Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-03-14
SPRING FLOWERS.

Spring with all her forms of loveliness
will soon chase away the long cherries
winter. Bright birds, that plod away to
the sunny South, when the fierce north wind,
with icywings, feathered with snow fakes,
came rushing upon US from his arctic home,
will now return, and in wood and field pour
forth their notes of JOY and love. The
flowers that have nestled snugly under the
deep SHOWS, viii push upward their green
leaves, and expand iris-colored corollas, to
the warm sunlight; and all nature will
chant the great anthem of a new birth.
At this time we think it will be appro-
pirate to give few hints and suggestions,
on the cultivation of Plants and Flowers,
and occasionally descriptions Of them, so
that our farmers wives and daughters, may
add to the attractions surrounding the home
stead; tending thereby,to refine and improve
not only themselves, but the stronger sex
also; for that man, or woman either, who
does, not love to look upon these stars Of
earth and is not made better and hoier, by
the force of their glorious beauty, IS not
much removed from the plane of the brutes
that perish. We will begin with the first
of the season, the bulbous-rooted plants.
TIE Sxow DRoP.
This is truly the first flower Of the year.
No sooner have the SHOWS left-before the
frost is entirely out of the ground-often in
the last week of February, Or first Of March,
does this little flower gladden. our eyes, by
It's modest dropping mein. Its cultivation
is very simple, a good, rich, loan, being all
that is necessary, and an occasional separa-
ton of the bulbs, when they become croH =
ded, by being too long in one spot. The
borders Of the parterre Is the most appro-
pirate place.
THE CRoCrs.
Immediately after the snow drop, comes
this more richly colored varigated one. Ii
the neighborhood of Cleveland, it has for
many years, began Towering from the fourth,
TO the eleventh of March; it continues du-
ring all this month, ana until the warnest
DAYS of April There are many varieties;
pure white, yellow, blue, purple, white and
purple striped, and yellow, streaked with
brown; expanding Wher the sun shines, and
growing naturally in masses, they present a
very rich and pleasing appearance. They
will adapt themselves to almost any soil;
good loan is, however, the best. The
bulbs should be taken up and separated and
re-planted about every third year; the prop
er time for taking up, IS after the drying up
of the leaves in early summer; re-plant in
October. about two inches deep. Manure
with well rotted cow-dung.
CsowN IMprRIA1-Fritilaria Iaaperjalis.
This is a taller growing plant and
although its appearance is very gay and pc
culiar, the stem capped with a cluster of
green leaves, under which are the flowers,
vet its ordor IS not Of the kind we love in a
nosegav. There are several species, and
they are various colored checkered and stri-
ped. Mingled in the fower-borders, they
show to good advantage. They should be
planted in a light soil, not too much manure,
nor too wet, at about six inches, deep, and
two feet apart, dug up when they become
crowded togethsl, and the Offsets separated
and planted apart; this must be done du-
ring the period of rest in summer.
Ohio Farmer.