The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-15

6oMefsss The brfghf, ehEeffnl colofs of The
blooms and ffhe gfeen fOsfage add q fegree oa
comfost and pleasurs bfafnsbls at cd
fsmaIl aS0st from any cthef source. They
Fafe d 5te5aSfanss eyeysde Yefopfbg dgngtt
Each dsys ia fs BRIGGS heW Buds and bios.
sons, BsW t3eaYeS,9 q "a ferns sos I0yeiifEss,
[fs11ses us 10 ld6k. ailiI liIsWonfer, !, and admire.
"a 8indow ef Bowers scana be ban dsontIy
.arfangedi at fazFery n16aerate eust, and the
time consumed Ia attending o. them Is nos
missed from the. rornd of daily idufips., Buz
with nouse.p .piaats, 49, with an other things,
success ri easensiat 10 enjoYnentss Much
pleasure, too IS derived ffonf the kuoWfedge
OF the fact that The fea7ing of theE Is from
orr own liafif1s4Esil fifte 1885, ~ sliA
i WedhayeirecestlS sesnsin tbs wind Of
lalsitting. of q house fi the easfern1 Dor.
tionof ahs city laYse pots OF begDrfssn one
OF them in fail bIbon8; /; several fsh gerahi-
.uBsAt IN ibl0oDE German ivy; baisams
iul sbsoonh; q Swan Riyer daisy, with its
bright.red blossoms :. besides three hang.
ing-baskets lone A tbetna fn1ade OF 4 sea.
she'll, with vigorous German ivy growing
,it and sending f@ roots Into tie 1srShest
reeesses of. what IfSas cree Efe lehanfbef 1o3
its marine oeeupant To Besides, there hi box
Of srpalier3f 5wers on shelf Id one or the win.
dows flaed5 with small pots containing rose
geran,um, ,rsweetl laly yssufn, fhignonetts and
othertnoHers, sofnss0f which Will be In bloom
during tbeedfa 90 tasyefr and when
all without isbieak and drear. Besides the
decoratioUso of thisreofn there are, in various
other windoWsaoffh the house, where there Is
access, 10 the sunlight or freedom from ex-
p0sure to the cold air, other plants growing,
some OF them blooming, and all seeming to
lend anairlF cheeEfniness 20 the surrounds
ingsa The amount oftins required TO attend
to them ,allisso slight thatit Ia not missed.
There is po,one but can find time to attend
to at least one window Of plants. :.
All persons have not access to heaps Of
compost, sandy loam,. &C., generally consfd.
cred necessary in The raising of Ipot-piahts.
To such It is worth knowing that the fow-
ers In tbe windows described are in usual
garden.soEe The plants were removed into
the pots asthes grew nsthe beds Of borders,
and in the,earth intwhich they stood! Where
this Is done, hoWeyerg ceasional fertilization
with liquid manure is, necessary Al little,
bnne-dtfst sprinkied on the earth in the pots
gives strengt and hard ihood TO the plants,
as well as thickness: and adeeper green 10 the
foliage.,tt, .sl,..u rao eli 5ii.iu gaao5q
In caring fol, the plants the earth should
not be kept too wet. Where they are in
pots they should be set Id earthen saucers
and the water generally Bpplied. to them 10
this way. iThenearth. sin5 Che .pots audlthe
roots of, the plants absorb through ahesmaH
hole in the bottom, Of the pot enough water
fori its snstenance, and the evaporation from
the uncovered surface Of wafer in the saucer
supplies needed moisture TO tnelfoliage..
i. The room In which there are plants should
be kept at as nearly ,an2equal temperature as
possible !; but even this isanot necessary SO
long as extremes are avoided to,f -siioe s9fa
=; Gersniums can be kept oil winter, fresh,
green and vigorous. in sunny upper cham.
bers, Where5therei 10 entire absence of fire
during the whole season. Plants should
have as much sunlightas possible, and in ar.
ranging Windows for them special reference
should beIhadito this. Fbe gshould also have
air as often as possible. This canbe given then,
by raising or lowering the window, hen
the air is warm, soft, ,and balrny when this
ean'tcb done, ,sthe door nisy be left open ocs
casionally with great benefit to the plants"
ItAs 10 q roeml much used. dust cannet be
avoided, il becomes necessary occasfonaliytc tc
removelit from theiieaves either by Wiping
with a damp cloth or sponge, ,or by the use
of, q syringe. Flowers should be handled 1s
seldom as possible. smany plants are killed
or Injured by too much care and attention q:
by too little. By following these simple
plain directions any one can have all through
the viii ter these sources Of constant deligh
and pleasure, and frequently nice bunch o.
flowers to send;a sick friendl3iA gsiz 10 s9ih