National Republican., 1886-10-30
Woodward & Lothrop,
Boston Dry Goods House,
9!l Pennsylvania Ave. 9l2 d SIRE
HINT 10 WINDOW GARDENERS.
How Pretty Flowers May he Made to
Bloom in winter.
New York Mail aud Express.


Bloom in Winter.
'Ncw York Mail and Express
There will be an abundant supply Of
flowers In the market this winter,n said u
dealer 70 a reporter for the NtH AMI Er-
press, During the past year growers have
largely increased their hot house capacity.
The system through which the city florist is
supplied has been subjected toa change, too.
There is now mildleman between the
florist aud the grower in the form Of a com
mission merchant. The grower consigns
his stock ~ the commission merchant and
he supplies the lOri,t according tO the de-
mlnd, IncpoOrc>t flowers left on the com.
mission merchants hands are made into
bouquets and are sold ON the streets by
children, Ou commission.
"lt has always been u mystery to me-
added the dealer, why window gardeners,
Hs rule, do not try 10 raise plants from
seed. II demands considerable care and
attention, but there is deal of pleasure in
bringing plants to life. a point not To be
lost sight II In raising plants from seed is
10 always have the soil of even moisture
until the seed grrminatus. Soil used for
seed sowing should bc exposed to the
weather for several months and have care
fu watering, So that particles will not ad-
here TO each other, but will remain in free
conditions which is necessarily COngenial to
plants IN their stages 1t is on this point
that 80 many fail IN the attempt,
"IOu have noticed that there are many
successful window gardeners In this city,
My experience teaches me that the way tn
keep paut- healthy aud beautiful is first
never to have the thermometer in the room
more than - during the day aud 10 at
night, II possible have them in south
window, aud see TO II that dust aud draughts
are excluded, aud ut the sane time give
them plenty Of light water, aud air. soft.
woodcd plants should have plenty Of air
aud light, Such plants AS roses, aloysia
CitrcUlura, aZulrus, Cumelias, the various
lycopods, hyuciuths, ami other bulbs Of that
sort, will thrive Ia a room without tiic If
there is no frost They are often injured
by too mu h heat. Furnace gas is very in
furious To plants, more 50 than Illuminating
gas,
"Fur wiutcr decorations IN many houses
continued the dealer, "cOues Of the yellow
or white pine trees which grow In the north
crn woods are now beIng used and are very
pretty ornaments. They are placed In smal
vases aud spriukled with fine grass seed
letting much Of the seed drop down be
tween the leaves aud the stem Thcu tn,
vases are lilci with water The cones ab
sOrb the moisture, causing the seeds to ger
inmate, aud soon green shoots will fore,
their way out Of each little receptacle
giving the cone a feathery vivid greer
appearance
The Register. list of "Balanoes"-A A
DctamutOry Perver-inn of Public
Facts A Second Letter.
WAsHlN0roN CITY, d. C., Oct, 20, 1856
MY DEAR SIR did not expect 50 soon u
recur to the registers list Of alleged "bul
auces' due the United States, now know
as executive document No. 1853.
These are the balances" which wer,
transmitted by the creative genius Of III,
Democratic national campaign committe,
into "defalcAtiOn-,n aud were juyuusl.
welcomed by the Democrats Of Long Isl
and us conclusive proof Of Republican
turpitude In administration.
My letter 10 you Of Sept. ~ showed tina
these alleged balances were not "defdI
CutiOus,n but We're In the main unsettled
accounts against which there were unat
Justed Offsets that they were, therefore
apparent and not real "balanCes ~ tina
II not more valuable than the recently ad
lusted "debtN Of the United States depU'
itury at Baltimore, settled by Mr. Secretarl
Manning, they were worth about | / cent
IN the dollar; aud that the entire sum d
the "balauCes' claimed since lNGl-Sl2
sO3,4iG IS-was, therefore, worth IN cas-
about slGl, lGs, ana this upon business 1
nearly ,3GOuOOOO,OOO.
On this showing these balances wer
described as practically bogus" lhes
figures Of the register, although autheut
Gated by the Acting Secretary Ol the Irea
urY, were spoken of as "ballOon hgures,
and this whole business OF alleged "deia