, 1879-06-21
BuMMEn.nLooM1Hu nuLps.

Tho tabelo:s, With ber silyer light,
Ia called t'The Mistress Of tho Might"
For, like bride, econtcA and bright.
-Lalta Eookh.
HIaspA1rt IT., May n0.--Of all tho summer
blooming bulbs, tho tuberose Ia the most priced
OH account Of tho delicious fragrance Of its 1ow,
crs. They arc uReful for making button.holo
bouquets: indeed, tuberpse blossom nnd eor&-
n!um leaf will mako y bouquet which any ono
may bo proud Of. Tho best bulbs for towering
arc those which arc largo and plump. BY my
method Of treatment can guarantee their
blooming, Just ~ certain as can a Glaalolus
bulb.
Those which arc wanted to bloo1 outdoors
should ho started ~ soon as possible after tho
1st Of May by planting them ia some earth, aud
stt the box in rs warm place in tho kitchen Us
You can on the rnansel. over tho cook-atove for
INSTANCE. In Juoe, when tho wcatllcer becomes
quits warm, tho plants may b. turned out care-
fully into tic opsn ground. a. thor advance In
hight t!o them To stakes four Of flve feet long.
BY tho middle Of August they viii produce
flowers, aud oven earlier than nInt II started In
heat jn tho maptiet euggetLcu.
The tnbcsose Is q native OF 1tn1ys and In t1lnt
country roots thrive and propagate With ease
when opoe planted. With US It luxursatcs In
sunny s1tuatlons and deep, rich. mcslo" soil.
While Tho tubcroso IL the tnost fragrant OF tho
.bles,tnlrg bulbs, to our mind Tho most
1oYuly nowcss nr1 to be found Ia the g1adsolus
family. The fuwsr Of the very communcst-
brsacateHenstIs splendid, aid Chg ncrer varlc-
ttes sout out by souebet, that Prince u French
eardenors, defy description. Tho ilowers como tn
overy color, from puro whto to icrY scarlet, be-
stdcs banX bolchca nn1 atr1pad 10 tlle most
beautiful manner. rho peareE tho approach to
is no country in tic world where tho giadlolua
thrIves ~ wult as In America, and there Is no
mystery whatever about its culture. Plant tho
ollba at Intervals Of about three weeks apart At
any time betweon April and July. Place, them
dtep. Aa they Vrow they should b. ataked to
prevent them from blowing over. Stir the soil
around them occasionally with sharp hoe, and
this ID ali the care they foed.
Iu ono Ut tho Gtat letters | wrote for Tic
Homo described the American lotus llY, and
santuut some fifty seeds had Of It to different
Auwet-loYers. The other DAY heard from ono
who bus successfully followed my drections,
watcrll NY. ! presume tho Indy has reference to
our most Interesting aquatic plant, nyn.phea
odoraia Or sWeet Watot nymph. The howers
arc irnu,thsce to four inches across, sometimes
tingel with pin's,. hut most COMMONLY puro
white and de'lriously fragrant. The lcayes md
! flowers Aoat gracefully On tho surfaeo Of tho
Wat1r
'rimo malaea great changes IN nil purau,ts Of
1lfe. It was considered itnposeiLlu in my earlier
gardening days to g1ow and bloom wator lilies,
uniess pond OF water was to bs hnd+ ethcr reRi
OF artificial. All that u needed, however, Is
tao kp xs can % ss " ;aW tssa hsss 4 n
tar, oil, Or salt. Lot thu tub b. about two teot
deep, and III tho bottom put tn about ten inctes
Of good bo',, or pond mud II you can Ret 1t.
~ Tes 1a ssar .o @
| dill tho tub with ua.or. md keep It full. 1ne
tub can bo made to tulitato miniature pond
by sinking It In tie ground aud making flower
! bad nround 4. In the wintcr tho tho must bo
put down CELLAR. Fill II With water when you
set 1t away IND tie Water.li1y will como out all
right In tho opring. hHNN1E, l3ox l01.