Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1931, Page 32

7 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, 1 1931—PART sults to be accomplished, as the re- E)flj recelved state that the training highly satisfactory. The following advance information regarding an additional requirement for the inspection by the Naval Reserve In- spection Board has beerr made avall- able to Naval Reserve organization com- manders in order that division and bat- ). C, SEPTEMBER 13, THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. ) BY J. W. WELLINGTON. I MAKING LAWNS. | One of the most practical discussions on lawns and lawn grasses that has appeared for some.time was included in the August number of the Neighborhood News, published by the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Association. The article ‘was written by B. B. Fitts, formerly connected with the Arlington Farm turf experiments. Mr. Fitts states that the first' two weeks of September is probably the best time of the whole year for planting lawn grasses. Where a Jawn is to be developed on excavated soil he recommends that three or four inches of top soil be spread over the | surface. Bone meal or cotton seed meal ap- plied at the rate of 20 pounds per 1.000 square feet just before sowing the seed is deemed a satisfactory pre- planting fertilizer treatment. If com- mercial fertilizer is preferred a 6-8-4 formula is suggsted because of its high nitrogen content. Lime is not considered at all essen- tial and possibly harmful in encourag- ing weed growth. As a_planting mix- ture, 80 per cent of Kentucky blue grass and 20 per cent of redtop is rec- ommended. with perhaps 2 to 5 per| cent of white clover substituted for part of either grass. For partially shaded lawns a mix- ture of 30 per cent red fescue, 30 per cent_ Kentucky blue grass, 30 per cent rough stalked meadow grass and 10 per cent of red top promises good re- sults. Mr. Fitts recommends that about four pounds of seed be used per 1,000 square feet. As a subsequent fertilizer treatment for established lawns cotton seed meal or cotton seed meal supplemented with ammonium sulphate is suggested. The ammonium sulphate may burn the grass and hence should be used lightly, ' about 3 pounds per 1,000 square feet applied two or three times a year and | promptly washed in with a hose to prevent burning. Lawns heavily infested with crab grasses and weeds should be entirely rebuilt, but on the other hand top dressing, fertilizing and watering will g & long way to improve a poor lawn. I ‘FALL PLANTI I Home gardeners should begin to take down their nursery catalogues from the shelf, for Autumn is the premier time for planting hardy perennials in this vicinity. Roses set out in_the Fall and properly banked with soil are cer- tain to give much better results than Spring-planted stock. The same is even more true with peonies. Hardy shrubbery, such as mock oranges, spirea and wiegelia profit by Autumn planting—that it, late Autumn after feaf fall There are two or three major reasons for the good results. In the first place mast of the nursery stock mentioned ic dug in Autumn and stored in cellars where conditions are not as favorable as in the sofl. Nurserymen are forced to dig in Autumn because shipping starts in early Spring before the ground is ihav nd with their large acreage it would be physically impos- sible to get the stock out in such a Fort period. Despite well constructed lars there is more or less drying of s some decay A second point is that roots often develop in Winter below the frost line and these roots are ready then to sup- plv the expanding buds with water and fcod. In the other event, the opening buds draw too heavily on the plant and v or death results. third point is that the home gordener has more time in Autumn to | do a thorough job of planting. Some tender plants, such as crepe myrtle, may perhaps better be left in the nurseryman’s hands until early Spring. , SEEDL Seeds are such a usual part of most of fruits and of certain vegetables that their existence is taken as a matter of course. In most cases, except in cer- tain vegetables such as beans, peas and corn where the seed itself is the edible portion, we could very well dispense with the seed in so far as edibility 1s concerned. ‘Take for example the banana, the navel orange, and the seedless grape such as Thompson: it is blessing not to have to contend with seeds. For the other extreme take the blackberry. to dispense with a portion of seeds? As a matter of fact breeders are now at this objective in mind. However in the apple and pear there is concrete evidence that a correlation exists between well filled and numer- ous seeds the proper development of the fruits. Cross pollination exerts a beneficial effect on seed development and incidentally on the edible portion of the fruit ple. that are not properly pollinated are often misshapen and not properly filled out. Hence it might not be advisable FRUITS. , plant work with just to remove all the seeds from all fruits, | even were this possible. As an example of a seedless vegetable, there is the English forcing cucumber which attains extraordinary length but has no seeds rrn)mms very few seeds as compared with seeds have no relation to size, as this is about the largest of the tomatoes. With the tomato full seedlessness would be a calamity, as it would mean the | extinction of the variety. With fruits that are propagated by budding. seed- lessness In itself is no handicap. CUCUMBERS AND MELONS. Some peculiar mnotions creep er's mind, and among these is none stranger than melons may be ruined in flavor by neighboring cucumbers or squash Probably the foundation for such theo- ries rises in some very inferior meion s0 lacking in quality that it is void of flavor. Yet such notions, once es- tablished, are difficult to down and poseibly some reader of this very article would be willing to present contrary evidence. Yet there is definite evidence & support the hypothesis of no cross- The well known horticultural writer, Dr. L. H. Bailey, when connected with Cornell University tried in vain to cross cucumbers and muskmelons or even to detect any effect of cne the other. Dr. L. H. Pammel, botanist at Towa State College, planted watermelons, muskmelons, cucumbers, squash and pumpkins in mixture, but neither the watermelons nor the musk- melons were in any way affected. Hand pollinations failed also to give any Tesult. scientific workers it seems quite safe to conclude that interspecific crosses or immediate transfer of flavors do not take place between these curburbits, but that such doubts have arisen from $asting inferior melons, H GARDEN NOTES, % ‘W. R. Ballard, extension horticultur- ist of the University of Maryland, writ- ing in the Extension Service News, suggests the following list of medium priced but highly attractive irises for the home garden: Alcazar, light violet, deep purple; Ambassador, smoky vio- let, deep red, violet; Iris King, old gold, crimson; Ballarine, light blue yiolet; Crusader, violet blue; Lent A. Williamson, lavender, pansy violet; Presby, white, pansy violet; almost a | Who would not be willing | the | Bartltt pears, for exam- | The Ponderosa tomato | other varieties and in this case | into | gardening. or, rather, into the garden- | the bellef that musk- | on | late | The large flowered hydrangea, hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, is one of the most showy late Summer shrubs. natural vigor, but did not withs other shrubs of reputedly less strength. again, Photo b ‘tht yellow; White Queen, white. This |15 indeed a good selection and is very | evidently based on actual trials in Prof.| Non-blooming | Ballard’s garden. Root rot or soft rot of the iris has | at that. nditions ac- | thrived under the moist c | companying the coplous rainfall of late. This soft rot is unmistakable, conver ing the fleshy rhizome into a custard like mass with an offensive odor. B. Y { Morrison _in Farmers' Bulletin 1405, “Garden Irises” recommends that the affected plants be lifted and all rotten tissues cut away befor: replanting ih a new location. As 4 furtier precau- tion, Mr. Morrison suggesis dipping the root, before resetting. into a dilute dis- infectant solution. Plants in full sun- light and well drained situations sutfer least from soft rot. A reader asks to be referred to & simple practical text covering various phases of gardening. When one stops o think about the maticr, there are ! relatively few such books. Most dis- cuss some one crop or some sin phase of gardening and too many of the texts lack in real practical back- ground. Considering again the iris, it is dif- cult to conccive of a m Tugged plant. The iris may be iifted and reset at any time during the entire growing season, although the period right after blooming is considered best The zinnia is one species whose seeds do not appear to require any rest, but may be seen sprouting about the parent plan H Snow-on-the-Mountain, now seen in many front yards, is a relative of the poinsettia, and, like this latter plant, owes its' beauty not to- its blooms, which are small and inconspicuous, but to the coloration of the upper cluster of leaves, which in Snow-on-the-Moun- tain are margined with white. in his Cyclop>dia, describes the pl as a hardy annual, nat 8 plains from the Daliotas southward t Texas. The genus Euphorbia, to whi Snows-on-the-Movntain belon : braces upward of 1.000 spe tered pretty well over the entire car One garden authority reports that has had better success with annua that were sown out of doors in place ! than with transplanted stocl Any advantage that he secured in earliness from transplants was lost in decreased vigor of growth. There is considerable in favor of this gardener's assertion. Perhaps it would be better to expect early flowers from the hardy perennials such as iris, columbines, pyrethrums and the like, and let the annuals come along in their natural season. Trans- | planting is not a beneficial process in itself but is useful in checking any tendency to succulent growth of seed- lings. The same flowering of have had considerable success writer discusses the non- wistarias and claims to in i ducing blooming in obstinate plants by | The Evening Star trophy. D. C. Naval Reserve Possibilities that the members of the 1st Battalion, United States Naval Re- | serves of the District of Columbia, mas get in some cruising experience in the Fall, Winter and Spring was indicated in the report of the board of inspection of the Navy Department. This report pointed out that the plan to assign a destroyer squadron to the East Coast for week end cruising might prove bene- | ficial. However, local Reserve officials have not received any intimation as to a | schedule that will be followed during the interim between the annual cruising periods. It was said that the destroyer Hamilton, on which the local Re: sts. made theilr annual cruises, has been as- signed to the 5th Naval Distrist for this purpose. ‘The 5th District includes the States of Maryland and Virginia. How- ever, it was added that the destroyer also had been assigned for this purpose to the Washington area, which is a sep- arate district. Up to the present, it was said, no communications have been from the commanding officcr of the | Hamilton as to when it is probable that week end cruises will be started. How- ever, the dates probably are being made dependent on the Hamilton completing its duty as engineering experimental ship. The vessel, in addition to other duties as a part of the Atlantic train- ing squadron in taking our Reservists on their annual cruises, has been en- gaged in conducting engineering experi- ments in the Chesapeake Bay for the purpose of collecting data for use in the preparation of specifications for the pro- pelling machinery for the proposed new destroyers. Since the destroyer Abel P. Upshur was relicved of duty here as the training ship of the local battalion, the organiza- tion has been without a vessel for train- ing purposes, and all of the work during the drill year has to be done in the in- adequate armory. Between cruises the | men receive no actual ship training. | The present plan, it is believed, will trim, by having them out on week end peake. The week end cruising plan, it is exfict!d. will provide much valuable training which cannot be obtained as well in the armory, although the build- ing has been fitted up as near as possible like a ship. However, the to both the deck and engineering forces. It is not believed that the officials will have any trouble in mustering enough | men for the cruises when they are pro- | vided. In addition to -providing week-end | cruises for the Washington outfit, the | organizations at Baltimore, Md., and at Norfolk, Richmond and Newport News will have to be provided for if they desire to take advantage of the oppor- tunity. ‘The Hamilton now is engaged in a crulse with officers and men the -Hampton ds district nd the se blue; Susan Bliss, Tose pink; Shekinah, | Summer pruning—that is, while the received | From the work of these two |Serve to keep the officers and men in | cruises down the Potomac and Chesa- | cruising will provide practical experience | l 1 Ordinarily this species displays great Te drought of 1930 as well as many However, such a test may never occur courtesy of Department of Agriculture. plants are in active growth. Whatever merit there may be in such a pro- cedure, it is worth a trial at leas'. seems & habit with | many wistaria vines and a bad habit The Sedums are an interesting group of plants embracing a great di- versity of types and forms, among which the showy S. Spectabile is per- haps the best known horticulturally. This is nos pink color will feature many a flowe border from now until frost. T s have ons useful characteristi 1 adaptation, if not almost a preference, for rather poor soil One sees it thriving in depressions made in the top of stone posts and in other apparently unfavorable situations. ARDEN CLUBS. fontgomery Suburban Garden ccording to announcements sen the secr tary, Mrs. Lulu C. Rick opened its Autumn program on evening, Scpiemver 4, with a by Mark M. Shoemaker, land- specialist of {he Ualversity of A and extension scrvice. The sub- Ject Al nd's Native Trees and Shrubs; H They Can Be Utilized andscaping about the Home,” was te il a community whose ity has baon greatly enhanced by conservation of the original trees and shrubs. The fiowering dogwood offers standing example of the real that lies in native plant ma- Friday lecture scape terial. ‘The chairman of the Plant Material Committee, Dr. Howard R. Watkins, is taking orders for collective purchases ses and narcissus bulbs, ¢ substantial savings to the me: A member from Kensington ing plants of iris pseudacorous to fellow members. The Montgomery Club is actively promoting the Fail Flower Show of the National Capital Dahlia and Ivis Soclety which is to be held at the Carlton Hotel on September 29 and 30. Aubrev B. Carter, past pry the Montgomery Club, the Exhibition Committee of the Dahlia and Iris Society and has intro- duced some novel features. Visitors will judge the competing garden club exhibit by simply casting votes for their first choice. Although dahlias are expected to be the dominant flower clesses are to be provided for roses, glad- ioluses, cosmos, marigolds, nasturtiums, petunias, zinnias, Japanese anenomes, asters, chrysanthemums, wild flowers and any_ other plant then in bloom. It is confidently expected that the com- petitive garden club exhibits will create much interest, as there is rather strong | rivalry betw certain of the clubs, fostered in the past by competition for In addition to the reguler division cruises on destroyers, the Navy Depart- ment_reported that training duty in | one naval district was accomplished | ashore this year, the officers concerned | being placed under the supervision of | the commandant of the naval station. | coming into bloom and its | both at | ident of | is chairman of | tallon commanders may begin prepara. tions once: The board, at its next inspection, will require each division to conduct a gen- eral quarters drill, a simple battle prob- lem to be included. The drill will be brief, but complete enough to bring out any weakness in the division battle or- ganization and in each iIndividual's un- derrtanding of his duties. A general outline of the drill follows Man general quarters statlons; execu- tive officer to receive reports from gun divisions, ship control, engineers’ div sion, medical department, repair crews and communication control, and report the ship ready to commanding officer, who in turn will report to thesgenior member of the Board of Inspection. The board then will inspect the crew at_stations, after which the inspretors will deliver to the commanding officer a simple battle problem for immediate execution. The problem will simulate a daylight action with any enemy destroyer or submarine, and will be designed to test the efficlency and con- trol of the ship in all of its departments, with special emphasis on fire control. A gun and loading drill will be con- ducted simultaneously with and as a part of the general quarters drill. If no gun or loading machine is furnished the unit, its presence will be simulated nevertheless. It is not the board's intention, it was stated, to require the rigging of voice tubes or other means of communication to stations other than from fire control to guns. Messengers may be used for such other communication if desired. ‘The board will note the judgment, celer- thoroughness and lack of confusion h which the problem is Casualties will be introduced the board during th> problem. > reactions of the recipients and stem will be recorded. Casual- ties will include fire in action, damage | above and below water line, top hamper , steering gear damage, gun casualties, casualties in engine and fire rooms and to communication, such as signal yards shot away, radio antennae or system out of order, voice tubes car- rled away, ete. Where all divisions of a battalion form the crew of one vessel, but one general quarters drill will be held. If each division of a battalion | forms a crew of a separate vessel, there | will be a separate drill for each division. To cover the details of the above drill, all officers should familiarize themselves 1d their divistons with the provistons | the manual of ship and gun drills, it stated, especially as regrads organi- | tion for battle, and with the manual | of interfor control, which covers interior communications, nomenclature of sta- tions, etc. Damage control, officers are reminded, should b» carefully thought out, with especial reference to the ship's | plans and organization, | It was pointed out to the officers that shere is great room for the exer- cise of ingenuity on the part of officers | in simulating actu:l conditions, and itiative in this direction will be given due consderation by the board. The | board points out that it realizes that ! the strength of the various divisions will not in all cases permit the com- plete manning of all static abo ardi ship, or even in individual stations, such as repair parties, ship control, etc.. | and that it may be necessary to pro- vide skeleton organizations where shortage must be met. Also, divisions | may not have ready access to all pub- lications needed, such as manual of interior control, but in cases where possible to go so officers should visit ships in commission for study of such pamphlets and further to observe the conduct of drills on ships performing active duty. A further requirement follows: Dur- ing general quarters the navigator may | be required to solve a simple mooring | board problem, involving a change from designated station relative to guide to a new station relative to guide. Moor- ing board sheets will be provided by | the board before the problem It was explained that the drill is in- tended as a basis of the training that would be required in the event the di- visions or battalions were sent to sea in a vessel withoyt further augmen- tation from the Regular Nav, Several officers and men from the local battalion will be authorized to proceed to New York this week to join the battleship Wyoming, of the "At- lantie Training Squadron, for the pur- pose of making a cruise to Halifax and Rockland, Me. The cruise will require 15 days, beginning Tuesday, and the officers and men will be debarked when the vessel reaches Annapolis The men are expected to get much valuable experience on the battleship as many of them never performed duty | aboard a vessel of this type. As a_mat- ter of fact, the Naval Inspection Board | in its report made a recommendation | that some of the divisions now organ- ized as destroyer crews be reassigned as battleship divisions, both for the purpose of giving them training in this' class of ship and to get th-m in closer contact with the regular establishment than they usually have on their annual cruises. Student May Die After Hazing. MENOMONIE, Wis., September 12| (P).—Llovd Aune. freshman at Stout Institute, was reported yesterday by | physicians as near death from injuries received when he was allegedly hazed by upper classmen. Study and instruction courses were a °d before the reporting of the e officers, the mornings being de d to practical instruction in navi- | gation and seamanship aboard the tug attached to the station, the afternoons being used for study of the various | manuals issued by the department. | Supply officers had special duty with the supply officer of the station. The ! officers undergoing this instruction re- | ported that they felt that they had | gained as much from this type of in-‘ struction as they could have acquired | from a cruise on a sea-going vessel. Undoubtedly, the department reported, they successfully broadened their scope of knowledge of the Navy and its vari- ous activities, which is declared to be the purpose of their training. The plan this year of cruising Naval Reserve organizations aboard vessels of the training squadron, it is reported, is | meeting with success. The department | reported that it has received several re- ports from commanding officers of de- stroyers making Reserve training cruises, as well as reports from the officers undergoing training. 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