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good quality, never seem to reach salts
factory or at least generally accepted
decisions.
According to Department of Agricul-
ture workers, there are no true canta-
loupes grown in this country, but all are
mushmelons. The true cantaloupe is a
rough skinned type only grown in Eng
land and Europe and not esteemed in
this country. AS for prunes and plums,
the Plums of New York, a New York
station publication, uses plum as the
comprehensive name with prune simply
a plum whose flesh will dry without de-
caying. No one could distinguish a
headed broccoli from a caulif1ower. and
the two are apparently very closely re-
lated if not the same
Whether melons will cross with GU
cumbers was quite well decided in the
negative by extensive experiments at
the Iowa Experiment Station some years
ago. No successful crosses were made,
nor was any effect whatsoever of one
on the other recorded. Yet these and
other garden problems never seem to be
solved to everybody's satisfaction, but
are constantly cropping up just as weeds
reappear in the garden.
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PROPOSALS.

DEPARTMENT. OF INTERIOR, WASHING
ton, p. O., September 8, is3o.-,Sealed bids
taned herein, S viii be received f 9nt pm
Tuesday, October Z, 1880, and then opened
M Work 'P for f the
ton lncluding all mechanical equipmenD
g aBd Of HS me f0F gr Noi
at Howard University, washington, d. O.
work eoncr w s Tc4E
stone work, floor and wall tile, miscella;
iron snd steel T9rs slate and metal
electric elevators, plumbing heating elef
ment furniture. shades; draperies, etc, fur
nshed and md installed stall Pr9PoSals e Will be con
porations possessing satisfactory financial
and teehnifai ability equipment snd or
the contract, and in making awards the
records of bidders for expedition and salts
factory performance on contracts OF similar
character and magnitude will be carefully
considered. Separate and distinct appropria-
j and for dormitories Nos. 2 and 8, it viii be
% in as 9Td and 10 sss Of te Resed
statutes to invite bids and enter into con- ,,
ira oritery Mo- Mo- sepaate and apaT from
the consideration for dormtories Nos. 2 and
9. As contractors may De able abe 70 make
OF the contract for the whole three build
ng there 6 no ps etc to nayns sddsS
TIE tive projects based on . an swsTd for all
buildings be completed at the earliest prac-
ticable date and therefore time will be con-
sidered an element in awarding such con-
tracts. At the discretion OF the Secretary,
ORA wings and specifications may be obtained
upon application to the Department. A
certified check in the sum of $780, payable
to the Treasurer of the United States is re-
duired as security for safe return of the
drawings and specifications within ten days
after the date of opening proposals. Each
bidder must accompany his proposal with
detailed financial statement OF his construc-
ton organization. The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all bids or waive
technical defects The Government also re-
serves the right to award the contracts for
these buildings either as separate contracts
for each OF the two projects to separate bid
ders or as separate contracts for the two
projects combined under one bid to one
sealed, marked Bid for construction, equip
ment and furnishing of women's dormitory
building / and buildings and 3, Howard
University, Washington, D: c. to be opened
rotary OF interior. Room 6i19, Interior De-
partment Building, washington, ID. g." JOHN
ri EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary OF Interior.
Be13,l4b
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VEGETABLE GARDEN

Certain vegetables may still be plant
ed in the garden If the soil is suf-
ficiently moist to terminate the SEED.
Turnips. radishes, kale and lettuce may
be seeded and celery, cabbage and
cauliflower plants may still be set out.
Late paintings require abundant Ter
tilizer to keep them hustling along at
top speed. Most vegetables are best
when grown rapidly and without check.
especially such vegetables as celery and
lettuce, whose quality rests on a certain
amount of succulence, which is princi-
pally high water content, as well as
sugars. proteins and so forth. No one
ever saw radish that had grown
slowly that was really good, and the
same may be said for all vegetables.
except, perhaps, the gourds, such as
squash and pumpkin
Celery foliage is likely to become
spotted or rusted with plant disease and,
ii this condition is prevalent, should
be SPRAYED once at least with Bordeaux
mixture. which may be purchased al
any garden supply store. The very
condition under which celery grows best,
namely, high water content of soil and
air, tends to favor the leaf spots, OF which
there are at least three known forms.
Tomato vines and other plants refuse,
such as sweet corn stalks, are not only
lacking in ornamental value, but also
may be an insect or disease menace to
the future garden and should be buried
deeply or burned. 1t is true that more
or less fertilizing material is thereby
lost but it is better to get rid of the old
plants, cultivate the soil shallowly, fer
tiliZe lightly and SOW cover OF Winter
rye to replenish the soil with organic
matter A few cents worth of rye seed
sown now will return large amounts of
green matter to the soil next April.
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RIPENING PEARS

Practically every variety of culti-
waited pear will be improved in eating
quality if picked before fully ripe and
stored away in q COOL dark location
to soften. The fruits should be ap-
preaching the stage when the green
color is changing to yellow, usually in
the case of the Bartlett when few
fruits on the tree look almost ready
to eat. If picked while too green, the
pears will wither and not become real
itiicy and sweet. If any one will pick
some of the pears and ripen them in
the way suggested and compare the
ripe pears with those left on the tree
10 soften, he will be fully convinced OF
the wisdom of early picking. The
gritty stone cells so characteristic to
ripe pears will be greatly reduced by
the early harvesting.
The home gardeners problem in pear
picking is not difficult to solve, but for
the Western pear grower, who picks
pears for our use in the East, the
problem Is still very far from solved.
Most every user of Western Bartlett
pears meets with fruit that looks quite
good, but has little quality. 1t prob
ably was picked too green and then
again, if left on the tree too long,
Western pears soften too rapidly for
long shipment.
The Department of Agriculture has
helped the growers by developing vari-
Gus devices for testing maturity, among
which a pressure tester which RECORDS
the number of pounds necessary to
force a plunger into the green flesh has
been very successful For the home
gardener, however, the pears can be
left safely on the tree until the chang
ing color leaves no question OF the
approach of maturity.
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MADONNA LILY

Recently a Boston, Mass, garden
store, which regularly broadcasts infor-
nation on the garden and its prob
lens, advised the planting of the Ma
donna or Ascension lily at this season,
just as soon as bulbs could be obtained.
This is one of the first lilies to bloom in
the early Summer, in June in this vicin-
ity. The color is of the purest white
with prominent yellow stigma and sta
mems and with several blooms per stalk,
depending on size of the bulb and its
cultural care
The Madonna lily is planted much
more shallowly than most lilies, only
two or three inches of soil over the top
of the bulbs. There is usually a crown
of leaves formed in late Autumn, which
persists in more or less green condition
until Spring and then shoots upward to
join the flower stalk.
Lilies are wonderfully beautiful and
alluring inhabitants for the flower gar
den and are rapidly gaining in popular
ity and use as the bulbs become more
available both in price and quality With
paintings of Madonna lilies for early and
Regal lilies to follow, one may gain a
good insight into the reason why certain
home gardeners become enthuSed over
this family.
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them altogether. Either of these opera
lions proves entirely satisfactory. 1t Is
better to plant the kind of plants really
desired and for year or so use tall
growing ANIMALS to fill the empty spaces.
Nature has many wonderful flowers in
reserve for our gardens when we care to
devote the time to learn how to care for
them. The purple gentian, for example,
Is as lovely a flower as most of its gar
den rivals. The wild mallows along the
river banks of nearby Maryland make
Just as brilliant show as the garden va
rietieS. There are some wonderful OPP
portunities for amateur plant breeders in
the development of entirely new garden
flowers from native material.
Some interesting work has been done
at the New Jersey Experiment Station
some years ago on influencing the color
of hydrangea flowers by changing the
acidity of the soil. BY putting half the
roots of single plant in a pot of acid
soil and the other half in an alkaline
soil 1t was possible to secure blue and
pink blooms, respectively, on the same
plant. Home gardeners may have been
puzzled by their hydrangea plants
changing flower color. It is likely that
the roots have penetrated to a layer OF
soil of different reaction. For instance,
if the roots of a blue-flowered form
should come into a layer of old mortar,
with its high lime content, it is alto
gether likely that the plant would begin
to bear some pink flowers or all pink
flowers perhaps. The problem was at
tackled by the New Jersey station for
the benefit of nurserymen who desired
to sell blue lowered plants, for example,
and found many of them with pink or
partly pink blooms. 1t was found that
certain chemicals, such as aluminium
sulphate and lime, could be used TO
modify the soil reaction and maintain
the desired color. Strange to say, no
fertilizer or chemical seems to have any
effect on other species ,of hydrangea
such as the paniculata grandifiora or
arboreScenS.
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This pest has been present in America
for so long time that our native species
had developed more or less of an i'm
munity to its attack, but, when intro
duced into Europe, the phylloxera vir-
tually destroyed vineyards everywhere
that it reached. Finally by grating
their fine varieties on American species
or hybrids between American and Eu-
ropean grapes, the European grape
growers succeeded in again growing
grapes in their infested areas. The
potato beetle is another American pest
that went abroad to cause great de-
struction in the potato fields of north
ern Europe.
Hence. when we feel particularly Bit
ter toward the Japanese beetle, the
Oriental peach moth, San Jose scale
and other foreign pests we should real
ize that some of our own natives, such
as the grape worm, woody sphis and
Colorado potato beetle, are causing
plenty of trouble in other parts of the
world. Under present systems of quar-
antine, insect movement throughout the
world should be much curtailed and the
danger of such scourges materially les
sened. but there will likely always be
occasional outbreaks such as the recent
advent of the Mediterranean fruit fly
into Florida.
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FLOWER CUTTINGS

This is the time of year when our
grandmothers began to take cuttings OF
geranium, lemon verbena and hello
tropes in their gardens with a view to
having material for next year. CUT
tings taken now and placed in boxes of
sand or sandy soil placed in partial
shade Will root readily If kept lightly
watered. AS matter of fact, the
plants seem at this season to be almost
getting ready for propagation by the
abundance of short, sturdy shoots that
form at this time of year.
Many local home gardeners have their
best success with outdoor rose propaga-
ton In Autumn; that is, where the cut
tings are planted with two or three
buds below the soil level and one or two
above with a glass jar inverted over
the cuttings. There are less active dis
eases to rot the cutting and undoubtedly
the wood is in a more favorable condi-
ton at this season of the year. Removal
of leaves from the above ground por-
ton of cuttings Is not necessary al
though 1t has long been common prac-
tice. In some experiments with coleus
cuttings, the Ohio Experiment Station
found the best roofing in those cuttings
in which all the top leaves were left un-
touched. Likewise it made but little
difference with coleus whether the cut
was made through a bud or node or in
the smooth stem between the buds
Somewhat better roofing was obtained
with between the node cuts.
Much of the chance for success or
failure of cuttings to root depends on
the condition of nutrition in the mother
plant. At the season when plants have
stopped rapid development, sugars and
starches and other reserve foods in
crease and hence are greater in quantity
in the cuttings taken from the mother
plant. This large content of reserve
foods enables the cuttings to sustain
themselves and send out strong roots.
This is undoubtedly the reason why Au-
tumn is a favorable time for propagat-
ing many annual and other plants.
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GARDEN ITEMS

in planning the shrubbery paintings
about the new home the average person
is prone ito use altogether too many
plants, forgetting perhaps how rapidly
plants will reach crowding condition
when ideal growing conditions are pro-
vided Another side of the same prob
lem is the matter of plants selected,
How many times, for example, one sees
Norway spruce used where semi-dwarf
eyergreens would be much more to the
point. 1t is true that the Norway spruce
makes very rapid growth and for five
or six years serves admirably, but soon
the time comes when one must either
cut the spruceS very severely or remove
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E1lCteeS OF the SIX
services was con-
sidered by the full
board. Tie meet
ing was presided
over by Rear Adj
miral Luke Nc
Nance, u. S. N.
The subcommittee
reports will form
the basis for the
preparation CT the
report of the board
that will be sub
mitted to the con-
troller general not
later than Novem-
Der !, for trans
mission to the Joint
CkN1raceiof1 al pa U
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PRUNES OR PLUMS

Among the simple questions that seem
10 more or less confuse the ordinary
layman and the gardener as we'll are the
differences between cantalopes and
muSkmelons, between prunes and plums,
ana between caulifower and broccoli
Thees and other simple problems, such
as whether cucumbers will cross with
muskmelons and destroy the lattsr's
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INSECTS ABROAD

The problems involved in protection
of American gardens from foreign in
sects are not by any means one sided
America has contributed some vicious
pests to other countries, among which
none has been more destructive than the
root worm or phylloxera of the grape
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Army.
A meeting of the interdepartmental
pay and promotion board was held
Tuesday, at which the work accom-
plished by the members of the subcom-
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SALE OR RENT-sUBURBAN.

FINE HOME. NEWLY CONDITIONED Ex-
eellent residence or tea room and tourists:
Va 10 miles on highway; city conveniences,
Cd, weather strip, large porehes, laun., Scar
garage, chicken house; acre and half Rea-
terms. Location offers wonderful oppor-
tunity for doctor. Owner. Col. 1888.
5-ROOM BUNGALOW, CELLAR, ATTIC.
bath, cleo, gas, furnace, garage; large lot
near cars and bus. B. NJ. SMITH, Airing
ton, Va. Clarendon 203S 16s
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what will lots in Windsor
Park be worth next year or in
1922"
windsor Park is re-
stricted residential subdivision
in Arlington County, Virginia.
directly east OF the Little Tea
House, 10 TO II minutes TO
Pennsylvania Ave. via Alexan-
dria local bus. A., B. & w. Line,
fare 10 cents.
Will sell a few lots now for
cash at very low prices, or 10
per cent higher; % per cent
cash, balance !, 2 and 3 years.
Some lots priced about IS
cents a square foot.
Will agree to buy back the
lots after one year.
How is this for a safe invest
ment or a safe speculation?
Brokers wanted.
Address A. H. MINER, 1740
r ST. NV, Washington; after
Sept. 18th, Scarsdale, N. Y.
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sALE-SUBURBAN.
fCOntinuedl
CALIFORNIA BUNGALOW.

Fve-room brick; offered for week for $780,
built sell for $500 The charm of these houses is their
attractive and varied architecture their tasteful interior
decoration and convenient features They schools
stores, churches and transportation
Until the 18th street extension is completed drive out
Georgia to Rttenhouse street turn left Rtten-
house block development
G.. w. CHASE,
AIS Cedar ST NV.
Phone Ga 1899 or Ga 0277.
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MOVING, PACKING AND STORAGE
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AUCTION SALES.
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THos. J. OWEN & SON, AUcTTONEERs.
Owners Sale of Two-Story
Brick Dwelling Known as
Premises 81 r Street North
east,
At Auction.

BY virtue Of authority vested in US, we
Will sell at public auction, in front of the
premises, on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE THE oc ssTEyENrEEENTH, 1880. At FIVE
proved as above.
trust for $3.50 r15set 20 nrss sst dssd
trust to be paid $500 in cash, balance $50
per, month, to include interest at 90 on
cording, etc. at purchasers cost. Deposit
$4,000 required, settlement within thirty
days, or deposit forfeited.
THOS. J. OWEN & SON.
sel1,l3.14i6,i7 Auctioneers.
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NEARRY VIRGINIA

fR. and tile bath, attic. large basement,
h.-wf city water, gas, electricity, 2-car
garage; near transportation. Terms reason
able; price, $500.
S-r. and bath bungalow. 2-car garage; !
acre OF ground; large established poultry
plant, fruit and garden. Reasonable terms;
Or and bath. city water. gas and cleo
tRicity. Price $4,000; $50 down, $50 month
G. w. CLEVER, Realtor,
Clarendon 322 Clarendon. Va.
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The recent decision of the controller
general of the United States in denying
members of the Nurse Corps of the
Army and Navy the right to include
the extra pay authorized for nurses
serving as superintendent of nurses,
assistant superintendent, director or
chief nurse, has caused CONSERVATION
among the members of that corps, and
there is determination to return the
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THE HOME GARDENER

the Amaeur Btying Home.
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w sS,J D6SnTS6v e ST -

New colonial house. rooms, tile bath,
oak floors breakfast alceve, cleo, refrigera-
sarage ,ot so by 1871: low price. easy terms.
Open and lighted evenings. F. SONNEMANN,
Owner g. Builder To-
FOR SALE-8-ROOM HOUSE, H.-W.H,,
electric lights, water in house, double garage,
outbuildings, 8 lots. at Branchville, Ma; /;
$4,000; convenient to cars and train. Call
HyattsVille 1871.
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BROOKLAND, D. c.
1921 OTIS ST. NE.
Home seekers, attention. Before buying,
inspect this lovely, new detached home. 1t
faces park. Quality unsurpassed anywhere,
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WANTED TO RENT-SMALL HOUSE IN
suburbs. reasonably priced must be in good
ITEM, Star office.
TO RENT IN NEARBY VA, S TO 6 ROOM
house electric rance prsferredi must be rea +.
sonaole. p Q. Box 1895 ClarendQn. Va.
WANTED TO RENT-COTTAGF, NNDUfT
rd. or Lee HiRhway. LARGE main room, hre-
place. state rent. Address Box l83-M, Star
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RIDE FOR is MINUTES FROM OFFICE
to detached pleasant home, garage. ami;
reasonable. Address Box l9l-M, Star ONCE.
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WANTED--SUBURBAN.

REASONABLE "a ROOMS, FURNISHED,
] modern home; near bus and cars. 80 Fair
field St, Cherrydale, Va. Ia
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THOS. j. OWEN & son, AUCTIONEERS,
1881 Eye Street Northwest.

q VERNON @. OWEN,
je6-d&dbs, exSu Trustees.
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THoS. j. OWEN & SON, AUCTrONEERS,
1881 EYE ST. NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE CONSISTING OF TWO-STORY,
BASEMENT, SEMI-DETACHED STONE
RESIDENCE CONTAINING EIGHT
ROOMS AND TWO BATHS. BEING NO
3026 RODMAN STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated
February /. 1929. recorded February l. 1929,
in Liber No. 628l, at folio 1856, among the
land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request of the party secured
thereby. the UNDERSIGNED trustees will sell at
public auction, in front of the premises. on
MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE,
AID. 1880, AT FOUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK
PM, the following-describe land and
premises, situate in the District of Column
bia, and designated as and being lot num-
bered ia in square numbered 206i OF a
subdivision made by Charles J. Streeter and
others of lots in block numbered 6. Con
necticut Avenue HighlandS," as per plat
recoI ded in the once of the surveyor for
the District of Columbia in Liber 3d. at
folio 1876, improved by the two-Story. base
ment. semi-detached stone residence No
3026 Rodman street northwest
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of
trust for $4,000, further particulars OF
which Will be announced at time of sale
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid In cash. deposit of $500 required.
Conveyaneing, recording, etc, at the pur-
ehaser's cost Terms to be complied with
within thirty days, otherwise deposit for
feited and the property may be advertised
and resoid at the discretion of the trustees.
RALPH P. BARNARD,
HORACE g. SMITHY.
see-d&ds,exeu Trustees.
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Trustees Sale of Brick Garage,
in Rear 1921 kingman Place
NV. bV Order of Heirs.

BY virtue of authority vested in the
undersigned. We will offer for sale by public,
auction. in front of the premises, on TUES
DAY, JUNE TEN, 1880. AT FOUR O'CLOCK
M, lot 825, for taxation and sSSessment
purposes lot 825 in square 24I, improved b
a brick garage which will accommodate
about ~ cars.
Terms. cash: A deposit of $500 required
at sale. Terms of sale TO be complied with
within 80 days. otherwise right is reserved
TO resell property at risk and cost of dee
faulting purchaser after fiVe DAYS ADVERTISE
ment of said resale IN some newspaper pub
lished in the District of Columbia. Exami-
nation of title, eonveyancfng and recording
at purchasers cost.
ADAM 4. wEscHLER . SON.
mySl.ie2,A6,T,o 49, 7