Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1931, Page 29

| or at least to make a crude map. A ' THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 27, 1931 PART TWOI THE HOME GARDENER Practical and Seasonal Hints for the Amateur for Beautifying Surroundings of the Home. ‘| BULBS FOR SPRING Thoughts of another Spring are al- ready in the mind of demer, despite the fact that he is still greatly interested in dahlias, chrysan- themums and other late Autumn flow- | rs, The experienced gardener knowa :hnhemlutplnnuhudl!uhu make the very best of his g0 on in the flower part of the bulbs under cool, moist conditions of the soil. nd flower stalk do not ac- but they re them- the rapid dev ent. Spring. The bulb, whether it be hyacinth ‘tulip or narcissus, is simply a bud with a large supply of reserve foods suffi- cient, indeed, to enable it to bloom in liberally fertilised with a good of mixed fertilizer at the pound per 30 square feet. With the sofl prepared, the planter must then formulate in his mind a plan of ar- | rangement. Generally it is well to group colors—tha if there are sev- eral bulbs of one variety—plant them en mass. A garden of tulips of a few choice varieties will give a more pleas- ing effect than the same area planted to a great many varieties. Depth of planting is not important but it is well that all bulbs of one kind be set op the same level since depth time a! bemm‘d may very wel covere: or four inches of soll and small ones, such as crocus, by one to two :j;:hu. ‘Where the soil is well spaded, holes may be opened with a trow- elor dibble. Some home gardeners place a small handful of bone meal below each bulb with a layer of soil between the bulb and the fertilizer but such care s not necessary if the soil is well fertil- ized prior to :l:nmu After planting, the soil may mulched to advantage peat moss or old rotted manure. The type of peat moss that has stable manure incorporated would be better than ordinary peat. If one desires to remember the varieties, it is advisable to place stakes at the time of planting removed from the garden early enough in the Summer to give place to an- : muals and above all they make a bril- ,» liant show in early Spring when the for colorful flowers is at its the home gar- | | to | L. croceum, L. BY J. W. WELLINGTON. of well kept lawn, p trees, Even the huml place can be free from poorly been as reasonably priced as mow for several years. | GARDEN LILIES | Under the caption “Why We Fail With Garden Lilies,” Dr. A. B, Stout of New York Botanical ,, presented one or two years ago & most interesting dis- cussion ag. to the reasons that hardy lilles are so rolatively scarce in our gardens. Dr. Stout divided the causes into three majer items—failure to mest cultural requirements—difficulty of ob- taining planting stock, and—Ilosses from ase. ‘To the second and third, more particularly the third, he ascribes of the failures. Dr. . Henryi, er L. lum and L. speciosum, all of which multiply easily. When these fail rather sud- denly after ha: ven & good account of themselves, T rodents, insects Your Most Precious Possession YOUR EYES —It is esesntial that they be examined at least once each year to be kept in the finest condition. You cannot afford to neglect them. Have Your Eyes Examined (Dr. De Shazo in Attendance) Non-Tarnishable White Gold Filled Frames $3.95 . —Astistically ‘engraved non-tarnishable white gold- filled frames. The new or straight temples. P ;}ee:a comfort to the nose. high-bridge type with curved er!over insure pads to com- Your own lenses inserted Use Your Charge Account height. Furthermore, bulbs have not‘ ‘What landscape feature can be more attractive than an open expanse 1y supported by well placed foundation plantings and improved by keeping the lawn open and r&l:ced shrubs or flower beds. —Photo by courtesy of the Extension Servis Department of Agriculture. the underground burrows. As a control for mites and thrips, all lilies set out at the New York Botanical Garden are dipped’ for five minutes in a solution cf one part of 40 per oent micotine sul- phate to 400 parts of water. Diseases are most difficult of all to combat because some of the most de- structive are of the virus type, the causal factor of which has yet to be dis- covered.. Virus diseases are recogn by their effects on the plant, namely, yellowing, mottling, crinkling of the leaves and stunting, About the only control so far devised is to destroy the affected plants so that plant lice may not earry the trouble to the heaithy plants. The New York Botanical Gar- den in co-operation with other research institutions is making a study of lily di- seases and Dr. Stout cheerfully fore- casts the time when the home gardener can w lilies with all around success. Aul 1s the time for plant many kinds of lilies since some of the im- ported varieties are available only at this time. In fact, some s arrive 50 late that they cannot before November and December. means that the soil should be spaded in late October and muiched lightly to prevent freezing. One species. the Madonna. lily, sends up a rosette of leaves in the Autumn. These leaves mc throughout the Winter from emerges the flower | THE GINKGO TREE If one were to select among Wash- ington street trees the one with the interesting history, he would not be able to pass by #inkgo or mailden-hair tree. This Asiatic species to be one of the most an- the most ancient, of liv- greatly antedating the oaks, and other well known . An article in the August num. of American Foresis contains an interest] uo&o:::t ?l the "l t:l;- tory, at one pe n the earth's history the widely scattered over the northern hemisphere but has now been so re- FARM AND GARDEN. Lovers of Old English Boxwood will enjoy select- ing from our hundreds of thousands of TRUE DWARF BOX (Suffruti- cosa). We're the largest growers of boxwood in the world— and boxwood was never sold at such prices before. Visit our Nurseries just this side of Annapolis. Anne Arundel Nurseries Annapolis Md. Have Lily-White Hands for Winter! —Here is an utterly new creation that not only softens, heals and prevents chapping, but makes the skin two to three shades lighter and banishes tell-tale shine. LADYES I EEER" 4-Purpose Hand Cream Makes Hands White in 2 Minutes ok 2 |l I e —1, It whitens the —2. It softens and ness. —3. It heals tiny c —4. It protects the visible film. skin two to three shades. smooths, banishng dry- racks and chapping, skin with a delicate in- —1In a simply amazing manner it almost in- stantly makes over rough, chapped, wrinkled skin, into soft white smooth skin. Use it and two minutes after your hands leave the dish pan you will be ready for the bridge table, Get a Jar Free! —Just buy ial 89¢ il Cream. Act now—offer is the regular 50c, 75¢ or size of Lady Esther Four- e Face Cream and you will Men the generous 60c size new y" Esther Four-Purpose Hand for a limited time. Tzilet Goods Dept.—Street Floor. 9 Por Sralighth ond 0 gingko family was | duced that it is doubtful if & wild tree exists. At all events, this old-timer has been found very useful as a city tree be- cause of its upright growth and ability o L w;-m 15 a lovely . - ouble row of these trees bordering g‘hmfih-munm&mwm Agricultural Grounds. Rare freedom from insects and disease characteriges the speeles, but the ginkgo has eme fault, that of shedding foul smelling fruits at about this season of the year. This fault could be easily overcome by selecting male trees for planting, as the sexes are carried on separate trees. The Chinese use the nuts as food after first removing the undesirable odeor. Here is a survivor of prehistoric times, that is, making good under the very trying conditions of the modern city with its smoke, gases and limited soil water. One cannot help but wonder how many valusble apacies of trees and lants were lost during the .r. Com- ru out of & remote past, it is little wonder that the Chinese reverenced this tree and planted it about their temples. AN EXPERIMENT A rough quarts sand and the pro- duct obtained by grinding very finely were compared at the New Jersey Agri- oultural Experiment Station as goil in which to grow tomato plants. Absolute- ly no plant food was added to either material and their natural fertility was practically nothing since analysis re- vealed no nitrogen present. Yet in the finely ground sand the tomatoes started growth seoner, developed a fair celor and made three or four times the root system than was developed in coarse sand. The reasons underlying the results were not fathomed but evi- dently eannot be sought in differences in fertility. Off hand, one would have thought that the better growth would have occurred in the coarse sand be- cause of better aeration. At all events, the results are interesting because they indicate that other factors besides soil fertility are concerned in growth, In the experiment the tomatoes were kept for five or six weeks only and pof course would not have had capaclty for frulting. Nevertheless it is difficult to offer a satisfactory explanation. There is evidently a tremendous lot of ywiedge yet to be uncovered by our scientific workers. | GARDEN NOTES | ‘The blue spiraea, caryopteris incana, now in full bloom, is a worthwhile shrub for this locality. The flowers are amall but are borne in clusters and in great number, sufficient to give the a lavender blue aj ce. g by the multitude of bees that visit the blooms, this species ought to be an excellent honey plant. spiraea is mot correctly named, since plant is s verbena and mot at all related to the true spiraeas. It is hardy in this locality but near its safety line as every now and then & cold Winter nips some branches. The plants do not grow more than three feet tall and about as | wide and should fit in very nicely in ¢ in | front of taller shrubbery. In addition to tulips, narclssi, hya- cinths and crocus, there are many other bulbs deserving of the home gardener's attention. As listed in U. 8. ment of Agriculture bulletin No. 797, prepared by Dr. Griffiths and assistant, these are chiongoxia (glory of the snow); eranthis (Winter ite); an- thericum (8t. Bernard's lily); galan- thus (snowdrop); Spanish, lish, Dutch and oncocyclus iris; 'helleborus (Christmas yose); montbretia; muscari (grape hyaeinth); scilla; camassia; leujocum (snowflake); puschkinia; tri- teleia; ornithogalum (star of ). Any one who has chanced to Dr. Criffiths’ home in Takoma Park in early Spring has been simply amazed at the wealth of color obtainable with some of these smaller bulbs as natural- ized in his lawn. But for the gardener who has extremely limited space these lesser bulbs cannot take the place of the three standbys, namely, the tulip, hyacinth and narcissus if for no other reason than that they bave little value uucoutflow for% me. e me ers who propose it veonies ,n‘t' the coming year be setting busy as Autumn is conceded yur most reliable authorities to be the sest time for planting the peony. Do not jet the eyes over two inches below the —_— FARM AND GARDEN. ts. evergreens, 31 uj 8 in.. 15 each: If An Offer Without Even though present conditions do not warrant these low prices and high values. A boon to the Home- Beautifier. Get postpaid Spruce, las Fir to 7 years old. 1 “grown, worsery COLLECTION N 52 8 Evergreens for 2 Cenadien Hemiock, 2 Silver Fir, 3 White Spruce, 3 Retinispora Obtuse 8- to 7-Year-Old Trees. 2 Arborvite. 2 Maghe Pir , 2 Nerway 2 Doug! Trees are al 18 inches high, and Colorado Blue Spruce 81.?5 RHODODENDRONS —Pin e vari 1.20 Dolphinium—Light and Dark Biue. Dos. Hollyhock: frbocks—Den il Golor. Build a Rockery— sl Here are the Plants .20 lors, evergreen. 7 ‘A'l{un—'l‘u'lud oo Kooy, enes, * Wasee Tuin Ourpatica—Blue, White, ifraga—Fink. ucheana—Deep Pink. ol it S F T tarts e Add 30¢ lcr"nflu and Insuranes Markot NEW. MARKET, NEW. JERSEY the | society. | feature but classes are provided for| | Horticultural Club will be hosts Monday | | genlu to_two of the by | Branch of the PuBlic Library, The time surface as deeper the plants from blooming. Iris may still be moved and where there is any sign of rhizome soft rot it is altogether desirable that trans- planting be done, taking advantage o the operation to thoroughly spade the soll and work in bone meal or beet] ters as an adult beetle in woodlands | The near bean flelds, often in groups and sometimes singly. Some remain in the garden under plant refuse. To lessen the crop of hibernating insects it is highly desirable to destroy or bury bean plants after the crop has been picked. ‘This pest was not \'EI‘¥l abundant this increased sufficlently to check the beetles. Any one greatly interested in this pest should secure & copy of Farm- ers’ Bulletin No. 1407 from the U. 8. Department of Agriculture. It is rather strange but quite true that the best jellies and preserves are often made from wild fruits or those not far removed from the wild. Take for example the crab apples, the dam- son plums and the wild grapes. These are ofteg sought in preference to table varieties for preserving. Evidently in breeding improved varieties some of the characteristics, such as astringency and acidity, that are discarded, are those that lend flavor and quality to the pre- serves. October 1 and 2 have been selected by the Woodridge Garden Club as the dates for holding its Autumn horti- cultural show. The main hall of the Presbyterian Sunday School Building at Twenty-second street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, has again been chos- en as the location of the show, which will p¢ opened to the public at 8 PM. of the first evening. Classes are pro- vided for all fruits, flowers and e~ tables that may be found in the at this season, and, as an added feature, special classes have been opened in both flowers and vegetables for school children under 14 years. The J are to be Dr. R. J. Haskell of the De- partment of Agriculture and Dr. J. 8. Norton of the University of Maryland. The exhibition committee is under the | T! ] joint leadership of L. M. Clarke and W. H, Glnnl'l‘.' The president of the club is George R. Goergens. ‘The National Capital Dahlia and Iris Society holds its Autumn exhibition Tuesday and Wednesday at the Carlton Hotel. The dahlia will reign supreme, with the very latest and finest varieties of this su) Fall flower on display but there will be many other flowers pres- ent, roses, asters, scablosas, marigolds, zinnlas and other seasonable blooms that will add general interest to the exhibit. The local garden clubs have been invited to enter flowers in the garden clubf cl;u in competition for of & fine trophy cup donated the Times-Herald Co. and will ultimately go to the garden club winning three times at Autumn shows | C. A. spopsored by the National Capital This show undoubtedly will be lurn amateur display in this eity Fall and with the large baliroom of Carlton Hotel as & setting is certain & very beautiful and well worthy ® large attendance. A very nominal 1 be charged In; en;rlncz simply w. . M. L. Payne of Alex- andria, Va., is president and Mrs. Edna Reinohl of Riverdale, Md.. secretary of the Capital Dahlis and Iris Soclety. The Potomac Palisades Garden Club will hold its Fall horticultural show October 1, from 1.t0 8 pm. at the Community Church, Conduit road and Cathedral avenue. President King ex- tends an invitation to garden club members hout the vicinity to at- tend. Dahlias are expected to be the fruits and vegetables as well as flowers. | Members and friends of the Takoma win . Powell of Siiver Spring wii | of Silv | discuts “Varieties of Bulbe” for® Fail Planting’ d B, Y. Morrison will re- count some of his European GH‘; The | ardens.” e | place of meeting is the Takoma Park is 8 p.m., September 28. Roy G. Pierce of the Takoma Horti- cultural Club presented a lantern slide talk on lilies before the Lincoln Garden ! Club of Lincoln, Nebr., during a recent visit to that city. No locality in the country can equal our own in numbe: of amateur garden specialists, a faci due in large part to the Department o: Agriculture being located here. So proud over the arrival of twin sons that he refused to listen to the * argument of Mayor W. Hall of Gates- head, England, that a clergyman was more fitted to form the ceremony, Bad“of e ity woverniment. boptised of governmen the Robinson twins. RESORTS. 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Mrs. Haig will take charge of the compiling of the year- book for the coming year. Mrs. Donald M. Earll of the State Historical Conmittee, announced pic- | tures of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown would be shown at the Wil- lard Hotel the evening of October 5. ‘The annual card party will be held at the Shoreham Hotel October 31. Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. | Ruth Barnard Parker. The regent, Miss Harriet' M. Chase, presided. | Mrs. Ada Mills Payne gave a talk on | her trip to Europe, & group of songs | was rendered by Mrs. Thelma Mills | Rector, and Frank B. Steele, secretary | neral, Sons of the American Revolu- | lon, spoke on the surrender of York- town and the coming Sesquicentennial Celebration. The next meeting will be held Octo- ber 27 at the home of Mrs. Leavitt. Columbia Chapter met Tuesday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. Zurhorst, 1733 {H. kins; tion 1 nited ELEE S R Betier Pims. D, Sty Hl and Thrift, Mrs. B. O. Umhau; R. Student Loan L. kins: Ellis Island, Mrs. Edward M. Weeks; Genealogical Research, Mrs. F. W. Brandes; Girl Homemakers, Mrs. Willlam LaVarre; Entertalnment, Mrs. States Congress, Mrs. George 3 State chairman, Mrs. Albert M. Wal- ker; State wicé chairman and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary; Li- brary, Mrs. W. J. Showaiter; Magazine, Mrs. W. B. Kennedy; Manual for Im- A. Walff: Natiopal Lee Wi Defense, Mrs. IHams; Pa- Cousin of Woman sl eved Powers' Vietim Had Letter Saturday. * triotic Education, Mrs. W. Pulsifer: | yerified. Revolutio Relics for Continental Hall, Mrs, J. Caldwell Jenkins; State chairman, Mrs. W. M. Hannay; Sons and Daughters of the blic, Miss Lillie Hazelton; Chapter House, Mrs. G. M. Davis. Mrs, John T. Sadler and Mrs. Wil liam LaVarre also spoke. Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn presided at the tea table. | o - ROOSEVELT SUPPORTED Kalmia street, assisting hostesses bein Mrs, Bladen, Mrs. Grosvenor, Mrs. Htlls Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Roman and Miss Keene. The regent, Mrs, Albert B. Snavely, led. Miss Nellle Grant Ross, chairman of ways and means, announced arrange- ments had been completed for a card party at the Hay-Adams House the aft- ernoon and evening of October 6. Mrs, Elmer E. Curry, State chalrman of genealogical research, was the guest speaker. Miss Hulda Braden sang a group of songs, accompanied by Mrs. J. Frank Rice, ‘Maj. L'Enfant Chapter is supporting Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, ckairman of the Surplus Food Conservation Committee of the District of Columbia. Mrs. Paul mlay, Mrs. J. W, McGarry and Mrs, Gladys V. ‘aft joined the D. A. R. canning group last Wednesday at Harvey's old restau- rant from 1 to 4 pm. Miss Margaret I. Fraser, regent; Mrs. Willlam J. Cor- coran, Mrs. John H. Reberts, Mrs. W. Alden Walls and Mrs. Edward G. Wright have volunteered for future Wednesday afternoons. Miss Elizabeth P. Molster is donating some fruit which she canned this Fall and another member has do- nated 20 roundl of sugar, Mrs. Wiley is vice regent of this chap- ter and also chapter chairman on the | b. . Conserva A. R mittee. OQur Flag Nirs. G W Tow rs. G. W, Trow! and Mrs. W. J Showalter were mu to members of the chapter Tuesday at the Y. W. . Mrs. Garrett M. Davis, regent, gr.ldeg.h Mrs. A. G. zflkhuon !flull;v ler and honorary regent, spoke. Mrs. R. M. Richards, eh.!rgnn of Wa; Means, announced plans for the an. nusl chapter party. Chairmen of com. tion and Thrift Com- mittees were announced: Mrs. John T.! Sadler, Correct Use of Flag; Mrs. G. W. | Trowbridge, Americanism; Mrs. Wood- | bury Pulsifer, Patriotic Education; Mrs. | and Program; Mrs. Yearbook; Mrs. R. M. d Means; Mrs. Grat- | tan Kerans, Press; Mrs. W. B. Ken- nedy, e; Mrs, W, J. Showalter, Library; Miss Alice Johnson, Visiting and Flowers; Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn and Miss A. Johnson, Milestones; Mrs. RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Chlr..—llrl. Samuel ! efferson D. Young, IN SOUTH, EDITOR SAYS | - 8t. rnllunl Observer Predicts United Democratic Party if Governox Is Nominated. B the Asseclated Press. NEW YORK, September 26.—The |, Herald Tribune quotes Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald, political editor of 16 South- ern and Southwestern newspapers in| tress chain, as saying itic | next year if Gov. Franklin D. velt is nominated for President. Fitzgerald s returning to Texas to- day * & six-week autemobile tour of New York State and New England. He also is quoted as saying resent- ment it present national ad- ministration was the strongest in the South and Middle West that he had| ever observed, particularly among farmers. ‘The cotton farmers of the South, he, said, would “pull through” the coming ‘Winter in spite of 6~cent cotton and the | rfilucunee of banks to extend credit to them. STEAMSHIPS, 7:30 P.M, from Piea S, foot of Boisgevain' Avenae, Norfolk, Ve, ™ Old Dominion STuALsP. Losss it Presh andsalt ‘baths—Three Sur- St el e o on Buna Sorl Termes: Speeial famit Tetes. Writa or wive fo1 Pevervations facing ocean and park. Marvelous Fall and Winter Climate. Special Low Rates During These Seasons Now in Effect. Al outdeer sports and indoor entertainment Greet the Autumn at olton Maner Finest H o (4 AR Tity, s Breathe In the bracing ses airlon the “Ship's Ie makes sppecites FALL AND WINTER Many le who go to Flor- eridarieig il o e Baltimere to Jacksonville or to Miami; leisurely trip over sou seas, quiet, Make reservations. Fares in- tickets to various points. SPECIAL Low round trip rates till Nov. 30. Jacksonville $46; Miami $70. ALL-EXPENSE TOURS to meny points north and south Reduced fare to Boston effec- tive October 1st. Delightful Autumn trip. Low auto rates. . AskforFalland Winterfolder. 38 H St. - W ashington. < AUSTE HONOLULY. .‘flq‘ Mar. 3 vy, 14th Te JACKSONVILLE—Every Tuesdsy. Thursday and Saturday, for all points in Plorids. CHARLESTON. §. 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