Evening star., 1917-03-29
Asked to Register.

All such organizations are asked to
register with the committee by ad-
dressing Central Garden Committee,
District building, and further details
will be announced later about the gen.
eral plan for city-wide cooperation in
the movement.
More than 700 requests for fertilizer
to be donated through the street clean
ing department.. have been received at
the District building in the forty-elght
hours since The Star printed the an
nouncement that this fertilizer would
be given 70 individuals and organiza-
tions engaged in gardening work.
This response indicates that at least
700 back yards or vacant lot gardens
either have been, or are to be, started
in the District. Every mail brings
more requests. Mrs. Giles Scott Kafter
vice chairman of the central committee,
and Miss Gertrude Markey, its secre-
tary. spent the entire morning at the
office of Mr.. Nesbit. going over these
letters and other correspondence of the
central committee. By tomorrow a
room will be assigned for the central
committees work at the District build
ing.
sir. Dolph. H. C. Thompson and Mr..
Connolly We're speakers at a meeting
last evening at the Wilson Normal
School. All talked of the home garden
movement, gave INSTRUCTIONS about the
work and emphasized its possibilities
Spreads Into Suburbs.
The home garden movement has
spread beyond the bounds of the Dis
trict to neighboring suburbs of Mary
land and Virginia.
The Hyattsville Horticultural Society
has announced awards to be made this
year for the best products of gardens
in that suburb. There will be ten cash
and seed prizes. Five will be awarded
to the boys under sixteen years of age
having the best vegeta Bile gardens. and
five will be to the girls under sixteen
years of age having the best flower
gardens. All work on the gardens must
be done by contestants.
A statement of cost and methods of
operation throughout the season is to
be prepared by each contestant and
these Will be factor in the awards
\ statement from the society regard
ing the contest says:
Those who compete should begin now
by getting the plans for the gardens,
and If they do not already have a
square rod of ground suitable for a
garden some citizen with vacant lots
Will no doubt be glad to aid the good |
work by providing the land. Applica-
ton Tor plans can be made by sending
a postal card addressed to the Hyatts-
vile Horticultural Society, Hyattsyille |
Md. The planting committee of the so |
ciety is ready at all times to give in ;
formation and advice to the youne
garden makers.
Two Exhibitions Planned.
'The society is planning two horticul- i
tural exhibitions for Hyattsville this
year, in which not only the children.
but all. may take part. The first show
is to be held in May and will be chiefly
of an educational nature, showing what
may be done in both ornamental, and
useful gardening, and plans for the
beautifying of homes and of the whole |
town. There will also be exhibitions of
the flowers. fruits and vegetables of
the season. !
The main exhibition is to be held
about October /, at which time first and
second prize ribbons will be awarded !
in the following classes: For bows or
girls-Three kinds canned fruits, bou-
quet of dahlias, bouquet of zinnia, |
bouquet of cosmos, bouquet of nastur- |
tium, quarter peck potatoes, quarter |
peck stone tomatoes, quarter peck pom |
derosa tomatoes, quart stringless bush
beans, vine Spanish peanuts, five ears
white rice popcorn.
"The general competition will include |
awards on each variety of dahlias with
more than three competing entries |
single flowers each; single flowers of other
dahlias in different colors and classes: |
bouquets of each color and class of dahl
lias; artistic arrangement of dahlias in |
basket or vase; certificate of merit for
the best dahlia Seeding first grown in /
1917. Best vase each of other fall flow
ers: potted plants. All the common /
vegetables and fruits; canned fruit and |
vegetable products made by the ladies, !
etc"
More Land for Cultivation,
The Star has received a number of |
offers from owners Of vacant lots to |
lend the ground free for cultivation by