, 1873-03-30
SPRING..
A Suggestion Concerning Flor
iculture.
Flowers for the n0use---ll0uSe-
Plants, Beds, and Borders.


Practical Hints as to Choice and Carr
/ Of Plants.
It seems almost untimolg to speak Of Spring
flowers when Winter has just been reminding III
that he has not quito yet taken his departure
| but lot Us at least hope that, folded down some
where upon the spotless missiye he has left al
each door, may be written, in his own peculiar
mystical characters, those letters OF social Ell
quote, the g P. P. c." of polite society. Whetll-
| or that il so OF not, we are sure that somewhere
Auster is wooing. from beneath the sheltering
bed provided for them by tue spicy pines, those
F1Rsr FAIR, SWEET BLOSSOMS
of early Spring, the dainty bells OF the Trailing
Arbutus. In sunny spots, the blue Hepatria
and wild Anamone will also make their appear
| ance, laughing and noddipg to the vagrant wind,
| paying no heed to the COOL but protracted, de-
partu1e Of thoir bitter enemy. He may threat
en-; he may even grow emotionally insane, and
| attempt to murder them, wrapping them
| in snowy winding sheet but lie will be in too
| much haste to do his work properly; and with
the first warm day, the first wooing invitation Of
that yasrant wind, they will throw aside the
! shroud, aud again take up tho old. old story
WHICH N1hter, "lth nus Ato@en Aea1t eau acs
| veins, stroye to crush out forever.
It ia ouito in Eeeninp with the temper Of the
t;n,a +, ra, 81 Nav a,v t,era ara m h1ossome
~ =; ..,. -
10 po iouno ano tna', ono gus ~ se'1en -
fhem she only gets Vet 1eos, ofaggleo skUtst anu,
for fortnight after, shows g decided preference
for b'a and DIS over the other consonants, when
.1; " -.h,, az. .,.,v ,o .1,a oaeo
speaking very probably Luis may De tne case
with those sentimental young creatures VINO 50
fer a+,,rn
juno roses l,ut for
49,, ., 49,, ~
IAL 4noA ~ l+A of 80
content 70 take her IN any mooo' out 10 "nom
blades OF grass is welcome, the odor OF the PING
vooda and Tho froah swell of tho 1noiat earth ia
t,,,1 - -1.:S 49, ~, - 49, 1;o;a',,t~ ~,
4"14 ~ tiolni'e, Nne.o W., 20 ~ o1.su: ~
snow still ios in patches, she will find hidden
aTay in the sheltered spots the first fair fra:l.
avaat.econtod h1oep,ma tha oront.co,,re,re n
49,. -1os.;ao o.,a-s,e- .1.- 1,,,aa s,~oaoa.;o,,
that will soon follow. Even now, i'll Georgia, the
Yellow Jasmine is making tho woods fragrant;
wf,;lo farther Smith MAGNOLIA Oranoa-llossorn.
a,d Cx.na z.,rt1o - aaohti,,, 1rth thar he,,,tv
"ou ~ apo - 'o OK "..44 s
tae fortunate so]oufner7 In Ina. eenla1 cnme'
But, to the dcnizcns OF cities, these carly
vild-1owers aro merely myths. Of which they
can have no just idea or appreciation; and, to
those children OF culture. We must speak Of
THE FLOWERS OF CULTURE
We will hope that every one has had one or
more taudc.iy-cderished louee-plauts to bright
en- and mike cheerful the home he rejoices in
all through the past uncomfortable season but
these must soon be turned out of DOORS to
bear auother winters imprisonmeut, and others
must take their place
In tho Garden City of America, there is no
one 40 NOR that ho has not few feet OF ground
;fv ,v;%1 Nat r Jatr
make more glorious than ali the clories of Sol
omon. But, oven to those unfortunntcs who
look down from their upper-room windows upon
stone or wooden walks there is a way provided
ures which the landed PROPRIETOR can indulge in
more extensively.
oUTs1DE OF THE WINDOWS,
and fastened to the edges securely, SO as to
wooden boxes lined, il possible. with zinc, and
perforated at the bottom. gccurc sufficient
drainage and sweetness by abundant bits Of
stone. broken fower-pots, cocoa-husk, and char
coal. and then obtain from some nurservman q
quantity Of light, frablo earth. Now YOU can
plant ID these hardy running vines. or any
plants that will bear constant exposure, and per-
haps little neglect. There is tie ordinary Con
yoiyulus the Easturtium for whose phospho-
resent tongues of louo YOU NAV watch wlen the
night ia too warm for slcen the delicata Cy-
press, with it's tiny pink, white, and scnrlet
stars or possibly climbing Rose might be in
GI1cG1 SWeEfEh g..
TLeso NAV bo planted iu the ends Of your boxes.
leaving tie open space in the centre for other
hardy nlnnts. AMONG thego We mny cultivate.
With every probability OF success, Fuschias Of tho
harder varieties, Pe}argoniun1s, Ageratums,
Dalsams. Petunias, Salvias, and many 9TH
ers. OF which auy nursoryman en-
give you List. To those who arc doomed to
naEs tho s,lmmer-months within tie walls OF q
city, md who have no other means Of getting q
glimpse @ Of Natures radiant beauty,
TIE w1Spow-oAuDES II INVALUABLE.
and, it properly adjusted and placed outside of
tho class. viii offcr no hinlrance to tho closing
Of blinds and drawing Of shades when necessary
to exclude the too intense rays OF sammer-sun. |
We would suggest to any one who cares to
mako practical use OF our hints, that in Or.
q climbing Rose, and place next them salvias for !
autnmn~b1ooming; in the centre. Faschsia;
Alyssurn and Forget -Ma-Nots tho inner and !
moro shaded side might bo edged with Pansies.
Another window box could have at each end |
Conyolyuli and Tropeolums, nanked bv Pelar-
oH;,,.,n ~ 1root .laored orAowar;nc -oy;atios.