The Red Cloud chief., 1884-12-05
FLOWERS in WINTER.
How They SlIouid BE Cared for, and
VIA Kinds Thriv. ISest.

If things look de>olate out Of doors.
why should We not have beauty aud
chcerfulncSS within doors. even in the
himblcSt home? Among the pleasant
and delightful things to look upon moth
inc is more attractive than Il stand of
growing and bio>Soming plants, which
light up and make fragrant the room.
and are suggestive of warmth and life
when nature lies cold and dead under
her winding sheet Of snow. Then. too.
Il few plants a be bought so chear
that they are easily pr~ocurablc by all
bat the very poorest. The chrySanthe-
NUNS are coming into flower and will
bloom until yearly Christmas. We find
almost every color among them except
blue. The flower v1ry freely. and
those OF the japanese variety have i'm
mcnsc blooms. from four to six inches
IN diameter. Fine plants can be bought
from twenty-five to Scverty-tiyr cents.
according 10 size. They bloom 70,
q long time, the colorS growing
more intense. and cost but little
care AMI trouble. The varieties of
the gcranium are numbcrleSS, and
one l. bcwiiicred IS 10 choice. The
plant i such = favOrite that every on,
who grows flowers is sure TO possess
some one or cor specimens. The
florist can best tell what varieties are
good for home culture: but. surely. nc
4 would bc without the scented
foliage %@craniunlS that ALWAYS somehow
remind lis Of summer DAYS. or nose-ays
sent with gUivc-inw heart To the object
of ones latcS; affection in the far-of
days of ones yoath. These plants can
he obtained for q Very few cents. and
will brighten a duh room amazingly.
Why DO not more people grow car
nations IT home? Al that they reguirs
is 4 cool room and slight attention 10
make thcm show their gratitude with
pro:uSe blooms. Their pun"ent Glove
scent l. delicious. we nevcr seem To get
enough OF il, and the variety AMI in
tensitv of color Is wonderful. Then.
too. after being chi they keep fresh for
4 week. by trimming their stems and
changing the water. They can be
bought - low IL TWENTY-FIVE or rs
hi@n Is fifty cents. according To the
size of the plant. The hracinth is 4
favorite with every lover OK tiowe-s.and
nothing can &c delightful. either |
for fragrance OF beauty. than q
of these beauties in a parlor or sit |
The bulbs are grown either |
in glasses ~ pots. For glasses the sin
ole ~hyacinth Is 10 he preferred. This is
not liked 80 well Is the double. but is |
of whatever shade. is usually |
vivid, and la bells. though small !
C.. , more numerous. Ii blooms
than the double hyacinth. and is
Swect-Sceated. The mode of trea.-
tbs plant 20 make Il bloom success
fully 4 be learned from the florist or
Il q the many books upon the
of ~plant-culture. The bulbs are
comparatively costly, averaging about
twenty-five cents. but money spent up
them is so thrown away. As TO
-oseS. of which :he florist has a LARGE
we would Not advise the ANA
eur TO bother himself with these. IS
hey require careful and special treat
nenr, and the number of those that
in winter is very limited. An
':her dubious plant is the oxslis. 1, is
. profuse boomer. white, pink. yellow
biiiiant ~roSe-colcr, and REQUIRES
cry little attention. 4 few bulbs
in a hanging basket will soon
make a mass OF foliage and fowers.--
Telegraph.