Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-20

mer, and admonishes US, at the same
time, that we should seek and substitute
others to succeed them, to ornament the |
window during the tedious months of !
winter. There is work to perform, if we
wish to accomplish that object, therefore
it behooves US to be on the alert
In the first place, all tender perenni-
ais and biennials, placed out of doors
during spring and summer, belonging to /
and intended for window gardening, will |
require immediate attention so that all |
may assume freshness and gayety, and |
make healthy plants to beguile our leis-
ure hours All such plants should be
potted, trimmed. and brought into the /
house with as little delay as possible; for
all that contributes to our pleasure in |
ornamenting, will necessarily have |
claim on US to assist their nature in the
present and future development in their
organic structure In towering
This can and should be fostered with
assiduity forthwith. Without an effort,
the plants at this time may cause some
disappointment through the winter and
early spring. The topsoil of the camel
liza should be removed and supplied with
fresh soil, and syringed and brought into
the house. At first, water with caution;
give them all the air possible, so that
the plants should feel the change Of re-
moval as little as possible-for too sud
den change, without necessary precau-
ton, will cause flower buds to drop, and
deprive the plants of the greatest orna-
ment to recommend them to floral
beauty.
Tender roses planted in the open
ground should be taken up, trimmed, pot
ted, watered and placed in the shade for
ten or twelve days, to make fresh roots;
then, placed in the window, the young
wood will soon put forth and produce
flowers. Rose cuttings taken in June,
also those of the geranium family, should
be potted off singly, and brought into the
house and placed to receive the morning
sun. Chrysanthemums in the ground
should be potted off in damp or cloudy
weather, and kept in the shade for few
days and watered freely. These plants
should not be housed unless the weather
should be severe, for this reason, the
leaves will w;ther and appear scorched
and unsightly Neither should the plants
be placed too close together, or the effect
will be the same-place other plants be-
tween them. The chrysanthemums, if
touched by light frost, will not be in
jured, but will rather induce them to
flower earlier. On that point the anna
teur must use discretion.
Orange and lemon trees should now
be re-potted. Before so doing, examine
the roots, and if any part should be found
mouldy, trim off the infected part with
sharp knife, and fill up the vacancy with
fresh soil; wash the wood with a sponge
and soap-suds, and place them where re-
quired These plants will withstand
considerable frost; still it is well to
guard against it, or the fruit may fall off.
Provided there is none on, and deficient
room in the parlor, they will do as we'll
in the cellar. Both should be watered
sparingly through the winter, for, if over
watered, the leaves will fall off and will
not be renewed again before spring
Oleanders in the ground should be lifted
with precaution, and placed, if large, in
a tub or box. On lifting them, great
p care is necessary so that the root-fbres
are not injured, or the tops will droop
and may not resume their position again
When these plants grow large, they arr
of no more service to the window, ant
should be placed IN the cellar out of thu
reach of the frost
Large plants thrive best out of doors
during the summer months Polyanthu
ses may be divided, also the China prim
rose for early blooming. These should
be placed near the window, but not al
lowed to come in contact with frost
Seeding ANIMALS, of sufficient size
should now be potted and placed in tn
window. If encouraged and treate
well, they will commence Towering i
February and March, and make beat
tiful appearance at that season-for al
nuals are beautiful class of flower
which, with little trouble, can be brougf
to flower at almost any season, and fc
that reason are valuable, more especial
for window gardening.
Bulbous-rooted plants, such as hy'
cinths and tulips, both single and doub
van trots, jonquils, narcissus, daffodil
ixias, oxalis, crocuses, and many otht
bulbs, may be potted and kept in the &c
lar or some lark place until the midd
of December; or the pots may be burit
IL the open ground, four inches dee
which is preferable In the middle
December take them up, wash the pc
clean and place them in the window
develope their flowers in February al
March. Hyacinth and other bulbs, flo
cred in glasses of water, are both nov
and interesting, and at first should
placed IN dark room or cellar till t
roots have grown about two Inches Ion
then placed in the window through t
day, and at night removed to where fro
will not reach them; for, if allowed
freeze, the glass will break. When t
foliage has grown about three inches,
verse their position daily, to retain sy
metry OF form, otherwise the light "
draw them on one side.
Remember, in placing bulbs in glass
the crown only should touch the waite
the roots will descend, which viii 81
port the stem. The water should
changed once week, or oftener; shou
it become fetid After Towering, th
may be thrown away, as the bulbs /;
then good for nothing. There are ma
shrubs ornamental, either in or ont
flower, that may be placed in the wind
and show to advantage; for it must l
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dow will flower in the winter; each hs
their season, but good management v
cause them to flower early. All thai
necessary is encouragement, which P
severance will accomplish.
THE FLOWER GARDEN.
Hardy bulbs-tulips, hyaeinths, fri
lareas, lilies, crocuses, &C., may
planted in the open ground the las
this month Tender bulbs-the glac
lus, tuberose, tinger-hOwer, jacobaea
and others, planted in spring, should
taken up, and, when sufficiently {
packed away for next season. Dahl
two weeks after frost has killed the /
age, should be taken up, dried and pa
ed in a barrel with hay, and exami
about Christmas, and, if found mou
dried in the sun and re-packed ag
After the 25th of December, hardy 70