Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

BIZ w. n. Bracke7sifyr, Florist and N,ys.y-
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LAW, AND PLEASURE GROUNDS
Except it be with frozen balls. the present
season is certA niy not the most favora bi
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write. cold northv, st storm of wind anc
sieet Is sweeping over US. anu 70 face Thu
openly requires cOnsiG cradle resolution
Dacked up by thick Ove-cOat; under such
circumstances, to get on the lee side of few
evergreen trees, or hedge Of he same mate
rial makes one feel comfortable, and truly to
appreciate the object affording 1t. Therefore
we say, plant irregular masses of evsrgreens
on the exposed sides of dwellings, and the aO-
as they advance in age. For this purpOse.
thefe are certain kinds better adapted than
others, as being dense and robust; as such
are the Norway and White Spruce, Austriaa
and Scotch, with perhaps a few White Pine.
together with some Balsam and European
Silver Firs, to which mn ght be added sparing-
ingly the American Arbor- Yits and Hemlock
For shelter hedges or screens, which have
TO stand sheartng. the best kinds are the Nor
way Spruce, HemlOck do, and American
ArbOr-Vite, and the form such hedges should
be trimmed to, is that of an inverted letter v:
this affords light and air. causing the branches
to- become Strong and close down to the
ground When the above-named kinds are
not easily REQUIRED, the common Red Cedar
or Jersey Pine will answer the purpose tOles-
Pine used with good effect.
Where the grass on lawn has become thin
and weak, We would advise in frosty weather
swamp muck, or, when the latter is not to be
mad, some good quality of loan may take its
place, avoiding as much as possible the
choice OF any earth ontaining seeds of PERM
clous weeds; and in February or March the
surface may be raked smooth, sowing ON
bare spots seeds of blue or red-top grass and
white clover, after which pass the roller over
the whole.
When the weather permits such work as
roofing up of condemned trees, and looping
OIL dead branches, and such others as are a
nlndrance 10, or encrOaching on other trees,
of which they have been heretofore only the
nurses; we see many-Otherwise notable
places, where this work is sadly neglected:
and on the other hand can be observed MANY
near residences, under which painting animal
nature might find shade during the hot sum-
mer months; therefore we say to all those who
own houses and land, to plant trees, or even
one single tree, the shade of which YOU NAV
live to enjoy. Plant anyhow as posterity
VIII give you credit, as mans good works
live after him.
Ii is desirable, at this season of the year. to
prepare and store away stakes for Towering
plants. tomatoes, lima beans. Char a little
tne lower end of the bean pole as far up as the
depth ii has 10 pass into the ground by so
doing they will last at least one year longer
Cut White Buckthorn and Usage Orange
the latter, when bound in a single row
around the trunk of any tree that is exposed,
prevent cattle from injuring its bark
GREENHOUSE
Backward and bOiSterouS as the month of
January usually is, yet under the glass we
may have beautiful flowers of CamplIias
Roses and Calais, with Carnations and Chi
nese PrimrOSes, also Sprinklinp of ReooniaS
and other miscellaneous kinds Now to
suitably accommodate the wants of all these
IN one house, requires considerable expert
ence and observation; CamelliaS requiring a
temperate situation, with partial shade;
Begonias, CallaS and Roses. light and heat;
while Chinese PrimroSeS require less heat
and abundance of light
Should Hyacinths and Tulips be now i'm
bloom, the effect they produce may be great
ly enhanced by arranging among them a few
neat Ferns OF the Adiantum and PteriS kinds,
with few tufts OfLycOpOdiumS interspprsed
as no flower shows to advantage unaided nv
a mantling of green, the lack of which is the
great objection i'll the present style ofmaking
up hand bouquets, style which we are
pleased to learn is about TO be replaced by
one more graceful. In making so free use of
the word graceful in our Horticultural re-
marks, II seems to us as appropriately APP
pied, when descanting on the merits of the
charming family of Filicos, for among one
thousand species, with which we are ac-
quainted, there are none of them but possess
some feature or characteristic that is pleas
ing TO the eye, while others again are So ex-
quisitely beautiful in color or outline and
delicate divisions of their frondS, that words
cannot express their beauty; and as they
have of late become so deservedly popular in
our next we shall make some remarks on the
characters and mode of culture of some ofthe
leading kinds; as at present, time will not
permit us TO enlarge on this head.
Cut down and repOt Fuchsias, so as to have
young grOwths for cuttings. So soon as Ste
Was have done blooming, cut them down. set
a Few plants aside from which to propagate,
and turn the remainder out of the pot, in or
der to make place for other plants of greater
importance.
The Cactus family Except the (Cere,ls f,7fn-
cnftLs,) as well as most Succulent plants, will
at this season require but little water; sea-
son of rest causes them to flower more freely.
Nerbenas and other sOft-woOded plants
started from cuttings in the fall should now
be placed in small pots, after which they
should receive a little extra heat to establish
them; and all roses lifted out of the ground i'm
the fall, can be pruned now and tied up neatly
TO stakes. Observe to examine the bulbs of
TuberOseS and Mexican Tiger flowers: both
require dry atmosphere perfectly free from
frosts, and TO preserve Caladium roots thew
ought To have no water and remain in the
pots in which they grew; these should be kept
in warm situation, until towards the latter
end of February, when they can be repOtted,
and Kept in temperature ranging from go to
IS REPRESENTATION FtITJneF.