Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-26
BulbOus Roots.

/ II should be borne in mind by our lady
readers, who are the especial patrons Of flow
ers, that this month is the time TO plant Tulips,
Hyacinths, Narcissus, Crocns, Hardy Lilies,
&C., in the open ground TO get good bloom
next spring. 1t is also the time for potting
bulbs for winter blooming in the parlor.
| Any good garden soil will grow bulbs well,
If trenched three feet deep, enriched with well
rotten COW manure, and mixed literally with
leaf mould, (rotten leaves,) and sand-the
manure being placed at the bottom, and the
leaf mould and sand well mixed with the sur
face soil. Tulips should be planted 6 inches
apart, and three inches deep. The usual mode
is to remove three inches Of the soil after the
bed is prepared, mark out lines on the he'd
with straight rod up and down and across the
bed, and at each crossing of the marks plant
bulb by pressing down on the earth then
spread on gently or sift on the covering. The
beauty and effect of the bed is greatly enhanced
by tasteful arrangement of the colors. For
Hyacinths the same soil, planting, &C., is
applicable. When the planting is done,- for
il may be deferred till November-cover the
beds with two or three inches of litter to be
removed in March.
For pot culture Of Hyacinths, Narcissus,
&C., the compost should be about equal parts
Of good friable loan, leaf mould and sand. In
ordinary flower pots the bulbs are placed al
most on the surface, and buried in heap OF
sand or saw dust in cool place, until they
have shown the leaves and flower buds they
are then taken into warm room, and must be
regularly supplied with water.
The Hyacinth, Tulip, Crocus and Narcis.
sus will all bloom in glasses, and it is one of
the easiest modes, but ruinous to the bulbs
.h.,,,lI ha 6llaJ ,,,,tb xa;o atar
and the bulbs set so that the bottom will touch
the water. Water must be added as fast ~
the roots absorb it and it should be renewed
once in Two or three weeks. For glass and
pot culture only strong fine bulbs should be
used - Genesee Farmer.
Remarkable Attempt to Escape By a Stare.
On Tuesday, as the steamship Columbus
was coming up the Delaware river, and when
short distance above Newcastle, DEL, on re.
moving the matches to get the goods in the
hold in readiness for delivery, black man was
discovered, stored away among the boxes and
bales. He proved to be slave named Moses,
the property of Miss Mary Brown, a wealthy
lady of Charleston. The ship Immediately
put back to Newcastle. where the fugitive was
lodged in prison.
The regular sailing day of the Columbus
was Thursday last, but she was delayed at
Charleston until Saturday, and her passage
was prolonged beyond the usual time by a
heavy sea. Just before the hour Of her sailing
on Thursday, box marked "E. Mishaw,
Philadelphia" was brought aboard, and the
freight paid on it, /, was put below near the
ha,chway. The runaway slave, incredible as
it may seem, was tightly confined in this box,
the dimensions Of which were two feet in
depth, two feet four inches in width, and three
feet FIVE inches in length.
He had loaf of bread and jug Of water
in the box with him, which would have been
sufficient for his sustenance from Charleston
to Philadelphia, had the vessel not been delay
ed. The delay, however, drove HIM to ex-
trenches He burst out Of the box, in which
il is astonishing how he could have had air
enough to breathe, cut his way through a bale
Of cotton, and finding box in which there was
nice lot of wine and pound cake, sent by q
new married couple in Charleston to their
friends in Phladelpha, he regaled himself up
on these luxuries. He next found his way in
to box of pomegranates, and thus managed
to live finely. He vas nearly dead though,
when taken out. No inquiry has been yet
made at the vessel for the box.
Phil. North American.