Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-20
FLOWERS.
Hints Concerning indoor Plants
A Few Words About Trees-Opcra

Florists are awaiting a cold snap 70 make
thelr business brisk. Flowers are doubly dear
as the thermometer falls and there Is winter In
the air, for we all delight In strong contrasts In
the cold season, and the rougher the weather
wlthouC The stronger the effort to make bright
ara genlai the aspect within. The bloom which
Is cast ASIDE While the temperature is mild is
cDerisled after the first gust OF autumn, and
olts OF 1oliage and ships OF green that would be
brushed away In summer time now receive con-
Sideration.
While florists are making the most of the
bloom now coming Ia, they anxiously await
the fancy roses and the rich eXotics which will
appear In few weeks. Chrysanthemums are
In large demand. and are worn On all occasions,
except In the fullest evening costume, when
fqs only satisty, A corSage bunch of selected
White japanese chrysanthemums, their firing
ing borders shaded with the lacey Adiantum
Grssslllium. makes lovely ornament. The blue
corn flower, CeDtaurea NulgariS, or better known
as the ragged sailor,' is very popular,
9 ana s kno s, Of Il are found nesting IL
are so rare that any OF that tint are highly
esteemed, therefore the success OF this Hover
which was forced for the first time last season,
is assured. White field daisies. or French
Marguerites, as they are called, are yet scarce
but will be abundant In months time There
Is a small quantity OF Roman hyacinth and lily
not yet profusion or fine violetS. The small
ones which are hawked about the streets In
noSegays, have but little perfume. and that ID
VIII be found emanates from the spray OF hello
trope adroftly ptncaed into the center.
Silver ana golden ferns Will be used gener-
ouSly tne coming season for room decoration
and Ia making up. baskets They are very
tasteful in tint, and the sentiment of the fern
ever appeals tender1y. An ue-town grower
has already 1e,000 plants OF the pterio, cretia.
aloa, nneata. The parastrophla, aurea, angus
ufolla, VIII De freely mixed in the greens which
fringe favors. 1t is charming for baskets, as It
grows low and has leaning habit. The eu-
pborbia splendenS appears In some OF the fior-
ISIS; out us naming colorS are zoo strong to be
inf Of
geouS In the hair OF a brunette. however and it
Is never permitted TO wilt on the counters. The
cholce Eucharist AmazoRica Is seen in a few
designs, but it Is never plentiful until Easter
Some large and very perfect Marechal reiI rose
buds have been cut this week, and excellent
capuelnes have appeared. The pansies pre-
sentea ny Long Island growers have also been
superb and have brought great prices.
Thefe Is an inclination 70 shade nicely the
faVorS worn In the costume. The opera cor
sage bunch is marvel OF loneliness in this re
spect. At the shoulder begins pale bud OF
Souvenir de MalmaiSon; the bunch from that
begins to swell with Mermets and Bonselines.
and w1dens and deepens In color to the waist,
where the Douglas Go their prettieSt TO keep the
place until the new growth or JacguImOnotS
untold their velvet leaves and taSSelling foliage
NlndoW plants should not be kept very warm
at this season. They should have all the sun
and air and as little OF the artificial heat OF The
room as possible Mignonette is very impatient
OF Indoor confinement. SucculentS such as
lacu are excellent window plants In this re-
keep the air moist about the plants is one OF the
secrets OF window culture. Some who have
line windows wen stocked with plants make
glazed cases with folding doors TO them, by
which, when the room Is highly heated and
very dry, they can be enclosed Ia an atmosphere
OF their own. In such cases ferns and MOSES
can be grown 10 perfection and pendant plants
In vases, giving fascinating forest effect.
graceful idea, introduced lately, is TO have
colored-leaved shrubs kept short by pruning,
formed into masses like coleuseS and other bed
ding plants. They can be yearly taken up and
new combinations made IL desired. Blood
leaved beech, variegated althea, golden honey
sucleS and spireas are fayorites 10 this style of
gardening. II we viii only shelter the hardy
eVergreens. we can have large addition TO our
list OF these winter favOrlteS- Shelter beds
should be planted fn exposed places, or else
set the common hardy trees like Norway hem
LOCK, spruce, and scotch, Austrian and white
pines thickly about so that rarer ones can be
placed between. Silver frs must be protected
until after they are ten years old. when the
toughest weather Will not harm them-N T.
Commercial.