Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-13
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We Vlsh TO T-mlnd our fair readers hat
their " ihdow plants will need especial aten-
ti,h ) ow, and the earlier the better. All that
need larger pots should be at once re- potted
into thrm, AID tho>S that do not need re- pot
ting ni,y have an inch OF the soil taken OF the
surface anu IepeuIsn with fresh compost
Mono OF tue pots should be I'll Ell full Of com.
post; space should he left to bald as much
wafer a. once as will motsten the whole soil
In hr pots. The best compost for pot pia /, Is
In general l. Il mixture OF good loan, and and
LSs.mould So H. to br light and tria olc I. the
sol u tam used l. sandy. It will only n ed
leaf.mOnid mixed with il, or rotted man are or
the black ioam under wood pile. liza busting
OF lime or wood asnes. or charcoal dust, is % at
amont the compost, II will kill worms and ia.
seCts 10 1t When worms get into the pots they
vii be destroyed by mixing any OF the above
Ingredients among the water given to the
plants; that ill also give greater thrift to the
plans. TIE pots should all bs scrubbea clean
al the plants Clt AIRED OF insects before TAX n !:
thrm IL To the house. and a saucer should bs
placed under each pot, when put into the house.
80 rs 10 hold water when too much is given.
W hen the soil " the pots get too dry 1t parts
from the sides OF the potts. and when water IL
gwen, great portion of it rms down the
openings, and goes into the saucer, and soon
absorbed by the capillary attraction of the
dry SELL and that supplies the roots at the bot.
tom OF the pots with moisture; but as general
rule water should net be left longer than two
honrs at q time IN the saucers, as when the
pots get saturated with water the overpIus
goes into the saucers, and It should be emptied
out, or the coil In the POTS will get sour and
plants, such as Gala, Hydrogen, &c,
As general saying, the ever blooming and
fragrant. leaved Geraniums are best suited for
widow gardening. scarlet, write and
PINK make an elegant show in windows when
all are in bloom At the same time. Here il q
list OF the different color:
feauy OF the Patterre, Comm ander -in. chief
General Tom Thumb, Gems of Scarlets, are
al OF scarlet bloom. Princess Alice, Lucia
6osra. Comptonianum, are pink boomers
Snow bail, Blandfordlnana, and Hendersoni,
are white bloomers. The Ivy leaved is q
climber The varieyated Silver leaved and
Tor their ornamental foliage. The Rose-scented,
Apple scented, Lemon scented and the Nut.
meg are highly priced for the sweet oaor Of
their leaves. Daisy,s Poly anthus, Primrose
Pansy and Sweet Violets are all pretty warts
Rhen IN bloom in early spring, and thrive well
in window gardening. A few pots of Orocue.
Ser, Hy acinths, and Early Van Thoi. Tulips,
are very pretty ornaments TO windo VS. in early
spring. EpIphyllums and Euphorbias bloom
speedily In mid winter, and Heliotropes bloom
neariy all the time and have a delightful per-
fume.
Window gardening Is one OF the most pleas.
Ing, cheap and innocent pastimes an indus.
trious house wife and her lovely daughters can
indulge In. The plants are like companions;
their names are all known, and their DAILY
tant relatives call, the flowers are something
10 show, TO admire, and TO talk about; they at
once make happy feeling between us and
our visitors, and we all feel more at home
win each other. and are apt to give silent
tbseEs to Him who created such simple and
cordial amusements for us-korris's Ru,al
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