size of the area occupied. | Culture is simple and insect and disease | pests are not troublesome as a rule.| The most serious pest to the strawberry in the home garden is possibly the robin, | which may be excluded from small beds | by a covering of coarse cheese cloth supported on a low frame. Strawberries are of two main groups, the Spring bearing and the everbelrtng.} For local conditions the Spring bearing | are much to be preferred, the one large | crop in late May or early June being| much more worthwhile than a scatter- | ing of berries throughout the season.| The dry period that strikes here in| July is severe on the strawberry and extra hard on the ever-bearing kinds which are trying to fruit and grow at | the same time. Strawberries are grown both from seed and from plants produced on| stolons or runners All of the culti- | vated varieties are, however, grown| from runner plants simply because the BY J. W. WELLINGTON. Tllustration of the time to spray the apple or pear tr moth worm, scourge of all unsprayed fruit. % calyx, but if met by a coating of arsenate of lead or paris green few gain further access. lllustration by courtesy Department of Agriculture. seedlings are highly variable and may be totally unlike the parent. Runner plants may be set out at any time dur- ing the growing season but early Spring and Autumn are the most favorable be- cause the soil is then moist and in good condition for encouraging growth. March and April are very favorable months. Strawberry plants may be set | in rows of about 4 feet apart with plants 18 inches in the row. During late Spring and Summer new plants will be formed so that by the second Spring a nice fruiting bed wiil be es- tablished. Howard 17 or Premier is an excellent Spring fruiting variety, and if only one kind is to be grown might very well be the choice. There are numbers of govd varieties, however, the only thought in selecting varieties being certain to choose a perfect fruiting variety if only one is to be grown. ‘The following item released by th: press service of the Department of Ag- riculture should prove of interest to those home gardeners who have fire- places. Wood ashes contain so com- paratively little valuable ingredients in relation to their bulk that it would | scarcely pay to purchase them. Many local gardeners make use of sifted coal ashes for improving the texture of sticky clay soils. % “Gardeners frequently ask if coal and | wood ashes make good fertilizer for g den solls. According to the Depari- | ment of Agriculture, wood ashes from | mass of yellow about this time of year. hardwoods contain considerable potash and a little lime and are a valuable fer- | tilizer. Fairly dry unbleached hardwood ashes may be applied at the rate of not | more than 50 pounds to 1800 square | fect. Wood ashes from softwoods and | hardwood ashes that have been exposed | to the weather and have had the potash leached from them have little fertilizer | value. Coal ashes have little value as| fertilizer, their use being mainly Pl it e Roof Paint the surface and stops . Waterproof. MEtro. 0151 BUTLER-FLYNN 607-609 C St. Phone for Color Card Seal = — O OO T OO e to control the codling ‘The tiny worms enter the openj loosen the soil and make it more work- able. On heavy clay soils coal ashes tend to lighten the soil.” ' GARDEN NOTES | The fine pansy plants that are now being offeregd so freely for sale on our | markets were grown from seed sown last July or August in frames and kept through the Winter without any special protection except perhaps a light cov- ering of leaves or straw. Pansies are | not difficult to grow and it is to be | wondered that more home gardeners do | not undertake their culture. If one kept a garden diary, it would be surprising to see how little plants vary in time of blooming from year to year, irrespective of apparently wide differences in temperature. Time of blooming may be controlled, in part at least, by the length of day, a condition which has been found a highly impor- tant factor in controlling the time of flowering in many plants. Obviously day length would be a much more stable regulator than temperature or moisture. One of the finest of the daffodils is the good old Emperor variety. The plant is very sturdy in growth and con- sistently increases in numbers from year to year. The blooms have sub- | stance as well as beauty and present a '} 1t is singular how much yellow color | there is in the early Spring garden, the | orange crocus, the golden forsythia | and the daffodils or narcissus. No other season of the year is marked by | such a profusion of yellow in the flower garden. | Hollyhock rust may be seen now in | small spots on the young leaves. This is the disease that Temoves the leaves Just about: the time the plants are be- ing to bloom. Control is difficult at the best but can be greatly advanced by spraying wr early and consistently as possible with Bordeaux mixture. One of our finest shrubs, the lilac, has suffered greatly in popularity sim- ply because of its yery commonness, due to ease of propaghtion. A piece of stem with a few roots is quickly a nucleus for a new plant. The lilac is really much more beautiful than it is commonly rated simply because almost every one in thinking of lilacs thinks of the old-fashioned whife and purple forms which are almost everywhere. There are many wonderful new varie- ties, such as Marie Legraye, Ludwig Spaeth, Madame Lemoine, Charles X, which are far and beyond the common forms and when budded on privet come into bloom the second ye: THE GARDE N CLUBS The regular April meeting of the Montgomery Suburban Garden Club was held last evening at the Somerset School. The guest speaker was Leonard W. Kephart of the Department of Ag- riculture, who spoke on lawns. Accord- ing to a bulletin published by the club 169 active members were enrolled at the March meeting and more were taken in last evening. Considering that the club is less than one year old, this is phe- nomenal growth andp speaks well for the diligence of the officers and also for the communities in which this club has so rapidly developed. Among items discussed in their bul- letin are discounts on seeds and fer- tilizers secured for members, the new membership directory, the coming an- niversary celebration on May 17 and coming flower shows. ‘The president and secretary are, re- spectively, Aubrey B. Carter and Mrs. Lulu C. Richardson. The Takoma Horticultural Club is planning to hold a narcissus show early this month. This show always brings together a splendid collection of varie- ties and will be well worth the time of any flower grower or admirer. The place of the show will be the Branch Public Library, located at Fifth and Cedar streets. The exact date will be | announced later. ‘The plant exchange committee of the Potomac Palisades Garden Club, Mrs. G. P. Oakley is prepared to give sug- gestions on named varieties of gladioli uses for late Fall blooming. The club plans to stimulate interest in these easily- | grown flowers so that Potomac Heights can participate in the many interesting competitions on this popular flower, Mrs. Oakley reports. Plans will be announced definitely at an early date for a_garden competition for the children of Potemac Heights. The club expects to announce a list of prizes and hopes that it will have the full co-operation of the parents of the | children in its efforts to teach the young people to know and enjoy flowers. Benjamin F, Reynolds is president of the club; the other officers are J. E. Jessup, vice president: Mrs. E. C. Rittue. secretary, and Fred Thring, treasurer. —_— In order to avert the effects on sales if early purchasers find their bargaias bad, dealers in jade rock as it comes from the mines in China have adopted the plan of selling the entire stock in one day. CHEVY CHASE, D. C. $10,750 New Detached Home Built-in Charmingly situated with a Military Road, just off of and is this unusual home value. fireplace, model kitchen Drive right Road about two biocks OPEN ALL D Very large ith complete built-in unit, double tile drains and linoleum on floor, three large bed rooms, tiled bath with shower and pedestal basin, attic, wardrobe closet, two linen closets, cedar closet, service toilet, hot-water heat, hardwood floors, built-in garage and covered concrete front porch. 3232 MILITARY ROAD from Conn. Garage frontage of 44 feet on popular overlooking Nebraska Avenue, ng room with open Ave. on Military to home and our sign. AY SUNDAY REAL ESTATE, REV. S. E. ROSE TO PREACH “Christ in the Garden” Is Subject for Petworth Sermon. At Petworth Methodist Episcopal Church the pastor, Rev. Samuel E. Rose, will preach tomorrow morning on “Christ in the Garden.” The evening service will be omitted to permit Pet- worth workers to assist in the Kerna- han evangelistic visitation. These work- ers will also attend the supper meetings each evening next week at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday school classes will meet at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow and in the early evening the Intermediate League will be led in devotional services by Harold Lindsey. ‘The Queen Esther Circle will meet at 4 o'clock Friday. All cther meetings | have been canceled because of the Kernahan campaign. WILL TALK OF RAPIDAN Dr. Sexton to Speak at Northmin- ster Presbyterian Church. Dr. Roy Lyman Sexton will give a | talk tomorrow evening at 7:30 o’clock at the Northminster Presbyterian Chapel, Alaska avenue and Kalmia road, {on the people and scenery in the Rapi- | | dan section of the Blue Ridge near the | camp of President Hoover. The ad-| dress will be illustrated with motion | pictures. | Sunday School meets at 9:40 a.m. | Rev. Otto Braskamp, the pastor, will preach at 11 am. on “Barnabas, the Son of Consolation.” gl 3 | $20,000,000 Sea Line Planned. ! PORTLAND, Oreg., April 5 (#)— Ralph E. Willams, Pertland, vice chair- | man of the Republican national com- | mittee, said upon his arrival here yester- day from Washington, D. 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