The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-22

WHAT THE SUNSHINE Is DOING.
Flo,0ers an and ont of Blossom Car
nation Piaks--7eo Roses etuntas
= Euschids-P onsses. Etc. u fsai

The warm sunshine of the past few
days has started the buds and bios
SONS of the floral kingdom .into life
giving the willow trees In our parks
a light drapery of green; clothed the
ground with "a beautiful ycarpet of
grass, ndfilled all the pulses of nature
with The boun ding influence Of spring,
|soaIn the spring q brighter crimson comes
upon the robins breast, 4 ltasfsd
s In the spring the wanton slapwing gets
In the spring Iivelier f1ris changes on
!. the FURNISHED dove bas 1-zDI 49,
In the spring . young mans fancy light
10 ~ turns to thoughts of love- ef i
From birds and love, to flowers, is
very natural transition. From our
present account of the doings in
Floras kingdom we are under obli-
cations town. G. Wilson a. Brothers,
whose extensive nurseries are In
Astoria. Long Island, and whose city
greenh Is at - West Fourteenth
street. this city. NAare Ia ~ "a
l. .Carnation pinks of all celors. white,
red, striped. pink and buff are now.
in full blossom, the season scommen-,
cling in December. and LASTING until
midsummer. These flowers do not
require very rich soil, but have to
be grown under glass until the wea-
sther is much milder than it is in the
early Spring months. go
81 Azaleaa endica. There are some
fifty varieties of this delicate and
beautiful plant, the most common of
which are the white, red, pink and
striped in eight different shades.
These flowers are now in full bloom,
but the season for them will soon be
over. To grow well they require a
rick black loan or rock mold. and a
temperature of from sixty to seventy
degrees s -.
The season for camelias is nearly
over. This is one of the most beau
tiful flowers for bouquets and head
dresses with which the florists have
to deal. Like the azaleas they re-
quire a rich Joan with the addition of
a little sand. sais r.
Fuschiasieare now in full bloom,
and will so continue until the first of
November. To do we'll they should
be planted In a partial shade. There
is great variety of these, some of the
most beautiful ones being known as
the Minnie Burks, White Lady, Crown
Jewel, Racchus, and La Favorita. Pc
Indoor tea-roses are now in full
bloom Among these, the Isabella
Sprout, q delicate lemon colored flow
.er. holds the first rank; the La
Mafque is white, and new tea-rose
called the. Marechal Mel is of a bright
golden yellow color, and avery fine.
bloomer. q. = 4!
i The white stock jelly flowers are in
blossom. These are very sweet, and
look like double white apple bios
SONS. .Pansies of all colors, from
white to a dark maroon, are now in
blossom. Violets are just going out
of blossom. The season for bergonia,
delicate pink flower. is over.
Petronias, double and single. of all
colors, are now IN full bloom, and will
frost. These are very brilliant fow
ers for massing, mixed borders or
vases.
A very beautiful flower. now in
blossom. is the gazenia and plendens, 4
which is of trailing habit, and has
rich, Astor-like flower, of a rich
orange color, marked at the base of
each petal with spots of brown.
Among other flowers, the Chinese
bell flower. may be mentioned as in
bloom; also, the argeratum, a blue
flower, which resembles a small Can
ada thistle.
i The most interesting flowers which
are now in bloom are the orchids. the
fertilization of which has so long been
an interesting question for discussion
among botanists. These singular
plants live almost wholly on water
and air, the seed sprouting and grow
ing wherever 1t finds resting place. i
They are all shapes, from that of a !
dog to bird.
We saw owls eats, cardinal heads,
doves, and many other varieties. The
sancta spirita. or Holy Ghost plant,
as it is called, is one Of the most re-
tnarkabie Of the family of orchids : 4
The Gala lily is just in bloom; the
season is too early for crocuses and
daftodils, while the. hyacinths are out
OF bloom. Mignonett and heliotrope
are last springing into blossom under
the genial influence of the warm sun. 4
English heath is now looking very
pretty, with its small green leaves and
delicate white blossom. There are
eight kinds of this plant. Flora cata-
logue is too long for one article of
daily newspaper limit, and we must
leave the rest of her flowers for the,
future. 80