Daily Republican., 1883-11-05
November Flower Chat.

November Flower Chat.
Those who have hyacinths growing
in glasses for early winter blooming
should soc that the water barely touche.
the base Of the bulb, and If the watel
has an offensive smell the bulb should
be taken out, the small tibrous roots
rinsed and the jar supplied with fresh
rain water again. They should not be
kept where the frost will reach them.
Tulips and other winter blooming
bulbs should be attended to now care.
fully and watered when they need it.
They should be forced on gradually SC
that they will be coming into bloom
every week during the :winter. 1t is
not too late to plant hyacinths for late
winter blooming. If anybody should
take . sudden notion that they ought to
have planted some bulbs for blooming
about Christmas they can get them yet.
There IN be no trouble TO have the
single white Roman hyacinth in bloom
before Christmas, even if potted now.
We are but amateur flower growers, but
We have bulbs that we have to check
and keep back, for fear they will bloom
before the roses and chrysanthemums
succumb to the cold winter frosts. -
Bulbs that are placed in dark cellars
until they firmly root should be secure
ly protected from mice and rats. These
pestiferous animals will dig out and
destroy your crocus bulbs before you
are aware Of 1t If you do not watch
them closely. They will eat any bulb,
bnt they are especially fond of the lit
tie crocus.
About this time almost everybody is
wrestling with their geraniums, and
those who have large numbers of them
and no greenhouse to keep them in, are
extremely solicitous that none shall be
left out to wilt down before the frosts
Though large geraniums can be saved
by hanging them up by the roots in a
dry cellar, better way to save them
would be to plant numbers Of them in
boxes or half barrels, and set away in
the cellar, where it is not cold enough
for them to freeze. A half barrel should
hold twelve or more large geranium
plants. In the spring they can be
taken out, and by parting the roots be
multiplied into fourfold the original
number.
Unless you have very evenly tenn
pered room, you will not be paid for
your trouble in trying to save your yer.
benas and coleas. They need warmer
atmosphere than bulbs.
Roses that have been kept from
blooming during the later months of
if they have been po,ted and
brought into the house should now be
sending up healthy shoots preparatory
to Christmas blooming. Roses require
much care TO bring them to bloom in
winter, but they are so rare aud beauti.
ful III winter that we can afford to take
special pains to have them. pansies
are hardy flower and should be en-
couraged now. The bouvardia also
vii. contributeits bright beautiful blue
TO mingle with the lighter colored
flowers. Every body should try to raise
some flowers during the winter. There
is nothing that VII cheer the dull mo-
routine Of stay-at- home winter
toIks more 'han taking care of a win
dow full OF winter flowers. We cannot
raist thein in such profusion as we do
IN simmer, but u single rose in winter
vii. ne more praised than a dozen in
The modest pansy, violet and
OXalIs that are amongst the smallest of
boomers, come in for a large
share Of admiration in winter, when
the gdyest summer,bloOuers are resting
on their oars waiting for summer to
come again.