The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-21
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For room decoration why do mot peo-
pie take some hardy thing that do not
mind heat or frost or drought or food
that Z, II aone Of these things come
in too great extremes. There are such
things; but instead Of looking for them,
tender greenhouse things that require
much light and great care-things
which even q florist with all his skill
can scarcely grow-are taken in hand.
and thus people very often fail of sue
cess OF course after making q close
acquaintance with plants and learning
their little whims and fancies and JUST
how to humor them in those little
niceties that they set their hearts upon,
the parlor gardener can do as welIas.the
greenhouse gardener. and often much
better. II, however. the harder things
are taken, @ is certain without
much anxiety or care. and one a
practice on them until they are able To
care for the more delicate things
Among the best Of these o~ld-fashion-
ed plants easy to grow in sunshine o.
shade there Is nothing so good as the
various varieties of English eyergree
ivy. As usually seen in pots on street
corners, pretty as they are. they give
no idea of the great beauty which a
plant Of several years age presents. We
have seen some grown in moderate
sized tubs six or seven feet high and
trained over wires SO as 10 make backs
TO seats or even little arbor like cover
ings or alcoyes, admirable for standing
in wide entrys or halls. They may be
trained up In pots high enough and
thick enough 10 cover window frames
entirely. not only up the sides but
round and over tops, making what is
usually q dreary room look like a living
bower, or n % adorned by the high
est art look all the lovelier for the in
cursion of beautiful Nature on her espe-
cial domain.
One of the prettiest effects magma
BILE can be produced by training tho
long plant vines Of the English ivy
upward on the sides of windows, the
deep green leaves contrasting finely
with the white lace curtains, and
branching OFF a be arranged artistic
ally over picture frames and other
objects.
W. have seen the ivy in Just these
conditions frequently. and wonder why
the successful example is not catching.
We suppose 1t must be simply n want
Of forethought- We see and admire
and resolve that we will do likewise;
but we leave these fairy spots and get
into the rushing, busy world. forgetting
the pleasurable impression and only
remembering them when chance throws
US in the way Of seeing them again.
The time is now coming when prepara-
ton may be made for these sort of
things. The young ivies should DO
potted in the spring in good garden
soil, and after q gentle reminder that
they are expected to travel upward by
being tied to a stout stake set in the
center Of the pot, set out in partial
shade to grow. 1t will need to have
Just the same watering and Just the
same general culture as ordinary plants,
and by fall will be large enough for
some show the same winter. But it is
the second season and afterward that
the great beauty Of the ivy will be seen,
and 1t Is just these three or f%our-year-
old plants that people very seldom see.
How dearly we should like to see q
couple Of pots Of ivy in everybody's
winter home. and especially in the
homes of the poor. We read ever year
in the daily papers of some individuals
at Christmas giving away loaves of
bread to the poor. This may be well
enough In its way. though it is looked
on often as q huge joke and the loaves
tossed about in fun. and though it is al
other times merely q dodge for cheap
advertising by some trader who thinks
himself sharp in thus cheating o pub
Usher Of q five dollar bill. we are will
ing to believe that some do it from good
motives and that some return genuine
thanks for timely relief; but II some
one would distribute a few hundred Of
well grown ivy TO the poor andignorant,
not TO say the vicious, at this generally
cheerful time. we believe an Immense
amount Of pleasure would be given to
. GLASS who know not what rational
would follow -Ge~p1"fpWn Triegrdph.