Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-05-07
FLOWERS IN FARMERS GARDENS.

FLOWERS IN FARMERS GARDENS.
Who is there that does not love flowers, and
who among all classes have more need Of the
beautiful in nature and art than the iaboTing
man Surround a man exhausted by hsrd
labor with the beautiful and he viii almost
forget his exhaustion, if he mas spark Of taste
tor the beautiful in him.
Our suburban towns and rural places, where
labor has held uudisputed sway for 50 long
time, are annually becoming more attractive
by the introduction Of educated taste, in SUR
rounding the dwellings, &c, with the orna-
mental as well as the useful.
The love and culture of flowers has rein
ing tendency the nind and the heart are
made the better IN sach pursuits. The care
and cultivation Of tbsu elevate and purify the
mind. Chil5fea arg ofteninspired with cheer
fol views Of life, aud in their care their man
ners are softeued, and they become attached
to their homes aud rural pursuits.
Wherever We see flowers cultivated We fnd
a greater degree OF intelligence ana refine
msnt children, as well as grown persons. are
more respectful and orderly, so much so that
traveller will have his attention called to 1t
in merely passing along. He will see all
about the buildings and premises indications
Of taste, neatness and order; an air Of thrift,
comfort aud good farm * viii also be OBJ
served.
The widespread and deeper love and cuIti-
walton of flowers will give happy and more
enduring love OF home, and affect the rharac
ter of our homes as well as cur farms. In
stead of seeing cur door yard, with poor bro.
ken-dovn gates end rickety fences, where
cattle, pigs, geese, &c, are at home, We shall
see handsome enclosures we'll filed or orna
mented with fruits and flowers; these vii
not only please the eye of the inmates anC
passers, but give an increased money value tC
the place
The employment and culture Of the garden
and the beautiful is peculiarly adapted +,
bring back the strength and equsnimity Of th
invalid body or mind, and wean from sorrow
occasioned by bereavement Of friends. Th
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mind, perform cures that no medicine Of th
apothecary cen heal.
Few dwellings are there where flowers 0
climbers cannot be cultivated, and thereb
add to, if not entirely change, the appearance
and whole aspect of the home.
1t is not my purpose to give an entire list {
plants suitable for the farmers garden AM
yard, but if anything may advance viii IN
duce even one to commence orincrease thei
culture, or even encourage he wayering, m
object will be accomplished.
The good judgment and tasle of all wi
lead to the adoption Of suitable ornaments
shrubs, climbers, flowers, dc. Among tn
more common and hardy climbers we find III
Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, the Yello'
Trumpet Monthly, and the Evergreen Month
ly HOneYsuckle; there are also a variety @
climbing roses, such as the Michigan, III
Baltimore Belle, &c; the last has larg
clusters of pale, almost white, double flowers
with waxy blush. The Virginia Creeper o
American WOodbine is a very beautiful an
ornamental climber The leaves in th
autumn assume rich and gorgeous tint, an
il is the most ornamental and showy plant {
its genus.
In order that the garden should retain ii
beauty and attractiveness throughout tn
season, there should be a succession of flow
ers from the time the snow leaves the groun
in spring till fall frosts destroy vegetation
and a judicious selection, even if only few i
numbers, will give a pleasing variety an
effect. Bulbous flowers for earliest, such a
snowdrops, croeuses, &c; bloodroot an
yiolets soon follow, and other herbaceou
perennials and ANIMALS for successors, wit
later blooming bulbous plants, ANIMALS, &c
for late summer and fall flowers.
The cultivator viii be at no loss what kind
to select to secure a constant succession;
ne ia, let him address some one Of the man
florists who issue descriptive catalogues wit
directions for culture, g., who advertise j
his agricultural paper, and procure their cat.
logue, which win be found to be worth
him many times the price Germaato,r
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