The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-12-28

fest week of blooming until put cut IN the
garden in the spring. Yellow myrtle, and
Sasts commonly called the Wandering Jew,
andeae. uia.,t as we'll as variety of saxi-
fro~e known as bcefste.:tl geraniun, may be
n n,uds to droop v;:2r the font of your box
.aad ,hsir g1acefhl spra,s will reach even
t8tba asassR yeaa wish y sa.' &C. !.
Psa sa4ss TsspoTss1
Bat yoa hsFa 20 sunny *hidow; Well,
then sfSr aishady ono. A box OF the same
kind must still be your resort. In one end
sseestpteal.hy t,ibcr of madeira vine, ard
In the other well started German ivy, tor
ssaies shade it, seems to like eo""..y Then,
instead Of the a; a;,xcring plants have emu,
-: -, g out into the woods, and take up
bcr,re the frosty nights have entecbled
tAaan, sclusters of fern roots and put then
in the centre. You will fud 50 many varo-
ties that you will. be bewi!dsrea, but select
oysr all otLer tLs lovely picksoniar so CON-
mon bY the walls ths tiny. saleGRWoFtss,
the Snr!mAangs maiden hair; and the pi-
quaint polypodiums or rock crosses,
U nder the shadow of these ferns you may
ssshAts3esnakeA plantains both varieties OF
which arc common in our woods, intel bella
vine, the Old pitcher plant and 4eRatlcas
The leaves II If the latter are pretty anq inter-
csting, all Winter, and very early in Spring.
itsioSely blue flowers will gladden. you. If
yoasIshower this boy of wild plants once a
week, and DO not keep your room too hot or
let them get too wet,l they viii hecams q
pcver-epdng source of interest to your
household, The manner in which the young
fern fronids. push their way 70 the light, the
s,inguiar, hairy, fqrzc that eHyelopaas some,
and Intricate folding of others, will at
f6fd 'f55od for thought and topics for conver-
sation when now books are scarce and the
Weather too bad for friends to visit you.
The, delicate, wonderful, beautiful ferns
from the tropics, will, with the same, DO
nearly as well; but they are of high cost,
and I sometimes thought when l had sue
ceeded in DEMONSTRATING these shy people
of our woods swamps, that they put nc
more Immediately in sympathy with nature.
b.. .1,o2e;u HANGING POTS. i. ~
Besides these boxes you may have one,
two, or even three, hanging pots n,eyery
window, almost without reference to the
SUM- for many plants, suitable for this sltu!a-
ton, seem indifferent to his presence. The
exGaisitc blue lobelia is very impatient OF
his beams, Smilcx, too, popularity supposed!
to flourish only in lighthouses, does we'll in
sunless situations, and is as valuable as
beautiful for no dantier ornament to ala
dys dress can possibly be desired, than its
shining leaves and GRACEFUL sprays. BY
careful and keep off its deadly enemy, the
rod snider; fol" 50 certain us ho touches
those perfect leaves, their beauty is gone
Rsmember:that eternal vigilance is the price
of: handsome smilax, as well as liberty, anc
shower early and late, whenever you car
find the time Tho freely Towering plns
oxalis cannot be praised too highly tor
hanging Dot. II never knew the bonny
cheerful. little creature to harbor insects
and its way of falling asleep at night, an'
waking in the morning is irresistlbly attrac
tive Its first cousin, the "oxalis fava."
yerx handsome and should be cultivated
all costs = but it is chary Of its flowers, AM
demands far, more care Of its poss ssor-
less common varieties of oxalis, sold by flor
lists are mary of them very desirable, botl
in size and color; but they are comparative
ly.dslicate, and perhaps in unskilled hand
might fail.
.ca;r t.-a ENGLISH IVY
Fhe use Of English ivics for the purpos
of decorating living rooms is more exten
siye every year, and cannot be too high:
recommended. Being very strong they VII