Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-11-13
En.DOar Gardening.

IHe lollO"lIlS Giuoly iuSlTuctlOuo
from Vick's Floral Guide may enable
those disposed to adorn their homes
during the winter months with bril-
liant variety of flowers to study the
necessary methods of doing so:
Autumn approaches, and it is well
to think what we can do to keep with
us, during the winter, a little of the
glorieS of summer some green leaves
always, and occasionally few buds
and blossoms. Those who have green
houses and gardeners will not need
these suggestions, as they are designed
to aid those who have no such oppor-
tnnities for gratifying their taste for
the beautiful. There are few things
always in the garden that can be taken
up before frost and put into pots, that
will look well all winter and cost moth
ing. The dicentra, or bleeding heart,
will flower freely ia the house, and the
foliage is always clean, cheerful and
pretty. The Madeira vine and ivy are
both desirable for indoor climb bers.
Ten-week stocks, dianthus, petunia,
the cObee scandeas, and a good many
other things can be selected from the
garden in the autumn. After potting
keep the plants moist and cool, and in
the shade for few days, until they
get over the removal. Select plants
that are not OvergrOwn-in fact, those
that are not matured. Then some
thing can be added to the winter
stock by obtaining few papers OF
mignonette seed, or any other of the
simple small ANIMALS, like ageratum,
etc. This, with few pots of polyan-
thus or narcissus, all of which will
cost very little, and help much to
make sunny home. There are some
stupid men who begrudge their wives
and chiluren dollar or two for this
delightful work. We would like to
Danish such men to some barren island,
where they would have a perpetual
winter, relieved by no flower, or leaf,
or bird, or wife, or child, until they
were prepared to do works meet for re-
pentance.
"Rulbs flower in the Northern eli
mate from April to June. In the house
hyacinths and narcissus bloom in Feb
ruary, except the white Roman hya-
cinth, a very early Towering sort,
which we usually succeed in blooming
for Christmas and New Years. The
Gala Ethiophica lily, is favorite for
the house, and with a few geraniums,
ETC., will make fiue collection. All
the lillies will grow well in the house,
the longiflorum being the earliest to
flower, auratum next, and the lanci-
foiium sorts last. Few plants can en-
dure the high temperature and dry at
mosphere of most of our living rooms.
The temperature should not be allow
ed to go above seventy in the daytime,
and not below forty in the night. AS
much air and light as possible should
ie given, while the leaves should be
sprinkled every morning. A spare
loom, or parlor, or extra bedroom is
better for plants than ii living room.
\ hay window connected with Il warm
room, especially if facing south or east,
makes am excellent place for keeping
plants in winter. 1t should have glass
doors on the inside, which can be
closed part of the time, especially
when sweeping or busting. The main
thing in keeping house plants iu health
is to secure an even temperature, a
moist atmosphere, and freedom from
dust. Sprinkle the leaves occasionally,
and when wafer is needed use it freely.
"While good many plants can be
obtained from the garden for potting
for winter flowers, the bulbs must be
the main reliance, and are unrivaled
for house culture during the winter
months. AS nearly all can he grown
in SO many ways-in pots, or baskets
of sand and moss, or in vessels of wa
ter-they are an almost endless source
of amusement in every stage ofgrowth.
With little moss from the woods or
sxamps, few quarts of sand, some
pots, or a shallow box or two, and n
few dozen crocuses, early tulips, hya-
cinths, and narcissus, any one is pre-
pared for pleasant little winter gar
den. OF course few hyacinth glasses
are desirable, but not essential. Very
pretty boxes can be made with little