Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1937, Page 26

BY J. W. WELLINGTON. ESERVING credit for being the sturdiest of all the cul- tivated lilles, the tiger lly i8 by no means the hand- somest member of the fine genus yet when planted in mass, makes a fine display and helps to bring color to the garden at a time when it is often sorely needed. Humming birds seem to enjoy the tiger lily and may be seen visiting the orange blooms carly in the evening. The tiger lily is of Asiatic origin, but seems very much at home in this country. Often this lily may be observed growing almost in wild condition beside some house cellar, the habitation itself having Jong since disappeared. Al- though one rarely, if ever, sees seed pods on the tiger lily, small black bulbils are produced freely in the axils of the leaves. If planted shal- lowly, these bulbils develop gradually mnto fine, flowering sized bulbs. In fact, as these bulbils drop to the sofl thev root #nd one may find many small planis coming up around the mother plants, In this way, a few tger lilies shortly become a nice pianting. The Nectarine. 'L\T THE present time, California- % grown nectarines are coming into local markets in considerable quanti- ses. These handsome, smooth- skinned fruits look more like plums than peaches, yvet are botanically the same as the peach In fact, the nectarine may be best described as a tuzzless peach. Occasionally a branch on & peach tree will bear nectarines and continue to do so thereafter. This phenomenon is known as a mutation | and is not uncommon in plants, al- though rarely as striking as in the ease of the nectarine. Occasionally, 100, & peach seed will give rise to a nectarine tree Somehow the nectarine does not seem to equal the peach in general favor. Too often there seems to be a stight bitter flavor. Theoretically, the Ioss of the fuzz should be a great asset, but some other quality of the peach appears to be lost at the same ttme. The tree and foliage of the nectarine are identical with those of ‘the peach and the culture, pruning | and general care would be the same. The Phylloxera. ] AST week mention was made of “ the Japanase beetle, an insect | Invader of great menace to loeal | gardens. Howeve:. not all insect pests ere invaders for this country has in- | advertently sent some serious pests | abroad, none more dangerous than the phylloxera or grape root louse or aphid. This inaect is a native of | Eastern United States. but through | the eenturies our native grapes at- | ained a marked degree of resistance to | $he insect. When, however, the pest | Wwax taken to Burope on exported Amer- | ican vines, it found the European grape | without any resistance whatsoever and proceeded to sweep like fire through | European vineyards. Finally, by im- | porting American wild grapes for use & rootstocks and by crossing Buropean varieties with Americans, the problem was largely solved Ocrasionally some injury may bt[ observed on native grapes. The first | manifestation is in swellings or galls | on the leaves. Since some of our so- | ealied American grapes have a slight percentage of European lnoem.r_v,i these may well be more susceptible | $han dhe native vines. Fortunately, most of our varieties, such as Concord end Miagara, are troubled but little d 3n this locality it becomes chiefly & problem in selecting resistant kinds. Since most of the injury is at the roots, | spraying would be largely futile. The nature of resistance to insects and disease is one of the great prob- %ems that intrigues investigators. Sometimes it may be purely physical, such as an impenetrable surface, but | more often resistance is much deeper, | possibly some chemical eonstituent uf; #he plant sap. Whatever resistance | may be, it makes possible the growing | of plants wnder conditions that would otherwise mean complete failure. The Waler Hyacinth. | A FAYORITE supplement for the | Wy pool, the water hyacinth is a | most interesting plant. Equipped by | nesure with air ehambers, the plant | fioats on the surface of the pool, sending s roots downward into the waber and mud. In Bouthern Texas and Plorida she water hyacinth be- sames & terribie weed, ehoking streams wih 1% dense growth a0 that they are no Jonger navigable. The lilac purple e —— Ret Quickly | 3 LEFT 9 SOLD Priced Very Low For Quick Sale With Terms Less Than Rent i 1340 QUEEN ST. N.E, ARRANGED FOR 2 FAMILIES K:xz"..a"‘.'u Sourhores Sels oay & 6 rooms, 2 baths. reer: roem space. ‘sutomatic hest. somesned, weather-siripped, eaulked; TFenestra STER CASEMINT WINDOWS OFEN TODAY AND DAILY L3 : Ouwt K 8t. or Florida NET aon! ot st Trinidad & Mocks i Quoen homes, or Trinidad blooms, resembling ordinary garden hyacinths, but actually of no botanical relationship, are really beautiful. ‘There is no question but that hyacinth is a valuable ornamental for use in pools in Northern States where ite rampant growth is limited by low temperature. Usually the gardener retains the plants at the edge of the pool with wiré or some other device. Otherwise they may float about with the wind. Aquatic pisnts are very interesting. Just how they were able to adapt themseives to a life in water is truly marvelous. As Mrs. L. Helen Fowler, the well-known water lily grower, points out in her popular lectures, the growing of aquatic plants is the simplest kind of gardening, no cultivation, no weeding, and no watering. The prineipal task is in the planning and construction of the pool. Garden Notes. IT I8 very interesting to observe the daily development of some rapid growing plant such as corn or the pole bean. One could scarcely believe how rapidly such vegetables develop under favorable growing conditions. Nature has certainly equipped many plants to take full advantage of a short growing season Peaches, cherries, plums and some other fruils are usually increased by budding in Midsummer. Small seed- lings are grown for stocks and then a single bud from the desired variety s inserted under the bark of the seedling near the base. The bud, if successful, unites with the seedling but makes no growth until the next 8pring at which time the top of the seedling is cut away to throw the plant's energy into the new bud. Budding is simply a modification of grafting, differing mostly in the size of the scion and in the time of year. Professional budders become very adept and put in thous- ands in a day. No grafting wax is used, but each bud is tied in place with raffia, a grass-like fiber. Jourfieying northward to Phila- delphia, one passes through several commercial rose nurseries. It is evi- dent that even the commercial man has trouble with black spot at times NG New home at 4602 Bayard boulevard which has been pur- chased by Miss Valerie A. Miller through the offices of A. S. Gardiner and C. H. Hillegeist. —Star Staff Photo. for some seasons one can observe a great deal of defoliation. Black spot is a difficult plant disease under all conditions and it is consoling to find that even the commercial grower has trouble in control. Lilac mildew, appearing as grayish white blotches on the leaves, is very common At this time of year and, although not very harmful, may do some injury to young plants. Control is possible by dusting the foliage with finely divided sulphur every 10 to 12 days or spraying at about the same intervals with potassium sulphide, one ounce to 3 gallons of water. ‘The failure of the large seeded bush lima to set fruits freely, has been a cause of disappointment to home gardeners. Often three or four pods will form and then subsequent flowe ; drop. Under the same conditions the small seeded or sieva bean sets abun- dantly. Crosses have been made be- tween the two forme with the ex- pectation of developing a large seeded | its annual gladious show in the variety that can withstand high | Bherwood Presbyterian Sunday 8chool temperature and associated unfavor- | butlding at Twenty-second street and able conditions | Rhode Island avenue northeast. En- The sinnis has few troubles, but occasionally mildew causes discolor- ation of the leaves. Some gardeners never spray water on their zinnias but irrigate on the soll surface with a slow stream of water. Of course, one can- not avoid rains and heavy dews. A measure of control may be obtained by dusting during moderately cool weather with sulphur or spraying with potassium sulphide solution. The trumpet vine, Tecoma radicans, that one sees growing naturally along Maryland and Virginia country roads, is highly esteemed in some locations as an ornamental vine. With cultiva- tion, it grows into a beautiful plant, much different from those in the wild. The orange flowers in the form of trumpets give the plant its common name. The Garden Clubs. Woodridge Garden Club will open 1213 ONEIDA LANE, SONOMA SUBDIVISION, BETHESDA, MD. Architecturally Perfect BUNT WITHOUT REGARD TO COST—NEVERTHELESS ARGE wooded lot, 60 . x 124 ft. throughout THE BEST VALUE IN SMALL HOME ON TODAY'S MARKET. DU-BRICK Walls, Insulated Attic ond Floors. P Lumber 2 Bed Rooms, Tiled Bath with Shower, Lorge Living Room with four-toot, log-burning tireploce, Large Krtchem and Dwnette, Closets Gelore, Flagged Terrace, Fimished $toir to Attic, Sereened ond Weather-Stripped. Air Conditioned Heat Coretree Comfort Wah Modern Gas Applionses To Remch Property: Bethorda left to Oneida Kane. ITS YOUR PRENTICE E. EDRINGTON Owner & Bullder 438 Munsey Buliding, Weshingten GUARANTEE OF THE UTMOST IN HEATING COMFORT AND CONVENIINCE maintined at the exact lemperature you desice. The alr you breathe, 100, s kept at the proper humidity comiort and thoroughly cleaned remove dust and dirt particles '3t s eireulated evemly %o each room. h the finest jorm of heating is <conditioned air heating—the finest form of conditioned air heating is BRYANT. Look for ¥ in the home you buy! ‘Bryant Air Conditioning Corporation D. (¢, SATURDAY tries are solicited from all local growers and the hall will be open o0 receive flowers from 2 to 7 p.m. At § p.m. the exhibition will be opened to the public without eharge. Gladiolus will be entered under the American Giadiolus Society's new type ciassi- fication and members ot the committee will be present to assist exhibitors in placing flowers in their proper classes. Roy H. Burtner of Woodridge, himself an origifator of several fine varieties of gladioius, will serve as judge. The Show Oommittee consists of Frank H. QGoetsger, chairman, assisted by Mrs. G. T. Boul, Mrs, Neal Bragaw, Mrs. A. 8. Henderson, Mrs. ¥. C. Kinner, Mrs. M. C. Kissinger, Mra, J P. Schumacher, E. A. Almond, T. E. Marquis, G. 8. Marshall, W. W. Rice and O. K. Stanton. Woodridge bosats several excellent gladiolus growers and this show is a real opportunity to ses some of the best of the newer gladioluses. AUGUST 17, 193 ‘Twenty-second street and Rhode Island avenue, northeast, at 8 pm. Plans for the forthcoming regional dahlia show, to be held in John Burroughs Hall, on September 35 and 26, will be discussed. Any ome inierested in dahlias is invited to attend. SRS INSURANCE CONTRACTS IN DUNDALK ARE CLOSED ¥. H. A. Takes Tirst Mortgage of $800,000 to Be Paid in 96 Years. ' Federal Mousing Administrator Btewart MicDonald sannounced today the closing of insurance contracts on & large-scale housing project to be owned and operated by the Mousing Co. of Dundalk, Dundalk, Md. ON MONDAY evening, August 9, the | ‘The project will cost approximately $1,034000. The Federal Housing Ad- ministration will insure the $800,000 first mortgage, which has been taken by the R. F. C. Mortgsge Co. The mortgage will be amortized in approxi- mately 26 yesars. Classes are also available in the Woodridge show for phiox, minniss, roses, lilies, water lilies and for numerous types of artistic arrange- ment, The National Capital Dahiia Society will meet on Tuesday, August 10, at | the Bherwood Presbyteria. Hall Beautiful New Brick in “Bannockburn Heights”’ Wilson Lane, Md. - $11,250 On a lovely plot of ground (25 acre) in this atirac- tve new wooded subdivision. This home is well de- signed and containa aix large rooms, two baths, ofl heat, furred walls, rock wool insulation, 1-car garage. Drive Out River Road to Wilsow Lone, Md—Turn 1.eft—First House Phillips & Canby, Inc. 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