The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-22
walks IN the Flower Garden.
Southern CuIlIy0iorl Alhons, al


Southern Cultvator, Athens, Gal
Tho sowing Of the seeds Of an
nuNls makes this quito busy soa,
son, The hot bed IL the place fol
the most successful paintings, bat
the open ground suits very well
also, II proper precautions are taken,
The gounds, If well dug up, and
richly MANFRED, should be raked
over aud made smooth and soft for
the reception OF tho tiny seeds.
After they are sown, Il little dry
earth siltod over them il all the
covering they need. Until the
plants are up, it is best to keep the
earth covered either with dry grass
or II newspaper; this prevents the
ground from becoming hard and dry,
the effect Of the hot sun is not so
great, and watering is not required
so often, AS soon as the plants are
up, and before they begin to put
out their second leaves, take the
covering off, and allow them to
have the full benefit of the suns
rays, Watering is very necessary
if the weather is dry and hot, and
should be given freely in the after
moons, about sunset The PhIoX
Drummondi we consider the most
snowy and beautiful of the spring
ANIMALS, lis profusion Of brilliant
blooms renders the beds upon which
they grow always attractive, For
masses they are unsurpassed. They
produce quantities Of seeds, SO when
once introduced into the garden
they will come up, without replant.
ing, every spring, and will require
only thinning out. AS they begin
blooming when very small, we can
usually select those colors which
We prefer, to remain upon the beds.
The large crimson, with pure white
eye, is our favorite but most of the
colors are SO beautiful that selecting
becomes rather difficult Ten weeks
Stocks (Mathidia annual deserves Il
place in every collection; their
beautiful and fragrant flowers rem
der them great favortes, Their
coIors are so varied that selections,
as to shades, can be easily made.
Rose, carmine, flesh color, deep
crimson, white and bIue-aIl Of
these colors are represented in this
charming family Of plants, CALI
opsis is another Of the large snowy
ANNALS. They succeed in any rich
garden soil, and bloom through
most of the season. The varieties
are very attractive-somc are yellow
with crimson centers, others mar
bed with crimson, some brown,
tipped with orange, and so on
When planted in masses, the effect
is really brilliant. Among the an
nuals Of largo size the Petunias de-
serve place of distinction. Their
lovely color and profuson Of blooms,
through the entire season, render
them very valuable. If trained to
tre!lis they make u beautiful show
although not vine, they tram to
advantage upon low treIs. Even
a bush, placed near for them to rest
on or run over, renders its appear {
ance more attractive 9
Among the low growing ANIMALS
our favorites are the BaIsams. They
grow easily, and when trimmed
like miniature trees, they bloom very t
freely, The Rocket Candy tuft is /
q pet with all lovers Of flowers, Its
pure white flowers and dense heads :
render them very ornamental. Por-
tulaccas comes up very easily from
the Seed and begins blooming when :
little over an inch high, The beau
tltul flowers are SO bright and gay
IN tho morning sun. How we
greve that their beauty expires be-
tore the day is half spent. |
Some of the handsome towering
vines should be in every collection.
Maurandya Barclayana is one OF
the most graceful and lovely; suit
able both for outdoor culture and
for baskets. Dolichos (Hyacinth
Bean its flowers are very pretty,
and the beans, which come after,
very snowy. Tropacolum Pere-
grlnum Canary Bird Flower) is an :
admirable climber, and very at
tractive, both for house or on a :,
frame in the garden. i
All of these should be taken up
out Of the seed bed as soon as large
enough to transplant, and set out in
their proper places in the garden.
1t is about time to begin setting {
ont, in the open border, all gerani-
ums, Fuchsias, COleus, etc, that
have been housed through the win
Ter. The earlier they are put out,
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