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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

ros para hombres he todos nuestros parti-
dos nliiitantes, Grande ingenio arguye
sin duda ell dar amenidad cont}nua una
matera grave a1iIa por eseneia Libro
8s 81 de La HACIENDA DE NUEsTR0s ABUE-
Los que nadie Sc le caera de las nnanos.
| Al modo de una de las noveas de Julio
Verne es recraatiyo, sin que de fcclon
tenga NADIA No llegan sas naginas oua-
troclentas en octaTo, y por cousiguiente
sabe POGO. De 6jo todos ase1tiran a este
aserto rotundo asl que saboreen su lectura.
Ha3ia ell aho de 164O empezaron pu-
b'icar una Co5eccioa de d0cane5atos in6djtos
sacados de otros archives que los de
Aragun E Indias los Syea. D. Martin Her
nande7 Navarrete, D. Miguel Sa]va Y don
Pedro Sainz de Baranda: muerto el . j.
meeo y elevado & obspo de Mallorca el
segundo, Baranda llev6 la publication
adelante con el anxilio de d. Jose Saliva
en representation de.su hermano el obs
pc, qulen sucedi6 ta'nbien como Biblio-
tecario del duque de Osuaa. Amos hace
va que Baranda pas6 DE- esta vida Ia
eterna; y d. Jose Saliva continue solo
desde entonoes hasta que Ell 81 mes dltmo
de abrlI descendi6 tambien al sepuloro.
va la collection Sc aproxiIna & cincueuta
touos. Por eli Ministerio de Fomento Sc
prot 3la Ia obra con doce mil reales al
ano, bajo condicion de reoibir de ca5Ia
tome cien ejemplares; = otros oiento ad-
quiri ia adesnas lie cada uno por su precio
corri5nte de cuaTenta ooho re4les para
los aUsc; ltores Con Ista protection rnisna
Sc brind6 la Academia de la Historic el
dia 1? de mayo, POI 81 lie convenfa seguir
tai obra; y la Corporation ha llegado
las vacaciones dc fines de JUNO sin con,
testar NADIA Inconcebibie es tai silencio,
cuando asf le llovian recursos para llevar
el Memorial Hjst6yico adelaute, collection
de d9cumentos, opdsculos y antigiiedadea,
emprendida en- 1851 por Ia fecunda ini-
ciativa del inolvidable D. Luis Lopez Be-
Iiesteros, de Ia cual VIC impresos ocho
tolnos, no viviendo pas cue cuatro amos.
Hasta diez y nLeve llega ahora, con la
circumstance de que des3e 1865 40 Sc
ha publicado ninguno. Y Ia tai collection
es muy intereSanJe Por ella circular de
fnaho en- mano las Flores de las Leyes, ia
Historic de Chile, de Alfonso G6ngora
Marmolejo, una vida del cardenal Pedro
Gonzalez de Mendoza, las Memoir as de
Garitay, Ia C16uics del Condestable Nj
guel L1cas de Iranzo, las Iiustracones de
la CASA de Niebla, Ia MIscelanea De Za&
pata, el Memorial del Desenganado, 6 sea
la vida de d. Diego duqQe de Estrada
No m6oos de etc vo'1neues ocupa una
correspondence de Jes0i5as, que desde
1854 ha>ta I043 es graot!anante iustra-
iva, lie todos los -suoeso3 Isl in:eriores
como exye5iores de Ia monarqQia espao
lloa iDo oroso es que IL ilus5re kcade.
tn'a fsodad@ por d. Agoaeia de Montana
y L"yaa'!o, desapFovacha OCCASION tar
l'ropicia de 3fInti.- a'souos lie ios rcos
t8sofos que so#rda eu 50 Qreoi>>sa B-biio
teca!7
Antonio z9earez- asos ESso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
REMITID0S.
Sr. Director del BoLEr1N.
Puerto Rico, octubre II de 1872.

Muy ST.. mic: Faltaria 4 nm deher de
gratltud para con ell Sr. Captain, S0bre>
cargo y pasajeros del vapor costanero
Pe7ayO, 81 en- las columns del peri6dico
que V, dignamente diriie no les diera Las
gTaclas de 10 futirno de nj corazon por los
auxilos que han prestado mi esposa Ds
Maria Mas que, embarcada enterma Ell dia
s en- Mayagiez, Sc agrav6 darante el
vlaje talIeciendo q bordo 4 Ia una del dia
10, trente al castillo de San Orist6bal,
precisamente cuando Ia infelz 81 prepa-
raba para iesem mbarcar en- la Capital, don
de esperaoa eDc0ntrar aIivio q sus dolen-
cias Despyovistos de recursos habfamos to-
mado pasaje en- segunda camara y cuando
el ST. Capillary ell Sr. Alfonso, sobrecargo,
vleEon 10 gravedad de- mi pobre sonora,
ie proporclonarcn buen camarots en- pri-
mera y cuantos auxilios habia eli el buque
Al Sr. Alonso particularlnente, no s6 CO.
mo expFesarle mi gratitud por Ia genera
sldadc con 4ne suministY6 cuantos recOrsos
era possible hallar para Ia meior asistencia
de Ia enferma Pero no es este todo. Muerta
MI sonora casi de repente al queFer yes
tirse para trasladarse terra, haIlene alIf
con ell cadAver y sin dinero para deaem-
baroarle darle sepultura con ell decoro
debido. Eu tan doloroso trance nj 70 es
taba 60 situacion de coordinar mis- ideas,
nj saba q quien volver los oios. Pero uo
cahallero que adivin6 mi estado, me pre-.
gunto 81 tenla recursos y mi respuesta
negat!ya Sc ausenf6 nor hrayes inStap4oa
volviendo en- seguida con la suma de 81
que me entreg6. Habia promo7ido una
suscripoion entire sus compsheros de pa
SAFE. No sc como Sc lame mi bienhechor;
pero paguele Dios SD bella accion, asi
como q todos los que contribuyeron
ella. Yo no puedo por hoy otra cosa, que
hacer pdbleo nj agradecimiento los
Sres. CAPTAIN, .Sobrecargo, pasajeros Y
trlpulacion del-vapor Pelayo, como 10 ha,
60 en- estas lfneas.
GervasiO; BOnef.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

que SO ha pedido una suma etecida para
hornos nueyos, gas6metro nuevo, &. &.
yo NADIA pedia y asf 10 manifest6 pocos
dias antes de mi salida de Ia Capital al
Sr. CoHegdor y al Sr. 1.er Teniente Al
calde: yo solo pedia una nueva coDtrata
redactada por personas cientf6cas e inn
paroiales de modo que ganase el pdblico
y el empresario con un ndmere de amos
suiciente para remunerarme de los gastos
ocasionados. De ese modo ell Excmo.
Ayuntamiento Sc hubiese asegurado de
IN baan servicio, estab|eci6ndose multas
crecidas ouando Sc faltase, y 20 hubiese
tenido un porvenir, justo 4 mi entender,
despues de diez y seis amos de servicios
prestados solo para cumplr con debe-
res sagrados.
Concluir6 manifestaado que 4 sni salida
de esa, ofreo1 particularmente al Sr. Cor
regidor cue el dia que la Excma. Oorpo-
racion desease utllizar mis- servicios 10 ha-
ria con ell mayor placer, y re, stire hoy
mi otfecim 'euto, porque nunca p >dre oil
vldar los diez Y seis amos que pase en-
Puerto-Rico al frente de esa Em presa.
Podrla ahadir muchas cosas Y proyec.
tos mics e( sehados al S.. Barc9l5 cua1do
era Cofregidor, pe"o por 40 eansar de-
nlasiado concluir6 publicaodo la iudulgen-
Ga del ilustrado pdbiico y aivr5iendo que
no qulero ofeader mad e que respoto
Ell criterio de todoa, pefo mi expeeieacia
en- ese famo, 40 m8 permite tomar como
aotorlzadas cieftas opiniones y juicio emf
tidos sobre ell asunto.
Ponce de octubre de 1871.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
@. B. S. NJ
=. z. StessIRcsser.

H. sabido aqai en- Ponce, que & coase-
cueGcia de esta: el alunbrado ie gas de
Ia Capital, en un eatado dep!ofahle, Sc ha
1jcho one al cooclair 70 N, contyata ha
3ja dejado los hoTnos en NAL es5ado, re-
5ort&s Yotaa Y QUE las can8rlaa 'naeets as
lie as GALES estaban nnaiaa: jaob eu Sc
}iio que ell carbon one ha5(a dejaao era
nalo.
Prinoipiar6 disoutir pnnto por punto,
para Que 20 sepa la verdad.
Dasde el n1es d. abril pasado habfa
prIncipia 10 4 ha er uso d. tres hofpos nue.
vos, pudiendo dejar los otfos en- e estado
en que Sc enoontraban, y mo esa cl%se
de hornos bien manejatos (segun los auto
res que han e3crIto 8oore gas, por ejemp,o
Samuel Clegg), pnada darar 10 menos
dos 8 tres amos no So compTende como,
con solo cinoo neae8 y Ohio dias !e usa~
dos per q"jen haoja 1iez y seis anas diri
iia Ia enpresa, hayan padlAo que>!ar e,,
NAL estado: ademas ia Ultima nocAe que
d luz Ia poblaoion, el alun,hTado estaha
mug bueHo. 81 desde esa fecha s. han des
truido esos hornos, tai vaz sea poFqle So
hayan Tornado la Carga y e] flego.
Las retortas de esos hornos estaban en-
buen estado y demasiado SO sabe (7jom
pre- que Sc haya estudado algo esq indus.
| tria), que una retorta de barro relraotario,
aunque llegue rota 8 Sc rompa estando en
uso, Sc, puede compoaer, (eon>d teae ell
Ilbro citado arrjbl ee vera Ia verIad lie
10 que digo, y ademas 70 10 he hecho mu-
chAs veces
Las caile las maestea9 de Ia cnlIa estAn
intactas csa cla3e de tubs 90 c4si et9r
na, y asl tuG reconocido el ano paaalo POI
Ia conision nombrada para reconocer esoe
tubes.
En- cuaoto la clase De carbon que }e.t
en- almacen, debo manifsstar que fue pc
dido q Europa por el Excmo. Ayunta
miento, de quien 10 compr6 con Ii condi
cion de devolvegle Ell cue no usase; 81 3
carbon era malo, 10 que niego, porque Ii
couozco como de primera caIidad, no fut
cul pa mia, que 10 compr6 por factura que
me entreg6 eI Sr. D. Pedro Arana, colni
slonado pof la Excma. Corporation, para
vendermelo.
/ Qaedan eselarecidos esos rnntos, m,
aometo al dictaman ceot;tieo de u@rsona
entendidas, peio no admjtir6 la opinio,
de personas e<as en- Ia materia que ia
mas hayan tornado un libro que trate d,
gas. Discutife con la cianeja pe'o uad'
mas.
Ahora perlnftaseme dar una prueba ma
de que 81 ell alumbrado esta male hoy, 81
nada Sc me puede cu|par nj So debe sopo
ner cue haya dejado todo en- NAL estado
Cuaado So remat6 Ia nueya co.trata v
me present6 4 femate Isl tolo huh'ese "a
tado malo, no creo fuese tan torna gu
me comprometiese 4 tomar la Empires
: denuevo) y huOiese hecho por nj cuent
las obras que creyese necesarias sin pedi
al Excn1o. Ayuntaniento nj ua cantay
per esas obras po'que son obras que EN-
pre- Sc tlenen CUE hacer para ir entre5e
nlerdo en kUeu estado Ia f blica, Yo {
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
Sr. Redactor del BOLETIN MERCALTIL.
GervasiO:BOnet.

Muy Sr. mio y de mi mayor considera-
cion: Slrvase V. tener la bondad de inser-
far en- su apreoiable peri61ico, las siguien-
tes NAL trazadas Ioeas; peso contando
con la indulgencia y rectitud del pdblico
impartial, me veo precisado esclarecer
ciertos hechos, oontrarestar habladurlas
cue pejud can grandamente mis intereaes.
Auticipo & v las mas expresvas gra
oias, y quedo So mas atento s. S.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
& AC) E T. / III, 1

,Tentwo-az4sa eo,sapaa,fss tas.asaa14scaa
pondra en esoena ia Ia nocha liz nanana
domingo, el tan ca'8hra1o drama de D.
Francisco Luis de Rstas Y d. Francisco
Perez Echava:lla tituIado:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
La BELTRANFJA.

E| 6xito que ha obteuiao en- los teatros
de Madrid y Ia faloa con que vione prece-
i ds al nue8tro, nos haoe Greer que todos los
am4ntes de las belIas obraa, acuairan co.
uocer Ia de que nos ocupamos.
Como 6a de fiesta, Sc represantara la
cornedia cuyo titu|o es: ESTE CUARr0 NO
Sc ALQUILA.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

-:Vienes cOmnigo?
Ia d0ndeF
"A yer 4 mis- suegtos Y d mis- cuiiadaa.
" amos, y ech3TemOs ei dlG peros
Cua2n$ao an sesGos'sa s'ocfa ssI aposenfO
con el Aqua Florida dc Marray J Ian
man Sc convie' te por en- sentido : - me
nos -un delicioso retrete floral Ningun boA
que tropical puede exhalar una fraganoia
mas rara. Alguoas gotas vertidas aobre ell
psnnelo, los guantes, el abanico, vestidos
converter la hermosa en- un ramillete, y
DO quiera va envuelta en- una atm6sfara
perfumada. En- el torbellino del bale ella
despide aroma floral de su ropaje, haata
que la sala respira fragancia como en- un
iardin Oriental.
Como hay muchas falsifcaciones en- es
tie mercado, los compradores deben STEM
pre- pedir Ell Aqua Florida preparada por
Lanman y Kemp, Nueva York.
HSl fEn de aml 'EOs cr6ssica!-Es s1Ra eRl-
/ tefmedad, es1a, qie es m9Qester veneer
con la medic ma, ella acabara con listed;
para evitar este 1ltimo case, atacad 81
enenigo con Ell Pectoral de Anacahuita
Ell ha triunfado, y esta ooatinuamente
triunfando en- los oasos peoges dc enfsrme-
dad. Sus elealeptos vegetables son los anita
gonistas naturaes de aquellas classes d.
inAamacion que asalta les palnones, e
pecho, y los tubos bronquiales. Como, J
de que manera obra eobre las membranes
calmando 10 irrita cion, haclando espeeto
rar, dejando libre los cooductos del aire
40 importa el preguotar; basta ell hech(
conclusive, VERT fcado por testimonies in.
numerables.
Dos cucharadas del pectoral mezclad,
con una de Aceite de H(gado de- Bacala
puro es el modo de tomarlo para conse
guir elmas pronto aliv:Q.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13
Una gran cncer1a de rains Esia temiGo

.
lugar uno DE- estos Gtimos diAs en- los al
cantari lados de Paris. A jas c;nco de IL
mariana una jaasla de perros terriers in-
elese5 fue lanzada sobce las ratas.
Dos perros ban mnerto de- las herijas
causadas per aqnellaa; pero oi ndnero de
estas que han sucumbido llega 5000.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

j. r.. Steinacher.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

Ponce 7 de octubre de 1871.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1872-10-13

"a gsa0Ga5O a'ea.a'ez- a8ez ESso.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

How TO SPEAK TO CHILDREN.-It is
usual to attempt the management of chill
dren either by corporeal punishment, or
by rewards addressed to the senses, and
by words alone. There is one other means
OF governmens,Ethe power and Importance
of which are seldom regarded refer to
the human voice. A blow may be inflict
ed on child, accompanied with words
so uttered as to counteract entirely its in
tended effect; or the parent may use lam
guage quite unobjectionable in itself, yet
spoken in tone which more than defeats
its influence. What is it which lulls the
infant to repose? It is an array of mere
words There is no charm to the un-
taught one, in letters, syllables, and
sentences. 1t is the sound which strikes
its little ear that soothes and composes it
to sleep. A few notes, however unskill-
fully arranged, if uttered in soft tone,
are found to possess a magic influence.
Think we that this influence IS confined
to the cradle? No; it is diffused over
every age, and ceases not while the child
remains under the parental roof. Is the
boy growing rude in manner, and bolster
Gus in speech? [ know no instrument so
sure to control these tendencies as the
gentle tones of a mother. She who speaks
70 her son harshly does not give to his
conduct the sanction OF her own example
She pours oil on the already raging flame
In the presence of duty, we are liable to
speak harshly to children. Perhaps a
threat is expressed in loud and iIri
Eating tone: instead of allaying the pas
sions of the child, it serves directly to in:
crease them. Every fretful expression
awakens in it the same spirit which pro.
duced it. So does a pleasant voice call
up agreeable feelings. Whatever dispo.
sitlon, therefore, we would encourage in
a child, the same we should manifest in
the tone inwhich we address it, Western
RnTGL.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

PERsPIRATIoN.-The amount of liquid
matter which passes through the micro
scopical tubes of the skin in twenty four
hours, in an adult person of sound health,
is about sixteen fluid ounces, or one pint.
One ounce IF the sixteen is the solid mat
ter, madeup of organic and inorganic sub
stances, which it allowed to remain in
the system for briefspace of time would
cause death. The rest is water. Beside
the water and solid matter,a large amount
of carbonic acid, a gaseous body, passes
through the tubes so we cannoG fail to
understand that they are active workers,
and also we cannot tail to see the impor-
tance of keeping them in perfect worhing
order, removing distractions by frequent
application of water or by some other
means. Suppose We obstruct the functions
of the skin perfectly by vanishing a
person completely with compound i'm
pervious TO moisture. How long will he
| live? Not over six hours. The expert
ment was once tried in Florence. Pope
Leo, the Tenth, on the occasion of his &C
cession to the Papal chair, wished to have
a living figure to represent the Golden
Age, and SO he gilded poor child all
over with varnish and gold leaf. The
child died in few hours. Ii the fur of
a RABBIT or the skin of a pig be covered
with solution of India rubber in Naptha,
the animal ceases to breathe in two hours.
-JOurneE Of Chemistry.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

LADY CORRESPONDENCE advent
of lady Washington correspondents has
ceased to be considered misnomer. Mrs.
Mary Clemmer Ames has broken the way
Tor as many as choose to follow. Miss
Snead, of the New York World, is found
by her companion correspondents of that
paper to be an invaluable assistant. Mrs,
Briggs, of the Philadelphia Press, writes
a capital letter; SO does Grace Greenwood.
Mrs. Barnard IS the regular telegraphic
reporter OF the House proceedings for the
New York Herald. There are half a
dozen other ladies, among whom are
Helen G. Weeks, Mrs. Eastman, Miss EN-
eralda Boyle, Mrs. s. B. Piatt, Mrs. Baden,
and Mrs. Bouligny, whose pens have won
name for them through the columns OF
the newspapers.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15
FARMERS COLUMN.

WITH, WHEAT TURN TO CHESS ?-For
the last four years have read in the
Western RuraZ great deal about wheat
turning to chess, some saying it would
on6 others that it would not. But have
never seen an article on the subject that
told why it would or why it would not.
The writers only assert, but do not prove
anything. - ,
Mr.. John Garter, superintendent of the
Experimental farm at West Grove, Penn
svl7ania, says he fenced off place of
wheat last spring and pastured it with
ducks and geese, but not a spear of chess
made its appearance. Now what pastur
ino wheat with ducks and geese has to do
with wheat turning to chess, | cannot see.
Fifty years ago in the northern part Of
Vermont. where I was born and lived till
I was twenty three years old, good crop
Of clean wheat was hard to raise. Spring
wheat. with the smut and thistles, was
often almost a failure. Smut mills at
that time were unknown, and to get u
clean grist it had to be washed and dried,
and in winter this was no small job.
Winter wheat on old land would kill it,
but could be raised on land newly cleared,
and on nv fathers farm we used to clear
and sow few acres almost every year.
AS every Vermonter knows, the land
there is covered with what we used to
call cradle knolls, and if the spring was
cold and wet the water between these
knolls would stay on till the last of April,
and sometimes into May and when har-
vest came, in these hollows there was
always more or less chess, some with
mixture of wheat, others with pure chess,
while the rest Of the field produced good
clean wheat. This have seen a great
many times. Therefore I am not only
satisfied, but know that under certain con-
ditions wheat will turn to chess.
There may be other causes, but in this
case it was the water standing so long and
freezing and thawing that partially killed
the wheat, but left vitality enough to
produce kind of grain we call chess.
And now would like to ask some Of these
anti-chess men. if they ever saw any
chess in spring wheat or winter rye I?
JIG.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15
LIZZIE 3.

Good Biscuits Il herewith send you q
receipt for making cook biscuits, in an.
swer to a young Housewife" in Rural
NeaO Yorker OF Dec. 3d. such as graced our
table on New Years day, and are fit to
grace the table of queen. Three pints
of the best wheat flour; one pint of cream
Sweet or sour ; one pint of sweet milk
one teaspoon salt; one teaspoon
soda; two of cream tartar; mix very soft
and bake in quick oven. know moth.
ing about Irwin Brothers Yeast Cakes
l have excellent bread from Twin Broth
ers' Yeast Cakes One cake will make
two loaves; set the sponge with water al
night; in the mornining mix with warm
sweet milk, set to rise, mold in loaves; lei
rise again, and kake.-Mrs. FL. S. B. Cuts
Kill, ". r RUraE Noao Y0rker.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

MINCE PIES AND BREAD.-In reply tC
ga Reader" in the Western Rural as to
the best mode of making mince pies,
would say: Boil your beet till done
salt and pepper, the same as for the table
Then chop fine, with plenty of suet mex,
chop as much or little more apple than
meat adding molasses, little sugar, all
kinds Of spices, and salt to sui the taste.
Mix and put in sufficient cider to soften.
This will keep during cold weather. Add
raisins when you get ready to bake, as
they are apt to spoil if allowed to stand
in the meat. If this is not soft and juicy
enough when you come to make your
pies, add more cider or water. This is
simple and easy and good common-sense
mince pies.
AS il is hard matter to make good
bread in cold weather, l would inform
young housekeepers, like myself, how tc
do without yeast. In the morning set {
sponge in pitcher, by taking one tea
spoonful sugar, two-thirds teaspoon q:
salt, one half teaspoon saleratus, and one
cup of new milk. Pour on this one pint
of boiling water let it stand till it is or
~ blood warm, and stir in flour to make
a stiff batter Keep it warm by setting il
in warm water, and in five hours it will
be all of foam, Gf not, stir in little
-FOUR. Then mix soft in your bread par
with milk or Water-say about pint
salt it and cover tightly with -four. This
will rise again in about an hour; ther
mix hard and put in your tins. Don't
be afraid to let it get light enough, anG
you will have nice sppngy bread; 81
least, | do, and will warrant it if YOU
follow directions. BY this meathoo
bread can be made without letting stanc
all night to get cold and bother yot
about coming up. I wish some of the
readers Of the Western RurJ could inform
me how to make Iasins out of grapes, JUS
for family use.
LIZZIE 3.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-15

y
FORCING LILY OF THE VAL1EY.-It is
only of late years that our florists have
attempted to force hardy plants into
bloom during winter There are, how
ever, many species that produce flowers
very abundently when forced, and we do
not know any more beautiful plant for
this purpose than the common Lily of the
Valley, (Con0azlartG naajalis.) The flowers
are OF the purest white, and their delicate
fragrance and form always command ad-
miratiion and good price, especially
during the holidays. A few days since,
while passing up Broadway, we saw a
small bunch of these flowers in the win
dow of well known dealer in flowers,
and the price marked on them was only
$40, which was,as near as we could Judge,
a little more than their weight in gold. (
If this old and well-knoWn flower will
command such price, we think they are
certainly worth forcing into bloom in
winter. The florists should not have d
monopoly of this plant, for it is quite
common almost everywhere, and can be
readily forwarded among other house
plants. The flowers are produced on
long racemes, surrounded by two or three
broad, deep green leaves.
How FoRCED.--In autumn take up the
desired number of good, strong roots,
such as have plump buds or crowns.
Pack them closely together, either in pots
or broad, shallow boxes, covering the
crown about an inch deep with fine rich
soil. Give sufficient water to settle the
Earth firmly about the roots, then place
them in a position to grow and bloom. If
wanted for the holidays, they should be
placed in warm situation about the first
Of November. If it is not desirable to
nave them all bloom at one time, por-
ion can be kept in cellar and brought
out as required. If one has no conserva-
DRY in which to force them they can be
oiaced near stove or in any warm posi-
ION until the leaves appear, then set in a
window where they will receive light. 1t
not necessary, however, that they shall
receive the direct rays of the sun the en-
ire day, as partial shade seems to suit
hem best.-RurGI NeD Yorker.
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