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aiming of the Small City Lot Takes Bit Of Ingenuity
Ny Neiehbor Soys:

Liquid weed killers are not ex-
pensive and one or two applica-
tions a season will be sufficient
to eliminate all weeds and grass
in walks and drives. These weed
killers can be applied with q
sprinkling can and in a few days
the weeds and grass turn brown,
soon disappearing. Oil such as
is used for heating homes is also
reasonably effective. 1t is i'm
portant, of course, to avoid allow
ing either the weed killer or the
oil to fall upon the grass, as 1t
will burn out the grass in a lawn
as quickly as that in a driveway.
Spread a mulch Of well-rotted
manure or straw between dahlia
plants after the first buds appear.
This furnishes some food to the
plant, but, Of course. its main
purpose is to eliminate cultiva-
ton, and 1t also aids in keeping
the soil cool ana moist.
If peonies can be cut in the bud
they will last much longer than
If taken from the garden when
fully unfolded. 1t may happen.
though, that only full-blown
flowers can be obtained. In that
.,,.n+ - L. u.oJ1 to oorr,, paiI ~
water into the garden and place
the cut blooms in it Immediately.
Peonies absorb surprisingly
large amount of water and should
be kept in a pail for three or four
hours before they are taken into
the living room. There are few
flowers which last longer than
peonies if they are handled prop
erly. Florists often keep them in
cold storage for weeks.
The amateur who finds an
empty space in his flower garden
and wants to fill it in a hurry will
do well to plant seeds Of the an
nual lupin, which will often pro-
duce flowers within six weeks If
the situation is sunny one.
The flowers are somewhat like
snapdragons and come in good
shades of yellow, pink and blue, as
we'll as in white. The plants
are low-growing and naturally
branching in habit, but If the
side shoots are cut off they will
grow 2 feet high and bear very
large spikes of handsome flowers.
(Copyrigtt, 1882
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with a distinctive blackish sheen. The
center petals are markedly incurved.
Very rich rose scent. Rated at 9.2, this
peony is the outstanding red.
Richard Caryel, with an 8.8 rating,
is early and very popular with the ma
jority of growers. The color is Of a
bright non-fading crimson. slightly
fragrant; usually fully double. Excep-
tionally fine for cut flower.
Cherry Hill, medium-sized early
double of a rich dark crimson. En-
hanced by bright yellow stamens and
scarlet-tipped carpels. 1t is distinctive
and very appealing; rating of 8.6.
Karl Rosefeld, rated at 8.8., produces
large, bright crimson blooms upon
strong stems. A desirable variety, but
does not bloom very we'll every year in
my garden. This year apparently is an
off year.
Other worthwhile red varieties to
have in the collection should include
Felix Crousse, bomb type, color hard to
beat; Adolphe Rousseau. somewhat on
the order of Cherry Hill. side buds
usually of single type: Mr.. L. van
Leeuwen. robust grower. probably
the largest red bloomer.
A LICE HARDING, white, rated at
9.5, produced some of the finest
blooms of the type I have ever seen.
Large, compact and of very good sub
stance and lasting qualities. this va
riety should be a must in every collec-
tion.
Mrs. Edward Harding. another high
rated white C9.3), is very free-f1ow-
ering upon sturdy stems. The blooms
in my garden this year are not quite up
to standard. Plants should be well
established before attaining perfection.
Avalanche, large pure white, rating
of 81. blooms rather late in this vicin-
ity. A very effective plant for garden
decoratio
Solange, rating 81. This is very late.
compact bloomer, which requires sew
eral days for full development after
opening. 1t is cream white suffused
salmon-pink. This peony is without
doubt the favorite from the standpoint
of quality and beauty of the majority
of peony fanciers. At the present time
just beginning to open in my garden.
Ball Of Cotton, typical of its name:
Festiva Maxima. carmine-tipped GEN.
ter petals: Priscilla Alden, Railways
| Glorious, Baroness Schroeder are
few other dependable good whites.
Space being limited in this article it
might be suggested that among the
pinks should be found such good va
rieties as Therese. Souv. de Louis
Bigot. Marguerite Gerard. Refine Hor-
tense. Mons. Jules Ellie. Walter Faxon,
Octavie Demay. Albert Grouse, Au-
guste Dessert. Cornelia Shaylor. Henry
| Acery, Raoul Dessert. Rosa Bonheur
and, of course, several others.
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ticular mower 1ancler, the carrier TdlIlS
of last week followed by the severe
rainstorm of last Saturday night and
the continued wet spell Of this week
have certainly not been of any help in
observation Of choice blooms.
Many OF the blooms, heavily
drenched with moisture. have suffered
severely from being burned by the
sun the few times we have had SUM-
shine. This burning of the tips OF
the petals ruins any bloom, no matter
how large and perfect it may have
been.
One way to prevent this burning
is to cover the bud when it begins
to show color with paper bag, pref
erably a e-quarter-pound one, but
the half-pound or the l-pound will
do. In utilizing this method of pro-
tecting the blooms from moisture and
consequent burning from the sun care
must be taken that the bloom does not
too fully open before cutting and re-
moving the bag. Also this covering
with a bag will prevent fading and
help preserve the true color OF the
bloom.
However, despite the handicaps Of
the weather and the warm winter
season, several very fine specimen
blooms have been seen and admired,
and the following list is an endeavor
at flrst-hand description of a few va
rieties.
Oficinalis rubra plena probably
gave the first touch of color to the
garden. This red peony is familiarly
known as the old-time garden peony
and is one which should be in every
garden. Brilliant red blooms on short.
sometimes curved and weak stems,
are very charming in the house,
presaging the JOY to come in blooms
Of later varieties.
A S RED peonies head the list 1t
might be we'll to continue In that
color range and mention few Of the
preferred varieties.
Philippe Rivoire is double type.
rather small bloom, very dark in color
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Garden Club
Activities
Lecture on Roses
Will Be Given
On Tuesday.
By FRANCESCA MCKINNEY.

THE Trowel Club members will meet
= at the home of Mrs. J. A. Ster-
rett, $500 Tilden street, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Victor Alfaro will take roses to
the meeting, which will be used to
illustrate w. H. Youngman's talk on
roses.
The Chevy Chase (Maryland) Gar
den Club will hold its flower exhibit
and guest day at Wood-end. the home
of Mrs. Chester Wells. on Wednesday.
Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, chair
man of the exhibit. will be assisted
by Mrs. Robert Fleming, Mrs. Alfred
Fowler and Mrs. Shultz. The judges
will be Mrs. Ikko Gregor, Mrs. Theo-
dore Coe and Mrs. Mortimer Stabler.
Mrs. Mortimer o. Stabler is chair
man of the Classification Committee
for the ninth annual flower show of
the Little Garden Club of Sandy
Spring. Md. which is to be held to-
day. from until O'Clock. in the
Community House, Sandy Spring.
c. E. Phelps won the sweepstakes
prize for the whole show at the
annual flower show of the Laurel
Womans Club, held on Wednesday
afternoon. at the home of Mrs. G. w.
S. Musgrave. garden chairman. There
we're l2l entries, many of which were
unusual. The sweepstakes prize for
perfection of bloom went to Miss Mary
Stabler: for roses. to Mrs. Douglas
Whitlock: for iris and peonies, to Mr..
Phelps: for artistic arrangement Of
flowers. to Mrs. John Nuzum; for
potted plants, to Mrs. John Chapman.
and for shrubs, to Mrs. George Albee.
A special award for arrangement was
given to little Miss Betty Miles.
First prize in perennials and bulbs
was won by Miss Mary Stabler, for
ANIMALS by Miss Edna Mae Gilbert.
First prize for radiance roses was
won by Albert Kicks, for climbing
roses by Mrs. Margaret hammers, for
hybrid tea and others by Mrs. Douglas
Whitlock. First prize in pink and red
peony class was won by c. E. Phelps.
in white peony class by Mrs. Jerome
Cowden. First prize for japanese iris
went to Lloyd Kaiser, for purple iris
to Mr.. Phelps, yellow to Mrs. Townley
Mckee and miscellaneous to Gordon
Gary. First prize for artistic minia-
ture arrangement went to Mrs. John
Nuzum, all of one variety to Mrs. Will
liam Newman, one color to Mrs. Doug
las Whitlock, for mixed flowers to
Mrs. Philip Silver, wild flowers to
Miss Mary Stabler. First prize for best
potted plant was awarded Mrs. John
Chapman, for shrubs Mrs. George AL
bee. Honorable mention was made Of
some rhododendron entered by Mr..
Phelps.
Blue ribbons were awarded Mrs. j. B.
Anderson, Mr.. Phelps, Mrs. Margaret
hammers, Mrs. Whitlock. Mrs. j. M.
Copeland, Mrs. Jerome Cowden, Mrs.
H. c. Bird. Miss Christine Gavriles,
Mrs. John Nuzum. Mrs. H c. Barker,
Mrs. r. r. Waters, Mrs. Anna Bark
man and Mrs p. c. Norton.
Mrs. Vinton D. Cockey poured tea
for the occasion.
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ture has provided them in great
abundance.
Each flower has its season of bloom,
determined by nature, and you have
only to select from those which bloom
each season, types which will fit into
the composition of your garden pic
ture.
1t is possible to produce continu-
Gus show of flowers with perennials
and ANIMALS grown from seed. No one
need hesitate about combining these
classes Of flowers in the border. The
modern idea is to consider flowers
solely from the standpoint of their ef-
fectiveness in the picture, without re-
gard to whether they live year or 20.
OF course. perennisls give the earli-
est flowers and the largest plants. A
perennial starts the season full grown,
whereas ANIMALS must make their
growth from seed and produce their
flowers the same season. Perennials
often last for years. while ANIMALS die
each fall. Nevertheless among the
Al aAAAuoAos WAtAA CA4ClI COIloOdAOly
improved types, there are many which
rival perennials in size, though none
which bloom SO early as the earliest
perennials.
Among the early perennials which
can be grown from seed are anchusa
myosotidiflora, which has flowers like
the forget-me-not, in April; the colum-
bines, which flower in April; arabs
alpha, which makes carpet of white
flowers in April; the Elder daisy,
which blossoms in May; dictamnus, or
gas plant, which flowers in May; linum
perenne, or fax. which flowers in May;
Mertensia virginica, or Virginia cow
slip, which flowers In May; nepeta
mussini. mauve catnip, Towering in
May; polemonium coeruleum, or ia
cob's ladder, bearing racemes of blue
bell flowers in April; ranunculus asia
ticus, double buttercup, Towering In
May.
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The Old Gardener Soys:

The daylilies, or henerocallls
as they are known to the botan-
ist, are among the easiest to
grow and most satisfactory of
all perennial garden flowers.
They are entirely hardy. are sub
ject to no serious insect pest and
will grow in almost any location,
wet or dry, sun or shade, sand
or clay. BY choosing only six
to ten varieties they will furnish
blooms from May to September.
Excellent, low growing. early
blooming varieties are Gold Dust,
Sovereign and Apricot. Golden
Bell, Sirius, Sir Michael Foster
and Patricia are equally hand
some kinds which come into bloom
Just about the time the three
first mentioned are finishing
Towering. Vulcan and Bijou are
lovely. new, mid-season varieties.
Ophir, Hyperion and Cinnabar
will carry the bloom through
until September
(Copyrieht, 1889
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tIe eye ana interest. views lIOIl Tie
windows should be studied and de-
veloped as a part of the planning.
Results can usually be obtained by
making a sketch of the lot-shoWing
the buildings trees, walks and drives.
Then by sketching in the shrubs neces-
sary for background. screen, and foun-
dation paintings the design is ready for
adding those features which give in
terest and expression to yard.
Carefully placed groups of shrubs
break up the view and divide the
lawn into sectors. A word of caution:
Avoid unnecessary "cluttering-up" of
the lawn with shrubs-keep the center
%open. An open expanse of green lawn
Is desira BILE
A walk at one side of the yard with
narrow flower and shrub borders on
either side adds interest and can serve
utilitarian purpose if desired. 1t
need take only small part of the
yard-l0 feet will provide for two A.
foot beds and 2-foot walk.
A garden-seat partially hidden by a
shrub adds interest, AS does a bird
bath tucked into the edge of group
of shrubs.
At THE recent meeting Of the
Potomac Rose Society there was
almost universal complaint of thrip
injury to roses. Apparently for the
first time in several years the infesta-
-, ic
serious Ordinarily it ruins the bloom
in a few gardens, but this year most
gardeners report injury. The mild
winter may have been responsible, or
1t may have been the prolonged period
Of dry weather-almost drought in
: April. Whatever the cause. the thrips
are present and playing havoc with our
roses.
The rose thrip enters bloom as it
begins to show color and sucks the
life out of the petals. The edges OF
the petals turn brown and the bloom
fails to open-looklng very much as
# it had been Sun-scalded. Under such
en- attack the buds grown in size but
. refuse to open. Upon pulling off an
outer petal the tiny green thrips, about
a sixteenth of an inch long, may be
seen in large numbers. They are quite
active.
The control is nicotine-sulphate or
o pyrethrum extract. Two teaspoons
full of the nicotine to the gallon Of
water, with little soap. Use mild
soap and only enough to give the
water soapy appearance Spray fire.
ouentlv-at least every third day for
two weeks. The spray must hit the
'thrips to kill. Those inside the buds
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Iris Family a Large One
Many Interesting Types Besides
The Tall, Bearded Variety.

! snowy, they are popular with the
florists and may be grown in any good
garden soil. If planted late in the
fall to prevent fall growth they make
fine spring display and are excel
lent for cutting In well-drained soils
they are fairly permanent. but in
poorly drained soils the bulbs should
be dug each spring In Washington
the Dutch iris normally bloom in
May.
The Siberian iris bloom a bit later
than the tall -beared iris, have smaller
flowers, grasslike foliage and limited
color range. but are very useful for
cutting They seem to improve with
age and a large clump makes very
attractive showing.
THE Japanese iris bloom in June
and July, are quite Snowy. good
for cutting and will stand shade,
moisture and manure-just the oppo-
site of their cousins, the tall-bearded
iris. In fact, they thrive in moist
location and improve with age-the
larger the clump the finer the display.
Among the moisture-loving iris are
the yellow water iris tpseudacorus)
the blue flag (versicolor) and the
Louisiana iris fulva9. The first two
are hardy and do we'll here, but the
Louisiana iris is tender and requires
some protection. All three are tall
growers and sun-loving.
Iris dichotoma. the vesper iris. is
the last to bloom in the summer
August and September 1t may be
raised from seed, and if started in
doors early in the spring will bloom
the first season. 1t bears many small
flowers and is quite q curiosity in the
garden. The flowers last only one
day. but vigorous plant gives a con-
tinuous display for week or more.
The above covers cnly those species
Of iris that may be found more or
less frequently in Washington gardens.
There are many more that may be
grown here, but require special care
and are of interest to the specialist.
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A Succession
Of Blooms
Important
Seed Catalogue
Gives Helpful
Suggestions.

IN THE picturesque garden. IN which
flowers are grown to make pic
ture, a major problem is planning for
q succession of bloom. In such q gar
den there must be a continuous show.
The gardener is a stage manager, who
must plan and produce a series OF
spectacles to charm the beholders.
To the unintiated this may seem
more difficult than it really Is. The
supply of actors for the garden show
is almost unlimited. A seed catalogue
gives an amazing list. of all types,
tall, short, blond, brunette, vigorous,
delicate, whatever you may want. Ma
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Leaves From
The Garden
Notebook
The Cutting of Iris
Plants Does More
Harm Than Good.

CUTTING iris foliage following the
blooming period reduces the
growth and vigor of the plant-in
other words, cutting does more harm
than good. Iris foliage is attractive
and worth keeping. The plant needs
the foliage for growth and the devel-
opment of next springs flower buds.
Where a bed is badly infected with
| leaf-spot, however, it may pay to
remove and burn the infected leaves.
And, the cutting should be followed by
thorough spraying with ammonical
copper carbonate.
It is good garden practice to remove
the dead iris leaves at any season, es-
pecially in the fall, as disease and in
sect control.
Delphiniums are a most desirable
summer blooming perennial that do
not take kindly to our soils and cll-
mate. They require a very sweet soil.
liberal supplies of humus. full sun
and good drainage On the lighter
soils, they may last for several years,
but on the heavier soils the death
rate is high.
They are best treated as biennial.
By saving seed and sowing it promptly
new plants are easily grown for next
seasons bloom.
Cutting the bloom stalks before they
20 to seed stimulates a second crop of
bloom.
In the May number of the Takoma
Horticultural Clubs news letter. Mr..
c. M. Purves reports his experiment
in crab grass control. Dividing his
yard in four parts he gave each a sep
arate treatment. The best control
was secured where he used fertilizer
in the spring and fall and did not
water during the summer. The sec
ton where fertilizer was applied and
the lawn we'll watered throughout the
season had the most crab grass. A
complete fertilizer gave the best
results.
The summer fertiliZing program Tor
roses should follow each wave OF bloom
as an aid to the growth and size OF
the next crop of flowers. A small
handful Of fertilizer-such as 4-8-5 or
6-6-5-scattered around each bush and
hoed into the soil is the usual appli-
cation. While the roses need regular
feeding to make the desired growth,
applications Of fertilizer again early IN
July and August should be sufhcient.
1t is hardly safe to apply fertilizer
after the early part Of August. Freez-
ing weather might kill the tender
growth resulting from q late summer
or fall application of fertilizer.
Now that the gladiolus are up it Is
time to spray for the gladiolus thrip.
A 1923 spray seems to work as we'll as
any If applied in fine mist. One
heaping tablespoonful OF paris green,
2 pounds of brown sugar and GAL
Ions of water is the recommended con-
troll. Apply once week until the buds
show color.
The Ismene lily or Peruvian daAodil
as it is sometimes called, although it
is not a true lily, is an interesting
plant for the home garden. It blooms
in a very short time after planting.
The glossy green amaryllis-like foliage
gives a tropical touch to the garden.
The bulbs are huge and 1t takes
good-sized hole to plant one. They null
tiply readily and seem to enjoy our
climate The white flowers have
pale greenish cast and are trumpet
shaped. They grow in sun or partial
shade.
Some varieties Of roses and peonies
frequently "ball" IN hot, mugsy
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are. Of course beyond the reach Of the
spray. so pull of and burn all buds
showing color. This can be brought
under control by such program.
If this seems too severe, a more
moderate but longer process may be
followed Spraying-every three days
for a period of six weeks and burning
all infested blooms. In the first pro-
gram every bud showing any signs Of
color and all bloom are removed. while
in the latter only the blooms are
destroyed
To avoid an infestation such as this
years, a spray program following the
dormant" spray in February or early
March should provide for frequent ap-
plications of nicotine-sulphate to
cleanup the thrips before the buds
begin to show color.
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BY MARGARET NOVEL;.

MARGARET NOVEL;.
still chance before
/ planted
with bedding plants from the nurseries Sturdy seedlings Of
which they
of the stage they subject bugs
Nasturtum
sunlight planting lists seedlings which will give
flowers for house all
whte). 4-zinnas giant
Punias eSnapdragon dwarf Ageratrn 0Nastur-
cimbing). 9-Dwarf Margold.
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weather. That is, the buds swell and
grow to normal size but fail to unfold.
The home gardener should avoid buy
ing such varieties. Several Of the
late season varieties of peonies, and
the Jonkeer j. L. Mock, Francis Scott
Key and Duchess of Wellington vari-
eties of roses are known to ball"
BY cutting the roses or peonies that
are known to ball" in the bud stage
and taking them indoors they will
often open normally.
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Everblooming Rose.
Q.-My gardenia plant Is yellow
and the buds fall off.

The everblooming climbing rose.
New Dawn, seldom blooms freely except
on sandy soils. Planted on the lighter
soils and given good care, it will
bloom throughout the summer.
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Perfection of Peonies Not
Up to Standard Due to
Excessive Moisture
Covering Bloom With Paper
Bag Will Prevent Burning
And Preserve True Color.
By J. STEALEY ELMS.

this has rather dismal one tor the local peony
gardens than
but the condition must
certainly winter have had its effect
require cold dormant
this
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New Snapdragons.

improvements in size and coloring
Of the new rlstproof snapdragons
(antirrhinum) are amazing.
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Placing Flower Beds.

Avoid cluttering up the center Of
lawn with flower beds-they detract
from the house. make the yard look
smaller and conflict with any land.
scaping plan.
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Try Something New.

II you want to try something differ
ent this year, grow some cactus plants
from the seed. Some types Of cacti
can be grown this way very easily.
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Best Results Obtained
By Making Sketch and
Drawing in Shrubs
Thrip Injury to Roses More
Widespread and Serious
Than for Some Time.
By w. H. YOUNGMAN.

desirable landscape
n estates requires
a o straight lines which
of size also the impression
informal
in
through arbos paths
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Planting Perennials.

Nothing is gained by delaying plant
ing of perennial seed. June is better
month than July.
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of The Epeninq Star. For personal
replies stamped set-dddressed
enuelope should be inclosed.
Q.-My gardenia plant Is yellow
and the buds fall off.
A.-Gardenias require an acid soil.
Peat moss will make the soil acid. but
it is deficient in iron. Well-rotted
leaf-mold is better. Wash the leaves
with iron sulphate: one-fifth ounce
to the quart of water. Avoid bone
meal or wood ashes as fertilizers be-
cause they contain lime.
Q.-Is it safe to move roses now:
A.-By taking a ball of earth, so
as not to disturb the roots. and by
cutting back the top from one-third
to one-half they may be moved. Water
we'll until they are thoroughly estab-
lished in the new bed.
Q.-My fern was badly broken by
wind and rain; what shall do?
A.-Cut off the broken fronds and
mulch with leaf-mold 1t will develop
new fronds in short time.
Q.-I moved a weeping willow
and it looks as though il were dying.
A.-Cut back the top to reduce
evaporation and water well until the
roots become established.
Q.-Is the abeIia suitable for use
along a walk-the space Is about
4 feet wide?
A.-The abela will completely fill
the space and it may be pruned If it
encroaches on the walk. 1t Is very
satisfactory shrub, although subject to
winter kill. The spirea billardi Is
more upright-3 to feet-in growth.
but it is not an evergreen. 1t blooms
more or less all summer.
Q.-Will iris grow in the shadec
A.-The tall bearded iris do not do
we'll in shade. The japanese iris do
very we'll in rather heavy shade. The
dwarf woods iris ii. cristata) grows
best in shady places.
Q.-Are there any roses that will
grow in the shade?
A-Roses ordinarily do not do well
in shade because the tree roots rob
them of food and moisture. Other
wise they tolerate light" shade. Also
the colors do not fade on varieties
such as Joanna Hill and Autumn.