Evening star., 1934-04-22

fact, one manufacturer has already
put such a machine on the market.
In order to have a strong growth
Of bluegrass, the lawn must be fer
tilted and where too patchy may
actually need spading and reseeding
September is, however, the ideal time
for seeding lawns in this vicinity. If
necessity requires Spring seeding con-
siderable Italian rye grass should be
included in the seeding mixture.
Garden Notes.
TINE wistaria is beyond doubt one
of the loveliest of Spring flow
ers, particularly when used to
cover an arbor or old tree trunk. Like
the dogwood, the wistaria appears to
have very wide adaptation over
the entire Eastern United States,
although, of course, the time of
blooms varies with the latitude. Pos
Sibly the wiStaria reaches its perfec-
ton about some of the old homes of
Northern Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, but it is desirable anywhere
within its growing area. The wistaria
owes some of its capacity to thrive to
the fact that it Is legume, like the
clovers, and with them possesses the
ability to draw on the vast nitrogen
supply of the air. s.tg ff
In the vegetable garden, peas and
beans possess the power Of using air
nitrogen, and this Is undoubtedly one
reason why lima and other beans
thrive even in the poorer local soils.
A most interesting story is involved
in the legumes. They are in them
selves unable. more than any other
species, to use air nitrogen, but GER
tain bacteria that form nodules on
their roots gather the nitrogen, and,
in decomposing. contribute their
store to the host plant. This type
of mutual helpfulness is known as
symbiosis, and Is not at all rare in
the plant and animal kingdoms.
Practically. the home gardener may
take advantage of the situation by
planting crimson clover in his garden
in September and spading it under
in April, or by growing cowpeas or
Soybeans in the Summer on otherwise
idle areas.
plants during the Winter and the
vacant places will afford their owners
an opportunity to try some new spe-
ctes. OF late years most every low
growing species known to flower gar
denS has been included in the cata-
logue as a rockery plant Undoubted-
ly this wide use of species, some un-
adapted, has led to the severe losses.
Prof. Mulford. in Department Of Agri-
culture leaf1et No. go, "Rockeries."
states that myosotis forget-me- -nots)
mertensia (bluebells), polyanthus pre-
mulas, dwarf saxifrages columbines.
ferns and native wild flowers afford
good material for shady locations.
while for sunny sites various species
Of hardy pinks. anemone pulsatilla,
aubrietia deltoidea. evergreen candy
tuft. lavender, physostegia, dwarf
polemontums and dwarf veronicas are
valuable. Gardeners, much as any other
agrlculturlSts. possess unusual deter
mination to recover from disaster, and
shortly the gardens will be as fine
as ever and possibly improved with
new plant materials
Although much publicity is given at
times to the danger of eliminating
dogwood from American forests, the
danger appears rather remote because
OF the vast region over which this
plant is distributed. This is exceed
ingly fortunate. for the dogwood is
certainly the glory of the April woods.
Little is gained by planting either
flowers or vegetables in advance of
their usual season unless provisions
are made for their protection. Even
If the weather is not cold enough to
actually kill the plants, they prac-
tically come to a standstill, turn yell
low and even drop some leaves Ex-
perience has taught that most plants
thrive best If planted at time they
can continue to thrive without check.
Hardening by exposure to cold is not
necessary and even harmful in Ger
tain species, such as tomato.
Grape myrtles will be watched
eagerly this Spring for signs of bud
ding Even in favorable years this
species is exceedingly slow in leafing
out and frequently deceives the own
er by remaining dormant after its
companion shrubs and trees are in
full leaf. However. Grape myrtle is
native Of Southern Asia and does
not possess a full measure Of hardi-
ness.