Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-22
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEwELL.

in December to within an inch of the
ground. Would it ever grow? It scarce
ly seemed possible; but when growth
started in the Spring, 1t started with q
bang, as the saying Is, and by Midsum-
mer that particular bush was even hus-
kier than its mates, with larger flowers
and more symmetrical shape as to
general outlines.
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More people will experiment with
Talisman this year than ever. This Is
the two-toned rose so popular with the
florist trade. When properly grown
with its red and yellow combination al
/ its best. it is a beautiful thing.
One may have a suspicion that Tails.
man Is a difflcult rose for the garden
Perhaps 1t is like the Souvenir de Claud.
ius Pernet, wonderful when well grown
but difficult to achieve in the average
back yard garden.
The home grower may well be a BIZ
backward about experimenting with the
fashionable loses which become fads
There is enough garden heartache In
growing roses at the best, without DELHI.
erately undertaking the touchy and difi.
cult ones. Yet experimenting with flow.
ers is part of flower growing, and the
amateur gardener is missing great dea
if he fails to try at least one new thing
each year.
This is the time of the year too. TO,
looking over the seed catalogues. anC
for deciding what to order out of them
and for ordering, above all. Every ont
VINO likes flowers ought to recall thai
every other flower lover In the United
States is doing the same thing at thi,
time, and that soon a tremendous crust
Of orders will be overlooking the seec
houses.
Early orders are what are wanted By
the Seedmen. Those who intend to plan
anything from grass seed to gladiolu:
bulbs, from zlnnias to tuberoses. ough
to make up their minds as quickly a,
possible and get their orders in. That i
cooperation which will be appreciated
all along the line.
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The weather is opening I'D, there /.
little doubt about that. There is A feel.
ing in the air. No doubt there will b,
much cold weather before Sprin,
comes; SHOWS, sleets, winds and tina
sort of thing But the crocuses 20,
croci, just as you prefer) are up, anG
they are not often fooled completely.
Therefore 1t is time to prune bacI
the bush roses, in order to let then
know what they must do. If this i
! put of until Spring is really here, tn,
bushes will not have time to make theil
/ plansl
| Every householder ought to hav,
| plenty of grass seed on hand soon, IL
order that he may take advantage O
/ the first real touch of the new season.
| There is nothing like having tn,
seed in the house: it is too easy to pu
| oil getting 1t. II 1t is on hand. on,
may go forth early and put seed int
bare spots, thus getting a genuine star
| on the season.
The great advantage of the earl,
start lies In the fact that If the frs
seed planted does not do very well
there is still time to plant more-ans
even to plant third time, If the sec.
| end fails.
There is many a slip between grass
seed and grass itself. The feet of care.
less children, the paws of vigorous dogs
frost and rain may root up, or wasl
out, or kill the slender new Rras
| plants.
| Right now is a good time to conside
whether the garden needs replannine
1t is not possible to be interested II
| gardening and not read about gardens
| and 1t is scarcely possible to read abou
such a subject without getting new
| ideas.
| Planning the garden anew. as III,
result OF such reading, is one of thu
most interesting things a gardener car
DO, especially an amateur, because tn,
chances are very decided that Their,
VIII De much to be done.