Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-07
Everybody oe after dinner at Sammt-
ldt. Father has just aw ,,aened and Is com.

stadt. Father has just awiGened and Is com.
Mr.. Clinch stared at the window, at the ter
race, al: the sky, at the distant chimneys OF
S"ras. tStadf. a. the more distant Rhine, al the
table be ore al% and ,aa a!y a. the
Clinch, looking in her eyes. lis there secret
PASS .se unde grouhd, between this place and
the castle OF LINN"
"kn uhderg oufd passage"
"Aye, whence the d .ugater Of the house fled
with a stranger knigry. ao,. ,.,
@Can you show it to me9"
She hesitated. Papa is coming. I'll ask
him!'
Consul at Sammtstadt informs me of MARI age
certificate issued to one Clinch OF Chicago and
Kolnscne of Samnt 1t, and there IS an
amusing story extant In the Verein at Sammt-
siadt Of an American cOnnolsseur of Rhine
wines, who mistook a flask of cognac and rock
clndy. s'craftfly qualified" to dose lower grade
wines up the American standard, for the rareSt
RudeSheimer.
Balcony and Yer and a Gardening.
There is no one perhaps engaged in gardening
than those who are engaged In keeping up a
display OF flowers in balconies and verandaS.
In the first place, when the house happens to
be In close proximity to muchuSed thorough
fare: the dust arising from the road is destruc-
tive to vegetation. In the second, those who
have balcony or veranda with southern as
Oect nave 10 COQCGQO Win UI0 UlllCuiCJ VI ptc-
Venting the plants being burned up by the sun,
which strikes upon the plants IN manner Chat
Is not very acceptable to them. very o1ten, t)o,
the manager OF the balcony garden mas TO con-
tend against the discomfort OccaS1Oned by the
surplus water dripping upon the occupants OF the
rooms below. None OF these drawbacks can be
said to be avoidable, therefore the best must be
made of what cannot be avoided; and have
OFTEN been surprised at the success that has at
tended the efforts of some in securing display
of flowers where the work has been commenced
Id ,prvl1 In nnDf mo NM
Many attempts are made that result In failure
more or less con. plete, owing either to wrong
start being made, or the after-management be-
ing unsatisfactory. Seeing how many dill
cuIties there are to contend against In balcony
gardening, no one should enter upon it who Is
not prepared to make good beginning, and
some amount of skill must be brought TO bear
upon the work, so that a suitable selection OF
materials may be made.
The choosing Of the pots or boxes, and making
a selection of suitable plants, are the most i'm
pOrtant points. will refer first to the work of
determining the most suitable kinds OF pots and
boxes. Looking at the position they are to &C.
from cultural point of view, because wood is
good nOn-cOnductor Of heat, and consequently
plants occupying them do not suffer so much
Gotta, metal or slate. or course 1 am aware
that wood does conduct heat, but it does not
allow the warmth TO pass through 1T so readily
as slate or terra Gotta For this reason wooden
made OF other materials, but they are not so
durable, as the constant damp arising from the
SOIL penetrateS and In time rOtS the wood In
positions where boxes stand in the shade, or
where they are shaded during the hottest part
OF The day, slate boxes are to be preferred as
they can be painted any color that may be de-
sired 10 make them correspond with the sur
rouDdings. Wire baskets are the most united
or any unless they are to be managed by some
one who understands the requirements OF the
plants to be grown In them, as the occupants of
wire baskets seldom receive enough water when
attended to by the inexperienced In making
the selection care should be taken that, whether
pots or boxes are decided upon, they must be
large enough to hold a reasonable amount of
soil, for mere handful is OF no use. Boxes for
gefan1ums, Ietunias, trop8OlumS and similar
subjects. should when possible be eight inches
oeep and ten inches wide In the clear, the length
TO be In proportion to the space they are to occu
Ply. 1t is not advisable to have the boxes more
than three feet long, on account of the strength
required to move them about. When the plants
are grown singly in pots, and stand around the
noor OF the balcony, 1t is capital plan to place
the pots In others two sizes larger and fill up the
space with fine soil. Geran1umS and fushiaS do
uncOmmonly well this way, because they suffer
less from drought, as the soil is kept in more
uniform state OF moisture. II wood boxes are
used they should be made the same size as those
OF slate. and may be Ornamented with rustic
work. and when so ornamented and Vanished
tney nave very nice app8arance.-[Gardner 8
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