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u.pired 10. She lived in the house
about two years. thea packed 80 and
moved down to the Piazza. wherN she
mot her youthful husband. Prince
Giovanni del Drago. of noble fam
ilr or Rome and grandson Of the
Dowdger Queen Isabella of Spain. The
house al the Sixty-sccond street corner
was never occupied after that
In February. 1872. Princess lei
Drago sold the house and the lot adj
Joining II on Fifth avenue to Robert
T.. Downing for a figure said to have
been much less than she spent on the
Improvement Nr Bowling sold the
property last wear To the trustees of the
Knickcrhocker Club as site for their
new home.
The Grand Union and the Victoria
WI I've regretted because they We're
physical reminders Of deeds and men
dear to the heart of the people. The
Victoria on Twenty street was
built in 1879 ny Paran Stevens. one of
IN" best known hotel men Of his time
He was TIM silent proprietor Of the Fit;h
Avenue Hotel That was before he built
the Victoria. originally the Victoria
vas erected as an apartment house
The idea had come from Paris. the first
city In tho world to have apartment
houses. Like many other importations
New Workers. took 10 II with Il rush at
fire. but soon tired ~ this form af dwell
ing The building was then converted
into a hotel and as such Il has con-
llnu-d up To- hast week when vrcCkcrs
began to turn ii into scrap heap.
Strvens PAT Gp the Victoria as an apart
l.
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;orn down when the Victoria was built
the city had better prepare for a Corn
walls House. a Bursoyne Hotel and an
.ArHo.d House.
From the first the Victoria was the
stamping ground of Democrats ~ the
Filth Avenue down the way was thu
headquarters OF the Republican, party
in Sew York. To the very last the hotel
retained this Democratic distinction
though for III, last twenty years It
had To- share it with the Hoffman House
When Grover Cleveland was Governor
Of the state az New Work It was in
tho Victoria ne stopped when in New
York. Later as President. it was his
New York home. All this endeared
the house 10 Democrats William Jcn-
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nings Bryan took a shine "a the old
house while he was IN the field for
thc Presidency. Not only have national
campaigns hut local Democratic cam
paigns have been waged from the old
building. The hotel was popular with
English tourists and visitors from South
America. Famous foreigners who have
stopped Their. were Louis Kossuth tho
Hungarian patriot, Queen Liliuokalani
of Hawaii, ana It has been said that
Princess Eulaiie d!ned there in 1898.
Many literary. men and men high IN
the sporting world. labor organizations
and in other fields have lived there.
Three years ago the hotel was bought
from Lady paget, the daughter Of Paran
stevens. by a realty company. Now
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Fest Il F.~' have sold for Gin. II
Straus estate 20 Harry Austin. pr
If th" Robertson Novelty Cor1u.. A
plot eff s,N lots pu tho south sd. .' .r
STREET running through To- Thor.- ..'
about geo iDv, east Of Pacific street y N-
ark. The pio; measures ~ f... It
aud has d,iN of 2o> feet u'1a gel 80
viii Dc erected a building 90 t. ..
manufacturing picture frames nr'
Tn" Robertson company VII oupI. a'
$50 hands.
'cis, q Fest have sold f.r r.. N..i,
Realty Company 70 L,tt,'pu k.rb'
tn concrete factory huit..- .nH
pied los The sterling WaN-o 'a"or q u-
featuring Company. at 2fo % "+' 'r
street. Newark, ou ID plot i0DN..'.
The eight brick and -t'7. >j.rrs ..'
dwellings ON plot l,d tc"t 'front.' ' ..s
southeast corner of Mount Prospect ...
nue. ana Co,y'niu street. N.Wt'-. t..
been sold FOR Jacob H. i.'hlYr 30. ' -
y Fest. The property Nls h.'t .-
uuN
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GOBLET BUILDING PLANS FILED.
Eight StOries 10 Cover Firm Ave.
aud 3:th 81. Corner.

Warren n Wcunore, architects Tor
Robert ". Goclet. have filed plans for
an eight story store and loft building ON
.he southwest corner Of Fifth avenue
and Thirty seventh street, II Will nave
q facade If brick, terra Gotta and mar
be, fronting Six,y-five feet on the ave-
luc and al feet on the street The
COS, has heen estimated AZ $3.50 0OO.
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MURRAY HILL DWELLING SALE.

DR.. Earle Conner OF oi6 Lexington ave-
nue. has bought 2si Lexington avenue.
II Is four story dwelling. on lot
2i.6xl00 on the west side of the ave-
nuc between Thirty sixth ana Thirty
seventh streets. DR.. Conner will mod
ernie tho house for his residence Fran
els II. Robert and G. Walter Cashier
were the brokers I'm the sale. The house
IL sold for Fernando Wood of Englc-
wood, y, j., who bought 1t in January
from tho Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany, which got n foreclosure proceed
Ina; last November ON "A bid of $4,000
The property X assessed a. $4,000.
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TT. WILMINGTON AVE. FLATS.

on the southeast corner of Fort Wash
mgton avenue and l12d street a six
story Nat Is to be erected. having u
frontage of 93i feet and depth 'of
1.25 feet. and on the northeast corner
of Fort Washington avenue and l,2d
street IA six story fiat will De built, 9>.3N
90 feet. both Tor the Tilman Cous,ruc-
ton COMPANY, BESSIE Ruth pre- sidcut
y vile a BaEge, the architects, have
estimated the cost OF each building at
$4,000 Each house viii accommodate
thiiyN-sX families.
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NEW LEXINGTON AVE. HOTEL,

Plans have been fed by Paul g. Hun
ter. architect, for Il twelN, story n'"-
prlof Reinforced concrete ho."l Tor h1ch'-
'ors OF the southeast conner Of Lexington
avenue and thirty eighth street l. VII
nave frontage Of "a, feet on he ave
MUG and TOO feet on the street on ire
roof viii be a roof garden. q ..rro
solarium and one small solHrlum and n
dspensary with y doctors ollicc. The
Anertor-3S,h street Company, James =,
Cushnan, president. ~ the owner The
COZ has been placed al 50" GEO.
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YONkERS DWELLING BI,Ins.

VI A Broier.ck ard = : Burke vs
sold for Anna Shaw and Others. 90 .i.....s
Bab!cs, the brick building corr. .' I'.-
rio,t street ard Clinton pifc-. s.. .,.,
The same brokers exchanged foo b..
Sadie f.. Licht the two family t.g.. i
Purser place for the dwelling u
Hawthorne avenue.
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BNO<N PLANS FILED.

\ Two story frame tenement house. OK
- hae been planned for the east side Of
Bailey avenue. i5n.ll feet south Of @3>th
street. for Morris Raab At "a cost Of
& . zoo NJ. ". pcl Claudio filed plans tor
"a thr,, story brick store. lof, and dwell
ing. .7Nl3u. on the west side Of linton
avenue. 2>7.3 feet south 81 i63d street. for
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LOFTS ~ FIFTH AVE. DWELLING.

Plans were filed yesterday by H1us"
and 60, lstone. architects for the trustees
" Columbia College. Coz making uNt" ~"
three story aud hasem"u' dwelling 20
GlG Firth avenue into a ~ story s,oio
and loft building al an estimated cost
of s35.u 0p. Edwin Goodman is The
I.a.ey
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HEIGHTS APARTMENT PLANS.

schwartz ~ Gross have prepared plans
FOR q twelve story apartment house fol To
southwest corner Of Colonial parkW -
Edgocombn avcnuyb amt lfuih stree
uWNri 10y Albert ]. SchWdrZl"r u such
"a project wtrD carried through lt would
be the tall,s; structure at tho eastern
end of Washington iIc,glts. l's co.'s IS
., stinat.d 80 f>nn.uor.
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east side of nnett Avenue. :124 feet
north of lSlst street. one will have a
frontage Of >S.G feet ana g., depth of rs
feet, and the other u frontage of o3i
feet and depth Of - feet Tie total
cost has been estimated - Slt0.uO0
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ACREAGE SALE AT VT. kt~CO.

Richard Rutlcdse has sold for ErN 3
Z. Barrett 70 Hrrna~- Warren L.ttl, /
acres % land facing C"ass Rive . e
AZ Mount Eis-'. y y
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EI>k 90. UINs J.. l. GUY.

The FISK Company has purchased from
tH' Mu'ua' Pfont Realty COMPANY an
cignty-iiye foot plot on wilbur avenue,
south OF ELY avenue Long Island city
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sI7o, 1000 nn> NETT AVE. rL>Ts.

Patrick IT, McNulty Of Great Seek
l.. !, u,rough mis- architects, \ T. IN
bert ana y, W Burnhan. filed plans for
two siA story apartment houses ON the
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Samuel Cohen. a, a COS. OF $4,000 aud
buchanan d Fox aled plans Cor '.e
story brick store. ell1N'pf ii. or Old.
west side Of Th!rd avc.uc G2.il feet s.3. b
" li2d street. for J. Clarence D1v.c. q:
q cost OF $4,000.
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WEST END DWELLING SALE.

WEST END AVENUE Tho Eighty
nine Ninety Company. George y.
johnson president. 10 reported 20 have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-01
INTEREST IN HOME
COMPETITION KEEN
Many Competitors Seek Additional In
formation---Specal Attention
to Be Paid to Cost

IN offering cash prizes for designs Tor
small country houses THE SrN has is
eucd n challenge which is being accepted
in all parts of Greater New York. the
suburban district and in the principal
architectural schools OF the East. for
since the announcement last Sunday OF
the competition many young men and
women have indicated their intention of
taking one of the principal prizes. Not
only has THE Sun received letters from
well known architects commencing the
competition. but 1t has also received
many inquiries from prospective COM
petltors concerning points In tho pro-
grnmme which did not appear entirely
clear to them. All such inquiries are
answered directly after the matter has
been referred to the judges of the com
petition. Thomas Hastings and Aymar
Embury II.
Many OF the inquiries received con-
ccrn the mounting of the drawings.
Others ask what size the drawings must
Re. but many OF the competitors place
THE Sun almost in the position of an
architect by asking such questions as.
~Iow many rooms must the house con-
tain" and Would you suggest the use
of flreproof materals?" Such questions
as these last must OF course be an
swered by competitors themselves. for
II is those who solve these and other
problems most satisfactorily who may
be expected 10 be selected by the jury
a. having submitted the best deslgns
As regards the size Of drawings and
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Making the Asparagus Red.

IL YOU want to cut asparagus from
the bed as soon as possible set out
plants. as by so doing one or two years
time will he saved over beds started
from seed,
II the plants are to be raised from
seed SOW the seed as early ~ possible
in the spring and sow in drills made
five inches wide and fifteen inches
APART. Keep the soil mellow and the
weeds destroyed and il in good soil
the one year plants will he ready for
transplanting in the autumn. Some
gardeners prefer To grow the plants on
in the seed beds until they are two
years old. An ounce of seed Is sutii-
Client for n row about twenty Ave feet
long.
In making the bed select good mel
low soil and make 1t deep and rich 4
we'll made asparagus bed will last n
long time, SO the work should be well
and thoroughly done. Nature IL always
intolerant of slipshod work and shows
emphatic resentment, a fact that gar
deners should remember.
For small gardens narrow beds are
host. TO permit cutting without step
ping on them Sat the plants twelve
inches apart In the clear, taking care
not to crowd the roots, but spreading
them out naturally. 30 tho crown or
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graph of the programme Is carried out,

graph OF the programme Ii carried out,
the names of winners can be learned
with slight effort after the Judges have
made the awards.
There are several features of the
competition which appeal strongly to
well known architects. The require
ment that ali drawings ne in pen and
ink is regarded favorably. In many
competitions in the past where the use
of water color and crayon has been
permitted draughtsmen with more
ability as artists than as designers
have had a great advantage. and many
disappointed competitors have been led
to declare that the jury Of award found
for pretty picture rather than for n
good design. Under the terms of this
competition men and women who have
original ideas need not fear of being
displaced by those who are able to turn
out works of great artistic merit but Of
poor conception.
one Of the best features OF the COM
petition, according to some experienced
architects. is the requirement of a block
plan showing the location Of the pro-
posed house In relation to two adjoin-
ing. and the arrangement of the
grounds. Too little attention has been
paid to this part of house planning. 1t
seems, and II IL thought that better
looking suburbs will result from
deeper study and better planning OF
this detail. Such block plan offers
an opportunity to the draughtsman to
express his whole idea, and makes of
his design a practical thing instead of
a mere picture, for IL Is a too common
falling Of modern country houses that
= An.
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the size OF the mounts 1T may be said
here that dimensions are iminaterial. ex-
cept that all drawings must be to the
required scale. All of the drawings re-
quired may be mounted on one card
board, or they may be mounted sep
arately, the principal reason for the
cardboard mounts being to protect the
drawings as much as possible from being
damaged, to make them more easy to
hang before the jury and to facilitate
their handling.
one Of our young friends has asked
US, when you say perspective of
the front OF the house do you
mean front elevation or q per-
spective or isometric Of the front
and one end?' Tho answer to this
question is. that a perspective u re-
quired showing the front and ono end Of
the proposed building. The same COM
petitor also inquiries what Is meant by
that part Of the ninth paragraph Of the
programme which says: IAN designs
are to be signed by a character Sc
lected by each competitor" To this
the reply Il. that in competitions OF
this kind competitors seldom sign their
names. but In place OF their signatures
use distinguishing mark or sign. II
Is requested that competitors use signs
instead Of signatures in this competi-
ton. the request being made by THE
SUN merely for tho purpose Of assur-
ing equal and fair treatment to all
who submit designs.
II tho second part of the ninth para
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too well known that In competitions of
recent years designs have sometimes
received the highest honors, though
they were for buildings that could not
be produced within n considerable
amount of the cost estimated.
In this competition the draughtsmen
and draughtswomen who submit designs
will be on trial before the people of
New York, for 1t IL not to be doubted
that many who contemplate home build
ing will seek the services of those who
submit attractive plans, and 1t Is for
these competitors to be able to actually
produce their buildings if called upon
To be able to do so will in large meas
fre refute the charge that architects
are never able to produce buildings
within the estimate cost.
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Black berries In the Family Garden.
nv j T, lONETT.

II all suburhanites and others who
have home gardens knew from what a
small amount Of space labor and cash
an abundant supply OF blackbcrr!es for
the family could be had for several
weeks they surely would plant them.
To put 1t another way, II one half as
much time. money and land were de-
voted to blaCkberries as are devoted
to growing peas each year the family
would have all the hlackberrics they
could use for as long a time as they
have fresh peas upon tho tablc-say
six weeks. And who is II that doesn't
like blackberries--the most nutritious
and health imparting OF all the small
fruits. A single row fifty yards long
will usually yield all the berries a good
sized family can use. After the first
season blackberres require almost no
care at all beyond an annual pruning
~ the canes and III. picking 81 the
fruit. and the same plants remain fruit
full for dozen years at least.
However. success in large measure
depends upon the variety planted,
There are several that are excellent
and whole lot that are well nigh
worthless. The Kenoyer is good va
riety for first crop. ripening two weeks
in advance ~ the m!dseason or standard
varieties. Blowers. notwithstanding it,
dstasteful name. Is really a valuable
kind and the Ward has deservedly heen
awarded many prizes; but the black.
berry Of all blackberries is the JOY, and
II YOU would have the best get II. Not
only are It's large. round berries o,
surprising lusciousncss hut the canes
are extremely hardy and yield heavy
crop every season
Those who Ike To do something Ia
cause their rc!ghbnrs Ia open their
eyes with wonder and their mouths for
more should fruit a row II Joy black
berries and with the berries make a
blackberry pie or a blackberry short
cake after the manner of strawberry
! shortCake.
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The Farmers Bureau. $50 Nassau
street, New York. Is doing good work
in representing farmers on tn" New
York markets, supplying experienced
farm managers and lahorers and secur-
ing farm tenants.
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SAVING TREES BY SURGERY.
Maine state Agriculturists Splice
Live Branches Into Old ROOts.

was called upon to repair tho damage
done by mice girdling the young trees
In an orchard. Bridge grating was
resortcd to and the trees have been
restored. Live branches were taken
from healthy trees one end was spliced
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Catalogues Received.

]. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. j.
Small fruits. roses, perennial plants
and general nursery stock.
Woodawn Nurseries. Rochester, n.
Y-Frult and nut trees, small fruits
and nursery stock.
Van Dusen Nurseries, Geneva, N T.
Standard and dwarf fruit trees, small
fruits and nursery stock.
Vick's Garden and Floral Guide IL a
catalogue OF vegetable and flower seeds,
bulbs and nursery stock, INTRODUCING
many new asters.-,James Vick's Sons,
Rochester, N. Y.
Get these catalogues. They are free
and contain information Of value t.
those interested in gardening.
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Your Gardening Notes are fine. I
read them constantly and try to profit
thereby.
Every year the brown ant matches
its young on the tender roots OF my
asters. Though transplant twice.
they are there soon after each opera
tion. in spite of receiving a good bath
in soap and tobacco water. How can
externinate them?
Will q Marechal Mel rose withstand
our winters II covered to prevent hard
freezing?
Can a Grape myrtle be grown in tubs
and brought in during winter-R =. B.,
Syracuse. ". Y.
The specifics for ants are almost end
less, but to combat ants successfully
when around the roots of tender plants
IL somewhat difficult and success can
be had only by constant and persistent
effort.
Four ounces Of quassia chips boiled
IN a gallon Of water for about ten min
utes and four ounces Of soap added to the
liquor as II cools. Sprinkle this over
the nest or ground every few days
where the ants arc troublesome. 1t will
kill and drive them away II persisted In.
Air slaked lime plentifully busted in
dry weather over the plnces infested
will drive tho ants away.
Guano, when fresh. whom sprinkled
over the soil will cause tho ants to
depart.
Another remedy Ia 20 place a piece
Of camphor about the size OF a filbert
in two quarts Of hot water. When cool
apply this TO the coil about the roots
OF the plants and the insects will be
driven away without injury to the
plants.
Marechal Mel Il a tea rose and must
have light. warm, we'll drained, rich
soil. II the soil Is clay a foot or more
must be dug out and replaced with
good mellow earth. This rose makes
only moderate growth and requires
close pruning. For protection In WIN
ter hill up the earth about the plants
and then spread over them evergreen
branches or loose litter. The plants
must not be packed down with Il heavy
mass or decay and death will result.
Some air must be admitted. The plants
must he protected but not smothered.
Lagerstroma or Grape myrtle IL a
free Towering shrub which blooms
throughout the entire summer. produc-
ing great masses Of beautiful fringed
flowers 1t can be planted IN the open
ground and lifted in the autumn or II
may be grown in tubs in good rich
soil storing them in the cellar during
winter Specimens to s feet high
! can he produced In this way without
much difficulty. The only attention
they require during the winter months
is to see that they have just enough
water TO prevent the soil from becom-
ing dust dry. As tho spring advances
the quantity Of water should be In
creased.
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top Of the plant will be about three
inches below the surface. For field
culture the plants are set in rows, leav-
ing space enough between the rows for
a horse cult1vator to work without In
Turing the plants.
In removing the weeds be careful not
to injure the young shoots. 1t is best
to do the wedding by hand. Salt Is
good fertilizer for asparagus. Our plan
is to apply salt quite freely to estab-
llshed beds In January or early in Feb
ruary and again later in the season.
when the weeds begin to grow when
It is applied sufficiently to keep the
weeds down without much further labor.
II strong two year old plants are set, n
little may be cut the second season
after planting The young shoots
should DO cut below the surface when
five or six inches high. DO not cut late
in the season until the plants are well
established. Cover the bed with n few
inches of manure in the autumn. In
the spring rake Off the coarsest OF the
manure and the bed will be ready for
another seasons work.
1t II the little things. things that
generally are considered too trivial to be
worth considering. that count for sue
cess in gardening. few weeks ago
We published an article on the cloche
system Of gardening and our illustra-
ton pictured Cloches, or bell glasses
with knobs at the top for convenience
in handling. We have used glasses Of
| this kind for years in a limited way.
Now a gardener OF wide experience in
cloche gardening informs us that knob
glasses should not be used "a the knobs
act as magntfying glasses greatly In
| creasing the heat under the glass from
| the suns rays. thus drawing the
plants. making them long and spindly.
Solomon's seal, Polygonatum multi
forum, Is freely used in Europe for or
nament. The clumps are lifted from
the open ground when they have made
growth Of from to s inches. planted
in boxes and brought into flower under
glass. The boxes are used for decorat-
ing entrance halls. windows. &c. The
cut flowers are also used for decora-
tive purposes. their bold. arched APP
pearance being highly effective IN large
vases.
About the middle OF December last
President Wilson planted the Wilson
elm in the White House grounds in
Washington. In the grounds there are
} trees planted by nearly every other
| President. The Wilson elm Is tweny-
Ave years old and is forty feet high.
Tho Hayes elm was uprooted last
July by a severe windstorm and the
Wilson elm was planted in It's place.