Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-20

4 the year by the few small
4 i blooms obtained from their
hardy water lilies. This is natural
condition and there is very little that
can be done about 1t. Dividing and
resetting the plants in we'll enriched
soil each spring will help to over
come 1t. A more satisfactory meth
cd, and it Is probably the best ex-
cuse for having them. is to add q
plant or two of the tropical lilies to
your collection. Tropical water lilies
have their best bloom from early
in July to mid-September, while the
hardy lilies do best in June and July,
and in September and October.
II winter storage Of tropical lilies
is too much trouble new ones may be
purchased each spring.
Disturbing the large-howering va
rieties of dahlias at this season OF
the year requires considerable forti-
tude. The buds should be removed.
however, to conserve the plants
strength for later bloom. Dahlia
bloom. especially on the large-f1ower-
ing varieties, is apt to be rather
small at this season and they do not
last well when cut. It is much bet
ter to keep the buds pinched off until
the first of September and to have
good flowers in September and Oc-
tober.
Beginning in September, remove the
side buds. retaining only the termin-
al buds.
It will soon be time to transplant
evergreens. Now is the time to look
about and make selections. 1t is
good gardening to choose plant or
shrub to serve definite purpose
rather than Is so often done-to buy
first and then try to find suitable
space. 1t is the latter method that
is most generally followed and ex-
plains why we so often find a spruce
planted in front Of window. Spruce
grow to good-sized trees and only
rarely can they be justified in foun-
dalton paintings. There are many
desirable low-growing evergreens suit
able for foundation planting scheme.
Yews, dwarf arbor-fitaes, low-grow.
ing jumpers, ETC., are better suited
for this purpose than are the pines,
frs, spruce, retinosporas, and the
taller-growing arbor-vitaes and jun
ipers.
It's hot. ambition Is at low ebb,
the Job can be put of without hurt
ing anyone's feelings, but August is
the month to give evergreens and
hedges the last shearing Of the sea-
son. Shearing stimulates the growth
Of latent buds and 1t should be done
early enough so that the new growth
will develop and harden (mature)
before winter sets in. 1t is the soft.
sappy growth that is winter killed.
Prune early and avoid winter killing.
If you would save your pennies buy
and plant pansy seed now. You are
going to have pansies in your garden
next spring, so get busy and prepare
seed fiat in which to put q package
of one Of the better strains Of pansy
seed.
A mixture Of peatmoss Cor leaf
mold, sand and well-rotted cow
manure with little good garden
loan makes an ideal mixture in which
to plant the seed.
Did you ever hear the saying "too
much of a good thing?" 1t applies to
watering as we'll as other things.
Watering woody and herbaceous plants
that have completed their seasons
growth is apt to stimulate them into
new unreasonable growth. For such
plants it is desirable to withhold the
water. Succulent and vigorous grow
ing plants-such as dahlias and chry-
santhemums-howeve need ample
moisture at this season Of the year.
A few bags OF half-rotted leaves
from the woods and scattered over
your wild flowers this fall will make
them feel at home during the winter.
The American highbush BURBERRY
is one of the most useful shrubs that
the small gardener can have Vaccin.
ium corymbosum is the botanical
name, and the variety Katherine y
suggested q the ons 70 ~. y dkes