Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-21
Balcony Gardening.

The following article on this subject is BY
contributor OF the London Garden with very
little outlay or trouble balcony may be made
mass OF bloom during great part of the sea-
ron, and it. decoration affords pleasant occupa-
ton. II it be covered, L would suggest, first,
that a virginia creeper be trained over the roof,
as nothing with which / am acquainted grows
faster, and its color in summer is bright green,
while in autumn it becomes mass OF glowing
red. IL should be planted in a tub or box,
placed at the end of the balcony, along the
front of which should be trained creepers,
such as olematis, and these should also be
planted in pots or boxes at each end OF the
balcony. Ii the latter be very long, however,
some may be placed in the center as WELL
On the pillars or supports, honeysuckle,
passion flower and jessamine might be
trained with advantage, and neat baskets sus-
pended between the pillars have a fine effect,
filled, say, one with tne-leayed coleus, sur
rounded with blue convolvuluses TO hang down
all around it. Another might contain q white
ard pink fuchsis, surrounded by blue lobelias;
a third might be furnished with handsome
caceolaria in the middle, and scarlet tropao-
lum to hang around it; and a fourth might con-
sist of plant OF centaurea, surrounded by Roll
lson's unique geranium. Then, standing at
equal distances in pots along the front, might
be placed either handsome towering plants or
shrubs. All the plants which have mentioned
might remain out OF doors all the year round,
except those In the baskets, some Of which may
be saved in small greenhouse, if such a con-
venience be at hand. The cost, however, OF
filling them afresh every season Is but triding.
In autumn 1 would advise their being filled
lovely dropping down round the edges,
and in ltheir centers should he nlaced
hyacintbs, tulips, sqaills, or any spring bloom
ing bulbs. In the case of balconies which have
no roof, but which merely consist of an orna.
mental railing, arches Of iron rods should be
placed along the front, lengthways, covered
with creepers, consisting of the varieties above
named, basket being suspended from the CEN
ter of each arch. An arrangement of this kind
has very good effect. Instead of having large
plants along the front, a box. made either of
wood or tiles of whatever width IL desirable. to
fGn the entire length, might be used, filled with
bedding plants during the summer months, and
In autumn with bulbs and spring Towering va
rieties. When purchasing baskets should al
ways advise well shaped but not ornamental
worked patterns to be selected, as those with
ornamental work on them are much more ex.
peDsIve, and when the plants are in them little
of the ornamental part can be seen.
Too Much MARRIED.-Fr Frederick Strauss
alias Samuel Strauss, alias kraus, a butcher,
% years Of age, was tried in the Kings county
court Of sessions, yesterday, for bigamy, and
convicted. The accused was married TO his first
wife, Fanny, by the Rev. Mr.. Eckstein, of east
1871. After living with her some time, he came
t0 Brooklyn and married an Irish girl named
Margaret McCarty. This coming to the knowl-
edge of his first wife she made q complaint
against him and caused his arrest. The defend
ant plead ignorance OF the law, but the Jury
found him guilty without leaving their seats.
Strauss burst into tears. but his second wife,
who has been very attentive to him since his ar
rest, Consoled him as well as she could. The
judge sentenced him to four years In the peni-
tentiary.-N. y. Star, 1874.