Evening star., 1916-08-06

Perenaials that may he sown now
for late fall blossoms include a fairly
large variety of old favorites. among
them pansies. which are true peren =
mails. although usually considered as an
nuals towering only in the spring. Fan
sizes are partial to cool. moist weather,
% hence the heat of midsummer usually
experienced in this section does not
permit them TO do we'll. therefore,
after the spring blossoming period they
p are usually replaced with other plants
thai can better withstand the heat.
= This means that a new stock OF seed
,i1es must i've started each year. In
England. where the original pansy was
first improved and developed into the
n-esent ;vpe of the flower. the climate
3 is esp.cially suited to their growth.
and for many wears English AMI scotch
gardeners produced the finest Narlehes
and strains. About thirty-hNe years
aeo French gardeners took up pansles
and since then have produced many Oh
the finest present day varieties.
Even the best varieties of pansies.
however deteriorate unless constant
care and attention is given the plan,S'
The skill and special knowledge re
uuircd in selection and gathering OF
the seed is more than can reasonahiN
be expected of amateur gardeners,
hence il is advisable to buy the seed
from, reliable seedsmen. The seed may
I've snwn broadcast or drilled in an
old coldframe that has been used earlier
in the season for growing other plants.
The seedbed should be prepared by
digging the soil to a depth of several
inches and raking il fine. Scatter the
seed thinly. if sowing broadcast. or
drill in rows a couple OF lnches apart
in either case covering the seed very
lightly with fine soil and press hrmlN
with a board. A uniform cover of
straw litter or lawn clippings an inch
deep should be placed over the sur
face of the bed to serve as pro
tectiye mulch In about two weeks
the seedlings will appear. when the
covering should be carefully removed.
preferably on cloudy day or in the
evening. to prevent injury by reason OF
sudden exposure of the tender young
plants to strong sunlight. Frequent
watering is necessary as the young
plants must not be permitted to be-
come dry during the remainder OF the
growing and blossoming season. In
few weeks the plants may be thin
ned by transplanting them few
inches apart in other frames where
the conditions are similar TO those in
the frames where the seed was sown.
and before winter sets in the plants
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they should begin blooming not later
than mid October in this locality. 1t
will not as a usual thing be neces-
sary to cover the frames -ith glas
during the winter unless the pansies
are blooming in extraordinary pro-
fusion. and even then the frames
Should be uncovered on still. sunny
days. Select for the frames a loca
tion that is sheltered from the wind
and with an exposure to the morning
sun.
Another invasion of army worms is
threatened in this locality. and the
Department of Agriculture has issued
a special warning TO farmers and gar
deners in the regions surrounding
Washington. giving methods for COM
batting the pest The bulletin says:
An unusual abundance of the moth of
the true army worm in Maryland. Nir-
ginia and the District of Columbia in
dicates the possibility of an impending
outbreak of this destructive pest in the
Atlantic states. The moths. the en-