The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-04-17
HORTICULTURE.
Some Timely suggestions About
What TO Plant and How to
Plant 1T

Plant-it.
The welcome spring days are here again,
the brightest, happiest time of all the
year Now for the flower garden. What
shall we plant how shall we plant and
when Where one has Il large lawn or
garden they can SOW as many varieties or
flowers as they choose but for small gar
den it is best to select those kinds that
bloom the most and the longest. for it is
really annoying to the amateur, after all
their time and trouble. to find they have
only planted the early, or the very late
blooming sorts, that are only in bloom for
a few days, and soon gone
Ageratum is a pretty Mexican flower,
and Will give an abundance OF blue flowers
until frost. Crepis barbata and the golden
headed bRritOnia are two very early sorts
and continue to bloom until quite late in
The season. The DELPHI .niums are one of
the handsomest and most useful OF all our
plants. The double dwarf rocket tajacis
hyacinthiiOrumj is truly lovely the plants
are from ten TO twenty inches high, and
densely covered with heavy spikes of
double flowers, fine and rich in coloring.
Centaurea (sweet sultan) is quite curious
and attractive plant in a garden the
blooms somewhat resembl IA basket filled
70 oVerfioWlng. hence the name 1t some
times has OF basket plant Candytuft is
one OF our old garden favorites, but so
much improved of late years to be
rocket is one Of the very best it blooms
abundantly, and bears large trusses of
flowers OF dazzling whitcness. Mig
nonette is a sweet little plant and quite
Indispensable for the bouquet maker. Two
years ago / grew the parsons tree mig
nonette it is truly u giant the flowers
are almost pure white, OF great fragrance,
and borne on spikes from six inches to q
foot or more in length; the plant is fully
three feet high, blooms until frost.
Dianthus chinensis is one of the choicest
OF our annual pinks; mine of last year
were very fine; the flowers are extremely
double and rich in coloring and will bloom
the second year il the roots are slightly
protected during the winter Those who
have never grown the longitiorR four
o o'clock have missed q treat; they scarcely
resemble the common four-o'clock, the
plants are OF more PROSTATE habits, and
the flower trumpets are from six to nine
inches long, pure, waXy white and
very fragrant; early in the svenin
the plants present beautiful appearance
Gyprophelia murals is lovely dwarf q.
nual its delicate, find foliage and PIN
kinds Of bouquets, suitable for border
edglngs or hanging baskets. There are
very few flowers In cultivation that make
SO dazzling display Of beauty a bed
OF the brilllant-colored Portulaca. Phlox
drommondii is one of our best annuals for
all purposes they give large variety Of
eolorS, and bloom abundantly until frost
Last year I grew thirteen distinct yarie-
NcrDenia and pansies are old favorites of
all, and no garden is perfect without them
a bed OF petunlas should grace every gar
den not only for their beauty, but for
their fragrance A small bed win scent a
whole garden. A few foliage plants are
an addition to the garden, and when not
convenient to obtain them from q gr6en-
house, few OF the annuals may be sub
stituted. AmbroSia, sometimes called
Jerusalem oak " and by others known as
"oak geranium, y is pretty foliage plant
with deeply indented leaves, somewhat
resembling an oak leaf strong and robust
In habit and densely covered with leaves
and flowers from root TO top-mOst branch,
and very neat for dividing line. Perilla,
for ornamental foliage plant, Is very
desirable; ii has a broad, seTrated leaf, of
q dark metallic bronze, IL Of erect habit,
and suitable for low hedge or fine for the
centre Of bed. There are several varieties
Of amaranthus cultivated for their foliage,
which are really fine and rich in colorin1
the colors will be more brilliant If planted
in moderately rich soil-Mrs. +. a W.
In Farm and Garden.