The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-06-23
SOUTH CAROLINA WILD FLowERs-BY

South CAROLINA WILD Flowers BY
CHARLESTON LADY.-Your Wild Flow
err correspondent in the May number of
your magazine speaks of the facility with
which the blood root (Sa ,guinaria Cana.
dersis) may be grown in garden.
Three or four years ago we brought in a
good number Of roots from beech wood in
our neighborhood. They were planted in
two wide wooden boxes, the bottoms OF
which wereperlforated for drainage and sunk
in border. Every spring since we have a
most luxuriant bloom of these pretty flow.
ers, and4t time when flowers are rare
and valued. They always excite the admi
ration of our visitors. many of whom have
perhaps never before seen blood root
A bed of wild pink phlox has succeeded
admirably. being mass of bloom long be.
fore the phlox drummondii puts in an ap-
pearance.
The cactus known to us as prickly pear
and which we find on any sandy barren
forms handsome clump in my garden. Its
bright yellow cups are like finest silk, sue
ceeded in the autumn by its red fruit which
lasts with us through the winter.
do not know whether it is commonly
known that the prickly succulent leafs an
untai!ing cure for felon or whitlow. The
leaf is carefully scraped, aud the spongy
juicy part beaten up with IL silver fork till
it becomes light and soft This is used as
poultlcc, and have never seen it fail to
relieve the suffcrcl
The scarlet woodbinc of our woods makes
glorious show on some tall cedar posts up
which they run, forming a; toe top umbrel
la,shapcd heads from which again hany
long festoons of blossom.
Our bisnon:as (cross vnc) improve by
cultivation. Running along the caves OF
our cottage the large scarlet blossoms are
very elegant. a straw colorcd one has
bloom ID for the first time since brought into
the garde,. There is wild smilax here
which, growing up building, is fa, more
graceful in its habit than the one you value
in you greenhouses. At first the growth is
depressing'y slow, and we almost despaied
of our vine but now our smilax has repaid
US for our patience, and it branches and
grows more rspiCly than the ivy. It's shin
ing, dark green leaves, summer and winter,
| ara mara ahAe-f..l, 49,
The styrax have quite recovered their
removal from the damp vicinity of ;heir
native swamps. My trees have bloomed
proiusely and their pleasant fragrance and
pretty star like flowers ought to make them
better known among American botanists.
Some two or three years ago | chanced
on wild pepper, (Solanum.) growing just
outside our garden fence. | dug 1t up and
planted it in similar spot under the shade
Of cur magnificent live oaks Now have
more than need, for they seed and come
up every spring. The flower is small, but
the berries are bright and SNOWY, even after
frost has wilted the chrysanthcmums
must mention, before | close this paper,
small tree have succeeded 10 domesticat ,
lug. 1t is one of the numerous varieties of
whortleberry (hucklebarry, as we call them, }
or sparkleberry, perhaps vaccinum Tho
tree, or shrub, is from ten to thirty feet high.
Bears its myriads Of Snowy flowers exactly
resembling in shape and size the lily of the
valley-wthout single leaf You are
startled by white mass in the woods, and
on approaching it are enchanted with the
exquisite, delicate, dangling beauty Of the
plant When the flowers commence to fall
the round, tiny, shining leaves appear and
when the first frost comes, the tree is criui>
son, its brilliant foliage lasting considera.
bic time. My little tree is now covered
with berries which are not edible. Garden
er's Monthly.
[*Probably Vaccinum Arboreum, or spar.
kleberry.-Ed. News
| FisHBURNE IN TROUBLE gAoATN.-Summervills
| June 8.-Senator Fishburne was arrested here
| IN. day on the affi ,Iayit of Mr. T. C. Fishburne