Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
SHORT TRIPS AROUND CAPITAL
OFFER VIEW OF APPLE BLOOMS
Twenty-Mile Ride to Sandy Spring and
Back Via Ashton and Colesville
SUGGESTED for Tourists.

tree in this territory, the bloom of which
is likewise rare and beautiful, flowers
ahead of the apple tree and its bios
SONS, like those of the cherry trees,
are gone for this season. Peach trees,
except in commercial orchards, are
found usually scattered among the
apple trees. A few of them, possibly,
sufficient to make the effort worth
while, may be found by the motoriSt
who cares to make search for them,
but with much of their charm now
gone.
The commercial apple orchards close
at hand, together with the innumerable
smaller orchards, in and around private
homes, in sufficient numbers to make
full measure, will meet all reasonable
demands for experimenting an other
wise interesting Sunday journey by
highway.
t Trip Is Suggested.
One trip of around 20 miles out at
most, say horticulturistS, out the Seventh
street pike to Olney, thence to Sandy
Spring, Md, and back by way of Ash
ton, Colesville and Burnt Mills, will be
sufficient to afford tourists a compre-
hensive view Of the best that Mont
gomery County has to offer In larger
orchards. For those who may care to
explore some of the less well known
highways, the cross road from Coles
vile to the Seventh street pike, or, the
one from White Oak to Laurel, Is GER
tain to repay the effort, as numerous
smaller orchards, and some of impress
sive proportions, may be viewed from
the road. Still another of interest in
Montgomery County is that reached
either by taking the Rockville road, out
Wisconsin avenue, to Rockville, OF,
diToCtlU hn 60
Wheaton, and then across to Rockville,
or, for further diversion, the Sligo road
at the end Of Silver Spring, to Coles
vile, across to the Seventh street pike,
to Wheaton, and then to Rockville.
From Rockville, where many lawns
are made attractive by scattering apple
trees, the route Is out the Potomac
Highway until displays are reached.
Fine Orchard Near Vienna.
Then still other fields, in Old vir-
ginia, close at hand, are those to be
found around Vienna, reached by the
Lee Highway, after crossing the river.
Near Vienna one of the noted orchards
Of this general section is to be found
Following the open road" one may
soon be reveling for as long as is de-
sired around Fairfax Court House, and
in that general section via Lee High
way. mere apple OTCIlhTQS OF KIM
to suggest those in the Shenandoah VAL
ley are at hand in quality If not in
quantity. The more adventurous, to
whom a drive of around 40 miles one
way would not seem to exceed the limits
Of local journey, may seek added
pleasures in Loudoun County, where
Virginia apples have attained wide
fame, like those farther on in the
Valley.
To and from Loudoun or Fairfax
Counties, as in the case of nearby Mary
land, many side roads beckon one to
enter, with offerings of apple orchards
and valleys, 1t matters not what direc-
ton is taken. The commercial orchards
are, as a rule, on or close to the main
travelled highways, with here and there
scatterings of private orchards. OF the
main highways, on the side roads, the
orchards are as rule uncultivated,
but the effect when the trees are In
bloom is inspiring.
It happens, due to the physical char
acter Of the country in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties, Va, and in Mont
gomery County, Md, that opportunities
are numerous for views of apple or
chards from considerable elevations,
thus affording an added charm for the
motorist.
Maryland in 1920 had / 1851, 1886 bear
ing apple trees, in addition to 1865
trees not of bearing age. Apple trees
blossom fairly early in life, however, it