Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-01
GARDEN QUERIES
ANSWERED
Bv JoHN BARTRAM

Lima Beans Rotted
M. p. G,--Im sorry, but apparently your
lima beans have rotted in the ground. The
constant wet weather OF the normal plant
ing season has been very hard on beans,
which being so meaty, are peculiarly sus-
ceptible to rot You can ascertain TO your
satisfaction the condition of yours by dig
Ring gently in the hills It's not too late
to make another planting. Possibly II
would pay to do this in the little paper
pots that cost so little and keep them under
glass, II possible. When they have sprouted
few leaves. plant them in position re-
served, pot and all, as the paper soon rots
For a Cemetery
Mrs. G. McG.---It is best to have some-
thing permanent and also appropriate.
| Graves as very often decorated are too gay
for the commemoration. The sense Of trIb
ute is there in the flowers, but II might
be expressed more decorously.
Bvergreens are always in good taste. A
| headpiece and footplece of box kept proper
ly cut into shape would be very good. Ret,
inasporas are excellent, as they grow easily
| and stand the shears we'll. Arbor vitae
are appropriate. as they stand upright like
n gothic spre. Ivy memorial rose creep
all over the grave In time. II blooming
| rose Is desired, nothing could be harder
| or stateler than the Gruss an Teplltz,
deep crimson. The Frau Karl Druschld IL
| satisfactory white, appropriate for this pur-
pose.
Slipping Rubber Plant
| AMAzoN.--It is safe to slip your rubber
| plant now
Getting Rid of Potato Bugs
| s. c. V-Constant vigilance is the price |
| for riddance Of potato bugs You must |
| destroy both the adult hardshell beetle and |
| the soft.bodied larva. For the biting In |
| seots some poison spray applied a couple |
| of times weekly is necessary. A solution |
of paris green is usually used. Where there |
| are children fowls or domestic animals, |
you can attain good results with arsenated |
| bordeaux solution. This can be purchased |
in prepared form-just add the proper
amount of water and serve! 1t Is also valu.
able in preventing mlldew and other fun.
gus diseases. For sucking insects and
soft-bodied slugs a powder Is best, though
nicotine and soap contact sprays are some-
times used.
But some such imponderable powder as
buhach persian insect powder) or slugshot
do the work best as they clog the breath
ing pores of the pests.
Window Box
T. C-If you will make n solution of one
teaspoonful Of nitrate Of soda to n quart of
water and apply, you will promote the
blooming qualities Of your geraniums, peri
winkle and heiotropes. Do not let this
solution touch the roots Tho best plan.
|
scale is to poke holes with long lead
pencil about each plant an inch or two
from the stock and fill this in with the
solution through tube or large medicine
dropper. Twice a week will not be too
frequent for the treatment
For Shady Side of Street
CITYITE-You can find nothing moro at
tractive than fuohsias or begonias for the
window of your lodging house room which
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grown plants at about 81 a dozen. They
can be kept in tho pots or put into window
box II the landlady will permit one. On
tho south side of Chestnut, between 2oth
and 21st streets, you will find very thriv-
ing and attractive pair of such window
boxes, on the first floor, which show what
one can do even without the direct sunlight.
Flowers to Be Planted Now
IIATE-You need not be discouraged be-
cause you have just moved into a new house
and fear you can't have a garden. Ger
aniums can always be planted and are
hardy; the new varieties are very hand
some You can get fine plants of scarlet
sage ready to bloom. Asters planted now
will make fine showing. Any OF these
come at 81 per dozen.
Ants and Earthworms
B. W. R-The earthworms do no real
harm. but II you are anxious to get rid
of their unsghtly mounds you can water
the flowers occasionally with some of the |
sprays used for grubs and bugs Fir tree
oil is one OF the best. It costs a quarter for
enough to do seasons spraying of a small |
garden. 1t is also fine to keep OF the aphds
from roses and black files from nastur-
tiums and chrysanthemums. A solution of
hellebore is also good 1t is q mild poison.
Ono of the nicotine preparations put on I
the soil directly will do good. For the ants, !
sprinkle powdered borax about the plants.
1t will not affect them, but will, II applied q
persistently, Danish the ants. You can buy :
sand at any nearby coal and lumber place.
A ton delivered costs about ;175, unless
the war has raised 1t again. II you have
any sized garden ton will be very valu- :
able. 1t is not so large as II sounds. A
generous sprinklinE OF It on the lawn will :
help the grass, too.
Laying Out Hardy Border
DIR. w, H. GA very good rose garden
and shrubbery border of 46 feet would in
clude In this order at 71a-foot intervals: q
Purple lilac althea Rose of Sharon). 2
Deutzic. Forsythia Golden Chain) SpIrea
Bridal Wreath), Weigelia and Philadel- |
phus (mockorangel This combination will
give bloom from earliest spring until frost =
On the sunny side of It plant your roses
at intervals of two feet and foot from the 8
edge. Q
Diseased Plants
G. V. THE plants have a species of =
scab. The best thing to do is to root them b
out and burn them up In order to avoid in +.
lection spreading to other parts of the
garden. Sprinkle some powdered bor-
deaux mixture and air-slaked lime over :
the soil where they were before planting
anything else.