Evening star., 1934-07-08

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their vigor and easy adaptability may
be traced.
Annual Climbers.
a SURVEY of the seed catalogue
~ shows a surprising number Of
annual climbers that may be
used to provide temporary shade or
cover There are the two species Of
tropaeolum, namely, T canariense
the canary bird vine, and T majus,
the climbing nasturtium. Two species
of ipomea. the cardinal climber and
cypress vine are fast-growing vines
rather closely related to the morning
glory, which in itself is desirable
ornament. In addition, the hyacinth
bean, scarlet runner bean and cobaea
are all beautiful and useful plants In
mny cases the ANIMALS are more de-
sirable than the perennial because
when Autumn comes and full sunlight
is again an asset, the annual vines
disappear with the first heavy frost.
Garden Notes.
DR. DAVID GRIFFITH, bulb spe-
- cialist of the Department of
Agriculture, is author of an interest
ing pamphlet, Circular 299. Some
Hybrid Martagon Lilies, describing
some new lilies developed by the
department at its branch station,
Bellingham, Wash Wonderful prog
ress has been made by lily breeding
in the past decade, making it Alto
gether possible to have a nice display
of lilies over a period of several
months
A desirable Summer spray for the
apple. pear and plum trees consists
of l quart of lime sulphur solution,
ounces of Aarsenate of lead powder
and 10 gallons of water This liquid
protects the fruits from both scab
disease and Summer infestations of
codling moth. For Winter varieties
of apples, such as York Imperial and
Stayman WineSap. at least one more
spraying about the middle OF July is
particularly desirable.
Home gardeners with asparagus
plants in their gardens must watch
carefully for the slugs of the aspara-
gus beetle. These soft-bodied insects
will, in short period, completely
eat of the green epidermis of the
leaves and stalks and kill the above
ground portion. Dusting regularly
with a mixture of / part of calcium
arsenate and IS parts of hydrated
lime will keep this insect in check.
AS a spray, one may use a mixture
of ounce calcium arsenate, 3 ounces
pure soap and gallons of water.
Dandelions and plantain may be
eradicated from the lawn in the
course Of two or three years by simply
digging out the plants at this season
of the year. Most of the garden
supply stores offer special tools for
this task. but one may accomplish
the same results with a kitchen knife.
cutting deeply to destroy the crowns.
Asparagus should be fertilized at
this season rather than in early
Spring because at this time there are
being laid up the reserves for next
years crop.
Roses should be sprayed regularly
with bordeaux mixture or with col
loioal sulphur if one expects to keep
the foliage free of black spot. Spray
ing during the interim between
flusheS of bloom prevents discolora-
ton of the leaves on the cut stems.
Wild carrot or Queen Anne's lace
makes a veritable flower garden of
thousands of acres of open fields
throughout Northeastern America.
Especially is this true when the car
rot is mixed with brown-eyed Susan,
Some flowers suffer in desirability by
the very profusion with which they
grow and these two species are in this
group.
Local gardeners have had an ex-
ceedingly favorable year so far.
Droughts have been only a few miles
away but at no time have local gar
dens suffered greatly from lack of
water. With the recollection Of the
great drought of 1880 and 1881 still
acute, one can but feel grateful for
favorable season.
Hanging baskets are little gardens
unto themselves and are very beauti-
full if we'll cared for. A large variety
kets, but petunia, vinca, asparagus
sprengeri and English ivy are strong
tavorites because of their vigorous
growth, trailing habit and freedom
from disease and insect pests. If bas-
ket plants are not making satisfactory
growth. watering with a solution of
nitrate of soda will invigorate them
A level teaspoonful in a gallon of
water is a safe application when used
at intervals of week or So
Grass seed may be planted at any
season of the entire growing period
provided one has facilities for keep
ing the young grass Natered copiously
during its early stages. In fact. Mid
summer seeding has certain advan-
tages, among which is the fact that
grass from these sowings becomes
strongly established before another
Winter Much of the outdoor seeding
in local parks is done in early Sep
tember with the expectation that
Autumn rains will carry the grass
through to success.
Sharply cut edgings along the grass
borders of garden beds and paths add
a lot to the attractiveness of gardens
and are not difficult to maintain with
a few simple implements, such as
stakes. garden lime and an edging
tool, such as may be obtained from
any large garden supply house. Sods
continually encroach on the flower
bed and, without some atten-
ton, very quickly modify the original
shape and size of the beds. On the
other hand, if the grass is kept neatly
trimmed to a line, 1t is difficult to
conceive of more attractive paths
than well-clipped sod
The late Spring, according to Winn
T Simmons of Takoma Park, has not
materially retarded Summer crops in
his garden. Sweet corn. for example.
was ready for harvesting on July 4