The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08

erings, and by setting 1t in the sunshine III
get something OF a moist atmosphere about
it; also my bagonia rox. | knew they
grew well in the moist atmosphere of fern
cases, so I'll put it by the aide of my prim-
rose and so kill two birds with one stone
and most assuredly.I did. beyond any fu-
ture resurrection, too.
think the double white primrose more
impatient under ill-treatment than the sim
gle varieties and is not apt to do quite as
well in with other plants in the window,
but neither kind will bear crowding. have
ponsettia- pulcherrima that has been
quite beauty this winter, If arranged in
with other plants so as to cover the bare
stalk, and thus hide another of my blum
ders also my ignorance of botany-for had
| been well read in that | might perhaps
have detected the difference between the
embryo flower buds and the common
leaves, and not re-potted it in just the
wrong time, as | did-experence and
ignorance again. ! had been told
by person whom | supposed
knew, that a ponsettia would not be likely
to bloom until two years old, mine not be-
ing that age, and knowing 1t usually
dropped its leaves and rested through the
winter, concluded would pot it about
the middle of November, set it away and
thus make room for some other plant that
needed the sunlight. In a short time, how
ever, saw my mistake, but too late to
save any of the green leaves that help so
much to set off the bright scarlet ones that
surround the flower proper. Any one that
has a warm sunny window can grow these
if the temperature of the room does not
run too low at night, and, as their name in
dictates, are very beautiful, beside lasting a
long time in flower.
The acacia, too, is another shrub of easy
culture, with much prettier foliage and
quicker growth than the oleanders, and
having quite pretty and fragrant flowers.
There is trailing arbutelon with pretty
lance shaped and marbed leaves which re-
Quires no peculiar treatment, likes con
siderable water, and of course must have a
soil that will not get sodden and sour, ..as
all other plants of this character should.
have few tea-china or bengal roses,
but they are young and have only exper-
imented little with them, but enough to
be convinced that they do much nicer in a
soil Of burnt sod than any other know of.
| ANY good rich sod burned till it will feel
like ashes, and light enough to crumbe
through your fingers / hear one of my
neighbors is trying a fuchia in it and that ID
-, doing well. | am inclined to believe it il
just rs good for those as roses, as both are
lovers of alkali and enormous eaters.
was q good deal troubled with the red spi.
ders on my roses, and from them they trav.
eled to my fuchsais. Being unable to gel
the whale oil soap to kill them " It'll, tried
spirits of camphor and water 6 teaspoon
to one quart of water) with very good sue
cess. AS that has tendency to revive O
dropping plant, as well as persons, think
it on the whole preferable.
With the roses, they being more woolly
had the water heated to about 120 deg
in deep pail, and gave them quick
plunge, repeating it two or three times il
the day, and once every day until cured fol
that time. Florists tell you spiders cam
thrive only in the hot dry air of living rooms
but don't believe it though, for there hal
been but very few of the plants that are
liable to be afflicted with them, that have
received from the conservatory, but what
could find the traces if not the insects, al
ready on them. have kept mine in the
kitchen where there is an abundance OF
steam and fresh air constantly, still | air
obliged to watch and fight them yet, and
expect to until they are thoroughly accli
mated to house culture Persons that hav,
been accustomed to cultivate roses Coz
| obhei piahte) tudt hdNS uccu Ihiscu lOE zen
eratons back, generations of plants
mean in the house, till they have become
perfectly adapted to that kind of cultiva
ton, know but very little what it is, to tax,
the tender varieties direct from the hand
of good fiorist and even temperature of
conservatory and make them live evei
through the process Of acclimation, es
pecially so il sent you by mail, and per
haps word here in regard to the treatmen
of such will be of service to some one.
/ have had the best success to remov,
the moss and plunge them for an hour OF
two in warm water, foliage and all, espec
tally SO, if at all dry when received, afte
this take any light sandy soil and the small
est clay pot that will accommodate tn,
roots with q very little soil and charcoal
for the drainage at the bottom, say on
about two inches across the top, inside, 70
plant six inches or less in hight. This i
to encourage new action in the roots, an,
l have found by inquiring that this is
principle all florists act upon, with all kind
of plants where the growth has been check
ed from any cause, tor if you give NOR
soil than is actually needed to plant wher
share Of the roots are inactive it dam
ages the active ones, by getting sour oil
account of not taking up the moisture con
tanned in it, After potting, get in the shad
for day or two, or, if in winter, on win
dow after the direct rays of the sun ha
passed, for this reason, the air in our room
is not apt to be as pure and fresh in winte
and the sun will correct this in measur
where it has chance. l have found
necessary sometimes to fasten newspape
up to the window and let it hang over OIL
the inside, next the room forming hoo
| En tbn sul,t a,.I a., -.
thus excluding the heated air of the room
in measure, also insuring little NOR
moisture to the invslids; but still one mus
have care to let in fresh air occasionally
as this is about the only medicine they vii
accept of at first. Then in a few days
they keep comfortable looking, you ca
give them little stronger sunlight by let
ting them remain there while the sun shine
in that direction, by putting thin cur
tain between them and the glass. In
week or ten days more, if they are nat
urally robust, the roots will have started
enough to repot them into size larger pot
first giving them good watering. In cas-
they are quite stocky and dwarfish to begil
with, it might perhaps be preferable to pu
them in two or three sizes larger pots, an
so avoid repoting them too many times, a
every one of much experience knows re
poting tends to make them outside shoot
instead of upright ones. l have fance
. too they were rather impatient in bein
moved about very much in different posi-
tons, particularly the begoniss until the,
are quite strong again.
l would like to say a word in regard Il
bouyardiss. had few varieties of then
last spring that had blossomed through tn
winter, and thought best to bed them out
hopeing by care in taking them from the pc
not to disturbe the roots so but what coul
take them in again for this winter. ANON
the different ones was one elegans, whic
l did not admire as much as the others an,
did not handle it quite as carefully perhaps
for | noticed broke one of the roots, bu
my white jasiminoides 30 waxy and fraeran
was put into the earth very gently assur
you, not a thread of root broken, Cgnor
snce and inexperence again.) In fe,
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