The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-04-12

ers will not bloom until another year, but
their beauty well repays us for the lapse
of time. Canterbury Bells, Sweet Will
liams, Foxgloves, and many other varic-
ties are all Indispensable in our borders
and partcrrcs. The new varieties are ex-
ccedingly improved and very desirable.
Perennials will bloom the first season
if planted very early, and il hardy enough
to survive our wintry winds will blossom
early the ensuing season. Perennial
Lorkspur, and Lupin, Pcntatemon.Scarlet
Lychnis Columbnc, &C., are all very or
namcntal and desirable, besides hosts of
others too numerous to mention
Our old iavorites and stand-bys, Asters,
l}alsams, and Pinks in all their varieties
are indispensable. Asters are nearly
unequalled. Among all the ANIMALS of
the day they rank supreme Their color
ing is so diverse, their petals so perfect
The Rose Aster is well named it is as
perfect as its namesake but alas it
lacks its fragrance 1t is earlier than
the large Towering INTRIGUE Pomponc,
and Peony Perfection of Trutfaut. 1t
grows two feet in height, the flowers are
double to the center, the outer petals are
perfectly placed, and of great substance.
a plant in full flower is a marvel of
beauty. These Asters are produced in
every color, from brilliant red to per-
feet peach blossom, and the purest white.
A packet Of these seeds sowed and cul-
tivated in a large box, are garden by
themselves, and could be kept during the
summer on the roof piazza, if there isno
garden attached to the house. Twenty
five cents would be the only outlay for
the seeds aud the earth can be procured
at any greenhouse.
To grow Astcrs perfectly, the soil
should be very rich. Superphosphate Of
lime dug around the roots Of the plants
in June greatly enhances their beauty.
Guano water should be given them at
least twice a week. The plants must be
set at least a foot apart, SO as to allow
the fullest growth Of leaf and branch
Each plant should be tied to small
stick, for u heavy wind or rain may break
it down. They should always be mulched
in July and August with coarse manure,
dry leaves or tan bark. The plant de-
lights in rich, moist situation.
The Dwarf Asters are one OF the pref
test of the Tom Thumb plants They
are only six inches in height and one
mass Of flowers.
Zinnias have reached a great state Of
perfection. The flowers are far more
beautiful than dahlias, and Of every hue
Of red, crimson, pink and orange. 1t is
claimed that u pure white. fully double
Zinnia has been produced by the French
florists Such flower would be a great
acquisition
There arc many flowers which are COM
mon in old country gardens and endeared
to many of us from the earliest associa-
tions of childhood, which are so disguised
by the nomenclature of science that we
fail to recognize them. Who would look
for Lady's Delight in a Cyams? yet
that is the name set down for it in the
catalogues. Tagetcs Signata Pumia is a
very high sounding name for Marigold
it would seem as il the florists We'd with
each other in preixing the longest posi-
Bile names on the smallest flowers.
Salpiglosis and Schizanthus are both
most desirable ANIMALS, yet their names
do not proclaim their attractions. Would
it not be better for the purchasers Of
these beauties Of the garden if more at
tractivc yet simple names could be given
to the lovely flowers OF the seasons?
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