Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

ditions. may become pest. Some Of
our finest garden flowers, let 50 "a
seed, and untouched. within few
years win completely take the place.
as the saying IL.
It Is . habit with plants. one which
they adopt In compliance with the ap-
parently blind DEGREES OF Mother Ma
ture.
A honeysuckie vine "a not to blame II
It grows out OF bounds. In places
where It can attain such rampant
growth without offending certain hu-
man beings, 1t does remarkably Wen
and creates q much more pleasant
scene than would prevail there with
out 1t.
Muddy banks, for instance, which
would wash over the sidewalk At every
heavy rain, when covered with honey
suckle, present . beautiful, II tang-ed,
Common honeysuckIe will grow
bright and green under the most adj
verse conditions. Perhaps nothing
eqtlsls It for such bank usage, ana cer-
tainly nothing else Is Is cheap.
Honeysuckle can be propagated py
| layering, as 1t IL called - that Is, 9
| branch Is placed on the ground and
| held there: soon that portion roots,
and we have new plant.
Il 4 -
Owing to It's greenery and general
| touRhness the various honeysuckle
vines. even the cultivated Japanese va
| rieties, are almost In the class OF weeds.
A weed Is any plant out OF place. a
weed also, to most gardeners, Is any
plant which will grow luxuriantly ano
strongly. with deep green foliage unoer
the most adverse conditions.
4 anaAnNAR HlGhAR InAf
he could induce his cultivated plants 70
take on some Of the hardness which
the weeds in a vacant lot possess.
surely they are beautiful, these
weeds!
II they were sold at florists shops
| the gardener stops to think, no doub
they would bring fancy prices, and re-
ceive much admiration.
But because they grow wild. and car
be had for the asking-wtthout an
askers--few praise them. Yet Q mt
burdock plant Is . sight, indeed. viii
its stout, meaty leaves, With their splen'
did, deep color.
Look at yonder mass OF beggars lice
the homely, peasant-ish name for I
certain weed. They make q brave dis
play, and II you walk through them
you viii come away with hundred tin.
soft green burrs on your trouser legs.
Pick I'D one OF these "lice," and LEI
It drop upon q vertical portion Of you
clothing. No matter how hard the ma
terial. the slightest touch of the small
burr will sufiice. 1t will cling at once
and stands o hundred chances to one
Of being moved to . new location.
,Het animals which rush through the
plantation of beggars' lice viii carry
away scores Of these seed pods, which
will produce new plants In another
season.
The fragrant garden. rather than the
pretty garden, would be an interesting
experiment. There is q succession OF
plants which appeal to the nose, rs well
as the eye The locust trees, for in
stance, have but recently ended their
| fragrance, following the blooming OF
the lilacs.
Now comes the honeysuckle, and
shortly the valerian, or garden hello
trope. will be In bloom. There is q
curious thing about this latter plant
| house cats are wild about the roots.
The secret Of this fancy lies In q
certain acid In the roots. which Is, SCH
entistS tell US, the acid of perspiratior.
Let no cat fancier shrink from this
fact. Their pets are very close to Ma
ture, and Nature contains some queer
tastes, after all. It IL well known what
dogs will devour; and human beings
will eat diseased goose nverS, which
| they call pate de foies gras.