Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-19

Pretty soon the time will be here
when garden preparations for the Win
ter must be made. No one knows yet
just exactly when that time will be-
The chances are that 1t will be during
the first two weeks of October.
Getting the garden ready for its long
rest involves a consideration. not only
of the home grounds as whole. but
especially each detail, since in this art
and sport the specific points are more
important than the mass.
Especially does this hold true OF the
rosebushes. The more one gardens the
more he is likely to feel that the rose
bushes are the mos. important things
in the yard.
This is true for two reasons, first
because rosebushes cost real money
ana second, because they take such
long time to get going. 1t Is with
roscbushes as with anything else, the
more YOU pay for tham, everything else
being equal. the better they are.
OF course. there are many exceptions.
We have two Thousand Beauty climb
ers. which cost the large sum OF IL
cents. and not apiece, either, since
the second one was scion OF the
former, These bushes did remarkably
we'll: 1t was difficult to see how they
could have been better had they cost
81 each.
AS general thing, however. rose
stock is not different from any other
the more it costs the better 1t will be.
We have tried all sorts of priced rose
bushes. notably those at 35 and Is
cents. and can honestly say that they
have not come up to dollar bushes:
The heavy rains of August, combined
with increased vegetation in tine back
ward Of all sorts. led to a severe out
cropping of black spot on all bushes
alike. AS this Is perhaps the ssverest
flowers, its growth has been watched
with misgiving.
Intensive spraying. both with am
moniacal copper carbonate and nickel
solutions, has not seemed to do much
good. We advise every home gardener
to give his rosebushes the "once over"
at this time. and II they are found to be
suffering from black spot on the leaves,
to dust them Immediately with one OF
the sulphur preparations sold for this
purpose. We have tried the sprays, and
they do not seem to control 1t. Maybe
sulphur does.
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Those who contemplate saving seed
from their own gardens will find this as
good time to collect them as any.
Sometimes pods allowed to ripen and
spill their seeds cause considerable nui-
sance in the Spring, when the young
plants come up everywhere. 1t Is a good
thing to save such seed as one desires
a. 1t tHA W..
seed pods.
Children should not be allowed to play
with the seeds, as they have a very nat :
ura1 but thoughtless habit of scattering
them all over the house. 1t Is no fun
to find flower seeds in the soup, or be-
tween the sheets. or on the bathroom
floor. Any mother who has picked up'
after the little ones will recognize ohe
truth of this statement.
At this time Of the year great fluffy
masses of cobwebby substance may be
noticed on young trees. A close inspec-
ton shows them to be filled with worms,
which, If not destroyed. will infest a
whole neighborhood. Such growths
should be ruthiessly exterminated.
Bulbs. such as the gladiolus, may be
taken up at this time, although 1t is
customary to wait until the leaves wither
down, which usually is later. There Is
no reason why gladiolus corms may not
be dug up at this time. II the leave.
have begun to turn and 1t has been at
least 40 days s:nce blooming.
The harvesting of the gladiolus bulbs
is one of the most interesting of Tall
garden tasks. A good spade Is all one
needs. Pushed down to the depth of
the blade, the implement brings the
corms to the surface. including the
bullets. Most people will not care to
bother with these, except in few cases,