Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. rRAcEHELL.

up growth again, but scarcely water,
or even food.
And the periods of unseasonal warmth
usually are so short, comparatively
speaking, that shrubs and roses and
perennial plants scarcely get started at
new growth, during Fall and Winter,
before it is checked again by cold. SO
no one need be afraid to water plants,
especially evergreens, when they obvi-
ously need water, so long as the tenn
perature is above freezing.
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Now is the time to make over peren-
NAL borders to transplant shrubs, to
set out new roses, to plant irises and
peonies, two of the most beautiful OF
all flowers, and to put tulips and other
One may probably wait little long
for the tulips and other bulbs. but the
remainder Of the planting work may
be begun now any day one chooses, has
the inclination and the physical urge
toward the task
Autumn Is now regarded as q fine
time to make lawns. Many advocate 1t
as the best time of the year. We prefer
Spring, but admit that a nice lawn may
be raised at this time. Those who have
patchy grass may well put in seed at
this time, and thus get the jump on the
new year.
Rose growers everywhere are more
and mole advocating Fall planting.
Roses properly planted at this time
will live through the Winter about as
well as older plants, and are ready at
the first touch Of Springs eternal new
ness to leap to leafy living.
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Peony roots must be planted at this
time, If there is to be any hope at all
of bloom next season. And only the
very largest, roots will so respond, any
way, at the first Spring.
Iris can be handled with a minimum
of trouble at this time. 1t is a splen-
did time for dividing plants and set
ting them around at points In the gar
den, where their bayonet-shaped leaves
will do the most good The iris Is one
of the few flowers that does not need
much water, after the blooming season,
and those who spend much time in
watering them are wasting their time.
as we'll as helping the plants get the
root rot.
The iris and the peony share with
the gladiolus and the rose the greatest
number Of faithful devotees. Ordinarily
the gardener who loves one Of this
quartet loves them all, each is so BEAU
tiful of It's kind, so different from the
other.
Truly, every garden, no matter how
small, should have at least few rep
resentatives Of the iris, the peony, the
gladiolus and the rose.
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This Is the best time Of the year for
remaking the perennial border. espe-
cially the border in part shade, where
1t is futile to attempt to grow ANIMALS
Of any sort
Shrubs which may have been planted
in too much shade and which would
do better for more sun, may be brought
to the perennial border at this time.
The list of perennials may be re-
viSed and extended now, as all the seed
houses offer fresh plants. There are
two forms of the saliva, OF which the
scarlet form, popularity called the scar
let sage, is the best known, which ought
to be in the garden.
These are perennials, Is distinct from
the annual, scarlet sage, and are blue
and white in color. They are pretty
plants, and well worth growing.
In many q garden today the old
fashioned scarlet sage is at its peak,
together with another old, time-tested
favorite, the ageratum. OF these two,
the blue ageratum is our favorite. No
garden can be considered at all COM
plete without a little Of 1t. But then,
why should garden be complete? Hap
PLY, It need not be, and 80 We leave
the matter.