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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 21, 1930—PART ONE. THE HOME GARDENER {83 i% Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying : Right Reserved to Limit Quantities (& P . i P e ] | The Lowest Prices « s For Your Convenience . . . BY J. W. WELLINGTON. % 1 you find it fncor ] Since 1905 the busy Peoples Drug Stores have supplied thriftwise y inconvenient to visit one of our stores for your b washingtonians With the best in drug stere merchandise. Our stores con- LR Lateiy SR Son youe craee will B sistently offcr better values. .fiot one day. but every day When better PeIptly y sent to you without sdditional charge. 1 values are offered...you may feel confident that Peoples Drug Stores will e Y be the first to offer them. 25 o . “All Over Town” Phone District 5215 g The Better to Serve You! Palate Tempting and Delicious— A Convenient Accessory for Short Trips | Kiefter should be excluded whenever it ; ment of native American vegetables at | away in the eellar on clean shelves and the time European colonists arrived, it | upon yellowing will be found to be in a | is strange that no such progress had most luecious conditicn. The Bartlett | been made with fruits, ially North | may b -2 |7 M L S : . p PO S o B ammy Lou Vp) Week-End Cases | | Considering the wonderful develop- ripen. The pears should be then laid | | | is possible to grow the other two. Like NATIVE FRUITS. most varicties, the Bartiett should be | picked before tree ripe, that is, about ? the time the first few fruits begin to not far removed from this exalted grape and various berries. It is quite | position | well recorded that the Indians mace 2 P 2 4 much use of wild berries and fruits, but | s g Peppermmt atties A= b . unupTe cases are coversd with Cobra Grain Black Fabrikoid over an no such progress had been made with THE LIMA B : ) : uality. mirror in - A i o e fults ad With vegetables. When {(fl ) s it B & e b e and two. brass locks. Specially Priced for This Week.. 29C Lb. = & 8 ) o’ ik O $ 9 4 9 Y i ate T oost ot v 1905—1930 nly . unusually low price. “SILVER JUBILEE YEAR” e pe— Other Summertime Candies . . . Our Twenty-Fifth Year SPCC|aI Comb"“atlon O"er! of Public Service Chicken Bones, Lb.Can . . . .. 49c 000 Size Hair Clippers and colonists arrived they were delighted With the abundance of wild fruits but | One of the finest vegetables grown thess must have proved disappointing | in local gardens is now maturing rapidly in quality because very shortly great|wherever conditions have been et all | efforts were made to introduce apples, | favorable to growth. This is the lima | ears, peaches and other Eurcpean |bean, which appears to be thoroughly ruits, Some of the introductions proved | at home in this vicinity and until the valuable but it is a notable fact that | advent of the Mexican bean beetle had })rutmdly all our best varieties of | practically no pest of any significance. rult -have American origin. The hot,| There are at least three important bright Summers of North Amerjca were | groups of lima beans, the bush. the pole not at all favorable to the fruits of |and the sieva, or small-fruited type Northern Europe. Our modern grapes, | The last-named is the surest cropper such as Delaware, Concord and Niagara, | in this vicinity, but the beans are so are presumably blends between native | small in comparison to the popular and European kinds, and the cultivated | large-podded varieties that the sievas strawberry is also supposed to be A |are not generally grown. hybrid form. | Between the pole and bush varieties Presumably, it is safe to say that|the only difference lies in size of crop fruit breeding in America is in its in- | produced, the pole varieties being much fancy. Most of us have witnessed the | more productive and much more certain ing of the ‘development of the | o produce. What experienced gardener native blueberry in.the skilled hands of | has not observed the curious behavior Dr. Gorville and his associates. What | of bush limas? They generally bloom | & few centuries of effort may do with | heavily, but then proceed to deop most e Dlueberry ang with other fruits nct | of the blooms without setting pods or [Bif bite is a compelling invitation for another. yet touched is of course problematical | perhaps only three or four pods per but 1t does nct take a vivid imagination | plant. In fact, many times buchi limas ‘%, to forecast great progress. It we com- | do not return as many beans as were | are the centurles of time that have |planted. For some reason pole limas n spent in’ developing European are without this fault. or, at least. | fruits with the brief one or two | usually set a satisfactory crop. This|%; 4 p3 centuries in America, and also take into | difference is rather baffiing since the | . consideration the greater knowledge of | bush lima is simply a variation of the (§ 9 today, we can scarcely doubt that pole lima. The problem is being studied . g = S A Made of a crispy butterscotch jacket, filled with toasted almonds. ..blend=~ ing a flavor that will be enjoyed by the whole family. Cothew Nuss, Sk 38y - - - .. - 85c B Hair Cutting Shears These nuts have rapidly gained in popularity during the last few years. mpt_service for out-of-town customers. Add 10% ef They have a flavor that is different...you'll enjoy them. i packing and malling. = Address Choc-Covered Miwile, 1. ; ., 59¢ =220 =0 ol Both for $1.49 THESE LOW PRICES ARE ALSO EFFECTIVE ideal combination for ftrimming hair at home. White enameled Freshly roasted almonds, coated with rich delicious milk chocolate. Every i e e e An AT OUR ALEX AN DRIA STORE, 727 KING ST. ta:mn::'r:‘on‘;)dmlr .“efln:g,p".' Cutting edges made from selected steel, highly wonderful progress is ahead. What kind | from a scientific standpoint at the 0; frul"] will be set b;}f{ire the consumer Unl\‘?l"fl“{i\' of Maryland and 1{; is hflg)[‘d 1 T 51 of a few centuries hence is not now | that gardeners may in time learn how Ad f Th P . . - O e Bt ey e ceriain 1o he e | t Comtrol setting of lima beans, From ake Advantage o ese Profit-Sharing Values . .. They Will Hel vements ~beyond present compre- | the home gardener’s viewpoint, the bush | { g g g Y P Make Your Budget Go Farther ension. lima would be most desirable if it would set properly, as there is no staking or trellising of vines. The lima bean is & native American vegetable, :‘t;lng. :‘ll!h l:l;dlflfl‘!‘np[r% Ac‘o;;" For a Limited Time . " . I : e e P TR5 M sor r wen 458l | Economy Prices on TOILET ARTICLES | Farr's ng speaks of the value of deep tillage | the early settlers and through them b o R We Bttt | i i | Europeans are excellent gardeners, and | _ ¢ Toothbrushes o 20c Castolay Soap. . .13¢ ! 75¢ Maybelline. . . . .48¢ for then we begin to question whether our | GARD ¢ A own method of rather shallow tillage is 35¢ Corega Powder. . . 24c¢ } 25¢ Mavis Talcum. . J15¢ ) greatly wrong. As a matter of fact, S ial c both ods bl | stimulati ses and other shrubs Jpecra . 0 fi",{.:w,\ df ase probably correct r;»é o2 x:‘mrc;a%g:;gi{] Ty ‘ 25¢ Cuticura Soap. . . .18¢ ] 25¢ Mum Deodorant . - .20c ray , for instance, much of th: use of fertilizers w & 1 u - § | = England, tor instance, much of the soll | ¢ P Tmistake in those gardens which | B8 AL 10U 0L Trese $1 Danderine, large. .60c B 50c Neet Depilatory. . .35¢ Hair been under cultivation and it is likely | were subjected to the drought. The tooth- | : 3 very good practice to work it deeply. | nel SN O 2 pun Choroueiy T "at very. " low BOE Glstora. .......n ... 45e . 50c Orchard White. . . . .39¢ A to tre 4 b . i R ,"??:}‘,::,T‘“" ?‘fi"ffl.’.xfl' e e e maars and, e 50c Hair Groom. . .........34c " 75¢ Pert Rouge. . . ... A0 ] | Biac dark beown, oot e ou disturb a layer of In: le, velly s b . S/ il h tored in well ripened wood i | > 3 : Biage o | starehes slored 0 N fkues in resisting Combination Offer! 50c Jergens Lotion. . .......33c ; 35c Pond’s Creams. . . .. ....21c (|| &5y Ghocariode no mater how e I iars in fruit and oma- | &/ i i 25¢ J. & J. Baby Talcum 14¢ \ 50c Orphos Tooth Past 42 gray, faded or bleached. Not sticky or mental trees are sometimes destroyed by 50c Pkg. of | s S y gy phos 100 aste. .&ic weasy. Can e y';mh. ctirled or done n the Old World, undoubtedly | mental trees are someCmes ARTINCE °7 25¢ Kleenex Cleansing Tissues. . . . $1.15 Othine Freckle Cream. . . . 79 ) $1.35 Si $1 24, . ize . deep tillage might become an accepted f control, > | Seabtice locally. but with conditions of | crude and harmful method of contrl, e nts Bemamercial ferilliners and lmited fer- | since fire is certaln to injure (he 1C2 Feen-a-Mi 50c Kolynos Tooth Paste. . . .. ... 50c Pepsodent Tooth Paste. . . .. :3le ‘our present practices appear best. i 3 2 8 s o pieaaurd 1t woula be to work | mate of Jead or of pari, gieen, 0 oo | B and a 25¢ Pkg. of 35¢c Lifebuoy Shaving Cream. . . $1.40 Pinaud’s Eau de Quinine. . . ... .97¢ | | Full Feeling . . . Gas? with solls of apparently inexhaustible | - o { damage whatsoever to the tree. ’ A = , B I s ouhes. had. It | Seeds in most frults, except perhaps Dillard’s Aspergum 25¢ Listerine Tooth Paste. . . . .. : 60c Pompeian Massage Cream. . . ... 37c —— Father Kelly's to the gardener's abiiity | oranges, play a role in the development f = e Tue Be a0 "with rether Of"tle et that s perhaps not oftes - 75¢ Value 50c Mennen Shaving Cream. . . . 30c Pyrodento Tooth Paste. . . .. .23c . Dys-Pep-Go i cor ; ) f fhe full growth of the edible portion. M‘é‘ o ¥ 3] = 3 e U g O e obecrved. thai B 5 40 75¢ Odorono Powder Depilatory . .50c Williams’ Shaving Cream. . .. .3le ) . Gives WEED SEED! urrequal” development of the two sides 7 for C i i P ¢ Relief of an apple is usually associated with a o L ; lack of seeds in one part of the core, ¢ | % Father Kelly’s' blends some home gardeners may | all of which Jeads back to the necessity : G i X ) A with the gastric_fuices it the Summer will extermi- | of planting adequate pollenizers and-the |- = Feen-a-Mint is 4 A of the h ma: value of bees in the orchard. a pleasant laxa- stomach and such have not had a chance to The common privet stood the drought tive, harm less year. The chances of elimi- | wonderfully well and, although it did 1 fland easv cf nation of weeds by a single Summer are | not grow much during the long period, | 2742 aetion. - I chews | in the light of experiments | it continued to remain green, which 15 N gt | A s gl at Arlington Farm, Va. | more than can be said for certain other g g d 2 i preventing and overcoming heart- ;eedl :em bl;nfl‘;d carguflly hedge plants, mcludmg the he”bxes"ifs' & 5 The Aspergum - burn, sour stomach, full feel- 750 a ! terval or ‘The common, eve lay petun " A v » of w"—%ea y’::rl and placed in | wonderfully useful r’p)-m. filling in can be taken wherever aspirin is g 2 ing and hyper-acidity...... house for germination. Some | equally well as an inhabitant of porch | needed. So simple...no tablets to weeds mugd throughout the | baskets or of garden borders or beds. swallow, no water needed to get ‘and most of our serious | The petunia certainly keeps up a won- it down. ved several years. Hence, We | derful show of color over a long period can scaroely hope for one year to elimi- | and does not appear to mind the in- 3 nate this form of garden nuisance. tense heat of Midsummer if Supplied | ? I For N Old-timers tell amusing stories of | with enough water. In this way, it. | | or Nervous, weeds. in soil dug from deep | shows its relation to the tomato, egg- | Rundown wells, but in these cases the seeds prob- | plant and other solanums, all of which A Conditions $1.10 7 3 Bottle C ably blew in from nearby plants or | thrive in Midsummer. ‘were carried by animals. Legumes of various kinds, locust trees, The observing gardener has probably | wistarias and- clovers, appeared to en- With school opening tomorrow, the children will need many new supplies to do their best Ml sy cases whete ] work. Mothers and fathers will be glad to know that “Peoples” carry a complete assort- I i these conditions are 25 lue o imj as- ed some of the wonderful devices | dure droughts more easily than other ment of school supplies at money-saving prices. similation of food Tan- observi with which weed seeds are equipped to mued on Sixth Page.) 3 % - Ll < : | lac is aranteed to Here the young folks will find an assortment of the supplies they will need at school. Shop in our bring mf,“,_o, you get e e v e ighiiat gust of | wi at allow e - ligl st gust of |~ o = - Wing to pick the seed up and carry it | (7778 EVERGREENS! 10 & mew home; sharp hooks which en- i 4 Y EX ) able the seed 'to fasten, itsell to the N % PECIAL ; clothing or e fur of animal | 5 stores for your children’s school needs...or let them come in themselves to teach them the thrift your money back at " habit while they are young. g s , its r;nu p'f. t-tx;&‘“e:;a:mb:g (Seaon. 'f': | e i) ) \ < | 52 Million Bottles Used 10 be expected that all weed enemies |[BrinoNewBeautyto YourGarden || 7 | This announcement gives only a partial li st of school supplies available in our stores - will be actively on the job next season. # Special Offer for Fall Planting ] / Everfresh s Offer Good for 1 We S ¢ SR SR L AT gy C | | Scholarship Binders. ............10c Eversharp Pencils. . . ..........$L00 | | Citrate of | 4 Kl iy / i oithe Wor . 2 A s g st st Commale, N sl dthin B Flexo Binders, side opening. . . . . . . .25¢c Superior Pen Holders. .. ..........5¢c | | ‘There seems but little romance in the i . . Al t 7 to 8 years old twice trans- relieves constipation, which is the usual H Mte story of & pear, yet in the case of (| All trees 7 to 8 aears old, taice Lany |17 (constipation, which "istne utusl Pepigram Binders. . ............25¢c Salz Fountain Pens.............69¢ 5 el e | R il | e oIt o e, hearitie, “coushs and Century Binders. . .............19 Chester Gump Crayons, box.......10¢c Loose-Leaf Fillers. . . ... .8¢c; 2 for 15¢ Paul Revere Crayons, box. . ........5¢c 12-0z, 25C ceedingly valuable in the fruit industrv lor. 1 e, $ IR || Celerado Blus il s Mail Fi A Bottle il i) Air-Mail Filler Tablets...........19 G e I : | You may safely oust in Europe, America, Australia and Ky Yeas o1d trees, 3 times transplanted South Africa, that it deserves considera- || 8-yr.-old. twice transplanted, 2 for 311 helps you to ensoy good healtn Winona Typewriter Tablets. . . .. ...19¢ Typewriter Erasers .............10c | B S with this pure “EVER- ¥ tion. The Bartlett pear is used lor‘ Hardy Avaleas Nudifiora. Coral Pink. . FRESH" Oitrate of many other devices for scattering the | ‘weed progeny. Nature is too careful in | . canning, drying and as fresh fruit and v v ones [ b flis piace in pear growing that is not ||\ Jeatied ettt 3 100 i § et Tlon, wothind W% 8 | 10c Writing Tablets, 3 sizes. . . . 3 for 25¢ Ink and Pencil Erasers. . . ... .. equaled by any other variety, The Limited numbe / genulne as shown above. Bartieit was ‘origimally known as Wil- || nigfoitiarors. Finks ned ah Fur- ’ $1.10 Boule Q8¢ | | Composition Books, 80 pages, . . ... .5c 12-Inch Rulers. ..........5¢c and 10c lame Bon Chretien and ls 80 30 || gfiterbuis Bouitah s ¢ Bocks. 10 0 Sch } v, Eoxniones. " all, otare : omposition Books, 100 pages. . .. . .10c chool Bags .. ..........49cand 98¢ | ||, Camves Back: Composition Bocks. . 19¢ [l Rybe BlneBiack Tak. . ..:,..10¢+| ] _ Bladder Irregular? enterprising Yankee renamed the Columbines, all colors Notebooks, 3 sizes. . .. ...........5¢ Waterman’s Ink . ..............10¢c Try 48-Hour Test varief in honor of himself, thereby | Delphinium. all colors THE FOUNTAIN PEN | | Stenographers’ Notebooks . . ... ... .10c InkEradicator . . oo oo i 250 | [l e Yo ase sdeing Ainsp bochine o breaking the code of ethics which ob- || Painted Daisy, ail colors THE PENCIL POINTY functional Bladder Irritation which tains more o less among plant breeders, || Srienial, Povples all core::: GUARANTEED Polo Pencils. . . ........5¢c; doz, 50c Brass Protractors . .............25¢ | May also cause Burning, Itching, Back- ache, Leg Pains and make you feel namely, that of respecting the origin- || Yellow Daisy . ator’s n{‘m to name his progeny. How- L arensriie, oW, Do\ WONT LEAK o .. o \ HRKeL ek eonlrs Mongol Pencils. . . . .....5¢c; doz, 50c | Compass and Divider............23c e EASE OF A SOFT LEAD PENCIL 10c Venus Pencils. . .. ......3 for 25¢ Thumb Tacks, box of 100. . ... ... .10c P L i ” R d . tics, Red or Blue Pencils. . ...........10c Minit-Man Watches:. . ... ..o« SKRO0T ] [f] wish mansd sucoets it ERcoitn: dopse For Sore, Bleeding or | ?g»::::u:ee? fl":::x. G:.“Cy;rt:: Receding Gums Use | counter.today. Use all of if. Ses how ast it works. Money back if it doesn’t Hardy Oriental Po SASENE | Economy Prices on HOME REMEDIES | ™S i PPY vV Y | $1.50 Atophan Tablets. . . . . $1.05 85cJad Salts. . ...........81c s SPECIAL SALE Tuetea |18l COND § oy S R rrice 49¢ 75¢ Alcorub, pint. . ... .... .59 40c Kalak Water. .........33¢c T APRICOT _QUEFN—Apricot color. of Magnesia, ever, the name Bartlett has so thoroughly attached itself to the variety in LAI;I!I’SO}.‘ rhlt it will never be rein- vest>d with its correct name. - The Bartlett pear is & home garden | “\fAEE Dot ‘ @l variety equally as much as a commerical 5=, kind. The tree js a_thrifty grower ‘Mark t”‘) bears heavily every other year and 18 i very long lived unless destroyed by fire Perennial Gardens blight. Bartlett, Seckel and Kiefler =55 MANDOLPH ROAD ~—— are probably grown in the home orchard | - : ~—y Boxs than any other, yaricties 6oa the AN Mpriet ~—_Nen jorsey S & ==E5 AT ¥ BEAUTY OF LIVERMERE—Very dark velvety CERISE BEAUTY—Light cer ’ It stimulates lazy | M PELICATA-OIA rase pink aitky’ tonture. || gums, cleans the moutn ||| §2 8. §. 8. Tomic. . ...... . $1.67 SEeklnlex. .. ..-...... .3 ucgeetly X—01a rose shadtug tnte wine || 7 stroys disense germa. 75¢ Babek Elixir..........53¢ ? 35¢c Lapactic Pills. . .. .......27c ||| b '§"PiteFoe, 89 et dem R b peoen 25¢ Beecham’s Pills. . . . ... .17c $1.25 Minrolagar. . . . ......98c | Sringrasmiat e, g . | 60c Bisodol, 2 0z. .........43¢c $1 Nestle’s Food. . .........84c || Quick hright: Tate. Safe AR 60c Emerson’s Bromo Seltzer.36c 50c Ovaltine Health Drink . . . . 43¢ |} Relief sappaiataroneetd g | 60c Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. . ...39¢ $1.35 Gude’s Pepto Mangan. . . ......81c ||| P/'P';" June and ROVAL SCARIET—very bright seasiet. | 60c California Fig Syrup. ..........34c 75¢ Pompeian Olive Oil. . . 5 riein F:lnl now. The A snie way to restore | 35¢c Energine Dry Cleaner..........2lc 50c Horlick’s Malted Milk. . . .39¢ cn be cbtaiiad by this modem eac o w 7 ORDER AT ONCE ese Varicties Are Grown Fram Seed ) color of your hair and . 0 s f The Entire Selection of 18 Roots with §3 '3 6 AR R N 1 $1.25Eno’s l::fiervescent Salt. 8.0 . . 83e 25¢ J. & J. Kidney Plasters . . ~19e [l B e R Planting Directions . P v I $1.50 Eskay’s Neurophosphates. . . . . $1.29 50c Laveris Mouth Wash. . . . 3lec 5 B et v Gentlemen: Recelved Red Ribbon an collection of A G | 35c Harper’s Headache Remedy . . . . ...20c $1 Squibb’s Mineral Oil 06 [} | T e et puin et ZHh s Teelved oM ol ST oA amaueie fours frive Mt ATl A N 1 4 | $1 Ironized Yeast Tablets. . .........73c $1 Tyree’s Antiseptic Powder . ¢ || Bex of 12 Pads......09C THE FISCHER NURSER S st ADD 25c FOR. PACKING: #© EASTON, PAL GuaranTe! RELIEF or back n RGIA—One of the best tall-srow-