Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-22
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health and bloom. The green lea f
and the fragrant blossom. The green
leaf and the fragrant blossom bring
summer ideas iamisfthe. desolation Of
winter, and by the contract are even-
more pleasing than in the full glory of
summer. But in order to have these
plants we must reflect that vegetable
lite has its wants, and even its necessi
ties, and that it requires careful at
tention to give them such under the
ordinary disadvantages of a room
PlaEts require fresh air, plenty OF
light, moisture in abundance, but not
too much, and a certain range of tenn
perature.
TEMPERATURE.
The temperature is the want most
readily supplied warmth during suns
light, and right temperature which
may descend to 400 with benefit, and
even to $50 without injuy at night is
readily furnished without inconyen-
fence to the household. 1t is proba-
BILE that many people err in keeping
the temperature too high at night.
WATERING.
Water in abundance. but at regular
times, and not in driblets Outing day.
A good rule to follow is to give as
much as the pot will hold each morn
ing, and few sponges suspended
among the plants, and kept wet, will
do no injury. But remember to use
water Of the temperature of the room
Ice cold water tends to check the cir-
culation of the sap, and will bring
about blight Of the Towering buds in
the case of some plants. The real
plant lover never regrets the time
taken to go over the leaves of many of
the plants-of all the roses and pinks,
and smooth leaved plants-with a
sponge moistened with warm water,
at least once week. The good re-
suits are shown in the beautiful yigor
and color, and the freedom from. iu
sect pets.
Light is essential to plant life, and
this must be, in general, sunlight and
not diffused light Therefore place
your plants by a south window, and
not in the rear of the room. Without
light the chlorophyl, the green color
ing matter, cannot form, and without
this chlorophyl there can be nc
assimilation of the food necessary tor
the growth. There are suue plants
which do well when shaded, but the
careful gardner soon learns which these
are, and treats them accordingly.
VENTILATION
Fresh air is as necessary to the plan,
as to 40 animal, and it must be sup.
piled. A room which is fit to live in
is suitable for plants but how many
people there are who do not sufficient
ly we'll know the laws of health as t
possess such room, An elaboration
of this idea would be that whenever
plants do we'll in a sitting-room, there
the inhabitants will do we'll, and hence
plants are Of value in telling plainly
the living capacity of the room.
PLANTS.
Now IS the time when your plants
should be blooming freely, and you
should be realizing the pleasures to De
be derived from them, but you may
well now add to your resources by the
purchase of a few Towering bulbs. A
few hyacinths grown in vases on the
chimney shelf will add to the attrac-
tiveness Of your apartment. Let then
start in dark and warm place, anc
whentbe roots are well developed re-
move to the shelf. You will be re-
warded by their fragrant beautiful
bloom. A few tulips may not be Out
of place, and pot crowded with GRO
Gus is pleasure to the eye. This ii
not the season for procuring plants, as
1t is to be supposed that the supply i
already there. Yet, If you have mo-
the pink and the heliotrope, unles!
you procure them Immediately YOU
taste is different from ours. A few
ferry roots, backed from the forest
and set in pot ofgood woods mould
and covered with glass.shade, i
kept moist, will soon afford beauti-
full sight. Try it.