Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-30
House Plants.

through the next winters cold ought
to begin making their collection.
The plants have the summer to grow
in and make ready for blossoming in
winter Collections formed later in
the season, especially if from slips or
cuttings, won't amount TO much
through the winter, l think the
best way to obtain good house plants
is to send to some florist Of known
reliability for them. There are some
plants that appear specially adapted
to window culture. Among the fin
est of these is the geranium 1t
sports almost innumerable varieties
IN colors ranging from pure white
through pink, cerese, cherry, and
crimson, to the most fiery, intense
scarlet. There arc spotted ones,
striped ones; varieties with white
eyes, and double kinds, These kinds
are q late acquisition but remarkably
fine, Of several varieties Of the
double geranium | have found the
Gloire dc Nancy bright, soft scarlet)
and the Madame Lemonine (beanti-
full rose color) TO be the best. They
stay in bloom long tine, have large
and handsome trusses of flowers, and
blossom profusoly, The Tom Thumb
double is worthless. In color and
profusion it is fine, but the central
bloom fade and witber long before
the outer ones open, and gives the
whole truss an appearance Of ball
OF scarlet and black rags tied togeth-
or. Its habit Of growth is good, but
not so with its blooming. For sin-
gle varieties, the Herald of Spring is
the most perfect flower / have ever
had. 1t is bright crimson with
white eyes has large flowers, open
ing uniformly on the truss, and these
flowers are circular in shape-much
like q pansy. The Virgo Maria is
pure white, and has immense clusters
Of blossoms. Rose Rendatler is
bright pink spotted with white.
For variegated geraniums, the Mrs
Pollock is unsurpassed 1t has
bright green leaves, banded with
golden-yellow and beItcd with brown.
Who're the belt streaks up into the
band, it is bright crimson. The
Lady Plymouth is the old rose GER
anium with white variegation.
Heliotropes are beautifulin growth,
in flower very fragrant, and profuse
bloomer. Almost any kind is good.
One cluster Of these flowers will scent
q whole room in winter with it's spicy
summer-ike fragrance
Carnations are valuable for the
house Towering. They blossom pro-
fusely and arc splendid flowers.
Added 10 their beauty is their fra
GRANGE. La Purite (bright rose),
Defiance (scarlet), and Flatbush
(white), are three good varieties.
Monthly roses are two well known
to need any cxtolling. Hermosa
(pink) and Louis Philippe Ozark
crimson) are free bloomcrs and good
growers
FUchsias are fine for summer flow
ering but seldom blossom in winter.
Bcgonas do well in the house, and
are valuable for their unique foliage
If they never blOomed
Bourvardias, especially IIogarth,
are nice plants for the window.
Their scarlet and pink clusters are
produced in great protusion, and al
extremely snowy.
The cally or Egyptian lily does well
IN some rooms. Its large leaves
give one q great deal Of pleasure
from their lux uriant, tropical appear
ance, and when its creamy, white
blossoms appear, it is always admir-
Cd
Hanging plants ought never to be
omitted from any collection. They
have grace peculiarly their own.
Any old basket will do, but sort of
oX-muzzle, made Of wire lined with
moss, is better than the usual make
shifts seen suspended in windows,
The terra-cOtta baskets or pots, sold
for hanging plants, are pretty, but
not as good as the moss baskets are.
Monoyworth, trandescantia glecho-
ma, or Wandering Jew, called in
some places 'Jill-over-the-ground,"
"catsioot, " or more properly, ground
ivy, English ivy, MADEIRA vine, pctu-
MIA and EGGPLANT, are good plants for
hanging baskets, In watering plants
in moss baskets, immer5e them,
plants, basket, and all, in n pail Of
water.
Cannas, colonsos, and other plants
used for lawn purposes in the new
subtropical style OF gardening, will
do quite we'll ia the house. For
spring-howoring, | always have
lot OF hyacinths and tulips. Moth
ing goes beyond them in showiness,
and thev are easily grown.