Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-26
ON GARDENING
FOR THE SUBURBAN|TES
Series Of Talks Begun at Horti.
cultural School of Maryland
Agricultural College.

Beginning last night. a series Of night
lectures OF interest to fruit and truck
growers, amateur home gardeners and al
persons interested in any way In the grow
ing Of fruit, flowers and vegetables Is being
given at the school of horticulture Of the
Maryland Agricultural College. The course
Of lectures, which is to continue until
February 4. has been esta blished to
discuss not only the various problems
that arise in the production of orchard
crops. small fruits and truck crops
but also some of the difficulties con-
stantly confronting the amateur and
home gardener.
The lectures are free to the pub
lie. Subjects to be covered will in
clude location as regards soil. climate
and market conditions; the selection OF
suitable varieties for commercial and
home purposes: the planting and prun-
ing of trees and small fruit plants
the cultivation and feeding of orchards
small fruit paintings. truck and garden
crops; orchard and gardening imp!e-
ments: the control of insects and dis
eases. Special lectures will be given by
practical authorities upon various sub
jects.
In view of the fact that attractive
surroundings play such an important
part in the home life, lectures pertain
ing to principles underlying the art
of landscape gardening will be given
The relation of the house to the grounds
and the proper method of embellishing
same will be treated. Flowers and
their use in the home flower garden
will be given due. consideration. Two
lectures are to be given each evening.
Schedule of the Course.
The first lecture is to start each even
ing at 1:45 o'clock and last until $3.50.
The second will begin at $3.50 and last
until $50 o'clock. The schedule Of the
remainder of the course and those who
are to lecture have been announced as
follows:
General Principles of Fruit Growing"
S. B. Shaw: Injurious and Beneficial In
sects and Their Relation to Horticulture
T. B. Symons.
Tuesday, January 25-"selections Of
Varieties of Orchard Fruits for Plant
ing" w. r. Ballard; Nursery stock
and the Planting of the Orchard" 8. B.
Shaw.
wednesday. January 26-"Cultivation
and Fertilization Of the Orchard 8. =.
shaw; Diseases of Fruit Trees" c. E.
Temple.
and Practices in Insect Control" E. N.
Cory, and problems on Pruning Fruit"
H. Beckenstrater.
Friday. January s-"Harvesting
Fruit" s. B. Shaw. and The Relation
of Birds to Orchard and Garden Crops
and Their Protection" E. n. Cory.
Monday, January 31-"Small Fruits
and Grapes" w. r. Ballard, and The
Control of Diseases Affecting Small
Fruits and Grapes c. E. Temple.
Tuesday, February 1-"Market Gar
dening and Truck Growing" e. F. Stod
dard, and Lawns: Their Making and
Care" B. w. Anspon.
Garden and Truck Crops" E. F. Stod-
dard. and Commercial Fertilizers for
the Orchard and Garden" H. b. McDon-
nell.
Thursday. February 3-"The Relation
OF Our Common Animals to Orchard
nures for the Orchard and Garden w.
I. l. Taliaferro.
Friday. February 4-"Hardy Peren-
malls Around the Home" b. w. Anspon;
Rose Growing" F. L. milford.
ahs sh mics fqom
on the Washington Electric Company 5
line to Laurel. Md, cars leaving the
Treasury, 18th and 6 streets north
west, Washington. D. c., hfteen min
utes past the hour, marked Laurel.
and those leaving fifteen minutes be-
arrive at College Park. Nd. in forty
Ave minutes. 1t is suggested to those
attending the night course that they
take the car leaving the Treasury at
6:45 pm. This will arrive at College
avenue at 1880 pm. in ample time for
the first lecture Cars return to Wash
ington and intermediate points every
half hour