The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-01


Ono would NOT expect, perhaps, to find TASTE for
flowers IN = community Of nn who supposed BY out
siders 10 think Of nothing but the simghy dollar but
yet 90 70 the residences Of our srshans In the city
suburbs, and the srssuhouses and conscrvaspres
where all The wonders of the nswsry kingdom may be
found, reminding OF some tabled fAry paAce, or
realizing 70 the eye the scenes read OF in Arabian
tales only beautiful because more - The world
pours In wealth and literature, and all ~ can Offer
int laps and Why should we not become more
educated and refined from day 10 day. We do; and
hence cultivate flowers. We have our flower OK
hibitaons, we'll Sunday school anniversaries.
Ii 10 only few days since the Horticultural Society
gave very interesting exhibition In Brooklyn, and il snos
very long splendid specimen Of the century plant
bloom sxAibsssd 10 this city by gentleman from
Philadelphia. while on The subject Of Towers would
mention ths, . very beautiful specimen Of the Sss~
hoPa Bopaalus has been presented 70 by Mr. Isaac
Buchanan, Of Astoria L. l. plaat Singular and beau
aful deserves notice II hands II belongs 70
the family Of Orohidscee (ordcr Orchidee clAa cynaa
dra) and . native Of Quito In Peru. generally de-
scrbed - parasitic, but u b properly speaking
epphyuc- .. ~
o. Ill The tribes Of plants, The most singular The moss
fragrant and most dcu Of culture The order Of Oroh
de@, aad attention and curiosity excited no more By
The beauty and decscy the blossoms BY the very
css rsssmbinos hey bear 70 objects Of the animal king
don- There varou species, which are fosnd mia
biting the mountains and meadows Of As cooler parts Of
the globe well 10 the tropics, where they found
sdhorns BY thsr totso rooas - tbs hottest rsss They
- hsvs sasd, spsphytss, and not parasites
,hey do not derive their sussepancs nom the rsn 10
which they attach themselves bat from the nossure Of
tho atmosphere and the ch black soil that aoeumuAsss
q, The FOO, OF I'll tres growing In boa humid climate
whers thsy emsus ths chief beauty Of tbs fors
pyns The forted branches Of living the prosrss
trunks OF fallen timber, over which, In company
Win ferns and parssucai aroAe~, hsy climb
and Trail In every drecsa, 0ui shsy sdos, shs enc with
bright hoes aad rch oiors foreign 70 their nature, and
rsadsr he othsrs beautiful death than In The fan
vscr Of their existence In MEXICO and Peru and other
paru Of sooth and Central America, both amoAs tbs
whites and Indians The flowers q all the speccs Of ORR
chdsoer greet repuse for their delicious fragrance
and grosesquc shapes. At marriages, bapusms asd fu
nsras some Of he~s towers invariably used V express
sesunenu 10 harmony with the occssson me particular
stsnhopca, IN honor Of Earl stAnhope, and Y in fall
bloom, having eight flowers on saasie stem Care
snss s sSs su'S ~. o. ID. ossna
log 90 the cunA and eppnysA those assaeh.d 70 trees
rney should never hav. srssi volume Of external ar
house iron becoming hot, thick canvass should BE-
drasn over u during the summer sunshine Durng the
Ercrns sesscr they require moderately moist beat,
ron 70 " ~ ctgross W the dormant from 80 70
rs 6sgress 10 the Of The house shout be
Kept dry shire In THIS state tsie water should
given TIE secret u growing tno>e plants 10 take
bsyer 10 KIN the old roots. When TOO much water 10
givea whe ,hey In sro<ing state alnoss al The
o q roots iavsrsbJ de- Swinging me plants moaersisly
an TIE nosers nsarly exsAnoca helps tier grown
much
10 oeBcluclpg this interesting subj.ci we would sy
thN, hop 70 hear and greater things IN ne
culivaucn Of noverr BY Nee York fello oitxsns
Ia many things bat comrcnosg and N every.
Ting oar progressive prospect sai boaDd.