The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-24
walks in the Flower GnrsIcn.

The sowing Of the seeds Of an
nuals makes this quito busy sea.
son. The hot bed is the place for
the most successful paintings, but
the open ground suits very well
also, if proper precautions are taken.
The gounds, if well dug up, and
richly manured, should be rakcd
over and made smooth and soft for
the reception OF the tiny seeds.
After they are sown, n little dry
earth siftcd over them is 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 sun S
rays. Watering is very necessary
if the weather is dry and hot, and
should be given freely in the after
moons, about sunset. The PhloX
Drummondi we consider the most
snowy and beautiful! of the spring
ANIMALS. It's profusion of brilliant
bloo,as 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 favoritc, but most of the
colors are so beautiful! that selecting
becomes rather difficult, Ten weeks
Stocks (Mathidia annual deserves II
place in every collection; their
beautiful and fragrant flowers rem
der them great tavoritcs. Their
colors are so varied that selections,
as to shades, can be easily made
Rose, carmine, flesh color, deep
crimson, white and blue-all Of
these colors are represented in this
charming family Of plants. Cali.
opss 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-sOme are yellow
with crimson centers, others mar
bled 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 Pctunias de-
serve place of distinction. Their
lovely color and profuson Of blooms,
through the entire season, render
them very valuable. If trained to
a trels they make beautiful show
although not vine, they train to
advantage upon low treIlis. Even
a bush, placed near for them to rest
on or run over, renders its appear
ance more attractive.
Among the low growing ANIMALS
our favorites are the Balsams. They
grow easily, and when trimmed
like miniature trees, they bloom very
freely. The Rocket Candy tuft is
4 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.
tiful flowers are so bright and gay
in the morning sun. How we
grieve that their beauty expires be- |
fore 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 I
for baskets. Dolichos (Hyaeinth |
flowers are very pretty, |
and the beans, which come after,
very snowy Tropacolum Pere-
grinum Canary Bird Flower is an |
climber, and very at /
Iractive, both for house or on a
frame in the garden.
All of these should be taken up /
out of the seed bed as soon Us large
enough to transplant, and set out in
their proper places in the garden.
1t is about time to begin setting
out, in the open border, all gerani-
INNS, Fuchsins, Coleus, etc, that
have been housed through the win
ter. The earlier they arc put out,
The finer they viii bloom. Should {
any coll nights occur, box turncd
,vcr will secure them from iniury