St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-26
TO KEEP IN THE WINTER.
FIowering Plants Should Be Care
fully stored in the Cellar.
Special Letter to the Globe.

Special Letter to the Globe.
FOUNTAIN, Mimi. Dec. T7.-NOw
comes the time to store away in the cell
lar, the chrisanthemums that have done
blooming. and the flowers are no longer
presentable. Alas! they have withered
like all other flowers and have become
old and faded out. Garry them to the
cellar IN a rather dry state, if the cellar
is damp one, as too much moisture
will kill them. Let the soil dry out
considerably before storing away for
the winter. These plants have re-
manned i'll bloom much longer than
usual or else the Japanese va
rieties keep in bloom longer
than the Chinese varieties do. How
ever, the Japanese varieties are very
fine and curious looking flowers. too. If
one has not plenty of room for keeping
large geraniums they too can be set
away in the cellar, taking care not to
have the soil very wet. as they will soon
begin to decay. Some ladies will turn
the plants out of the pots and hang the
plants, roots up and top down, which
Will do if the cellar is really damp. But
any one can determine for herself
by watching the plants for few weeks
If the cellar is too damp for keeping
plauts in good condition during the
winter. In fact every woman
THAT KEEPS PLANTS
or tries to keep them over winter
should know the atmosphere of her
cellar, if she wishes to keep plants
through the winter in it. In a dry Gel
lar plants will require slight wctting
once or twice during the winter; i'll a
damp cellar no watering will be re-
quired by any plant, as the leaves of all
plants are but the lungs to the body of
the plant, and gather life for it as the
lungs of humanity will gather life for
the system. For winter blooming,
newly rooted slips, or cuttings, or the
Young geraniumS are the best, and, i'll
fact, the only sure dependence that l
have is on such young geraniumS for
any real good show of that
tribe of plants. Our long cold win
tiers of the Northwest need more
to make the time pass away pleasantly
and brighten up the stormy days with
all the means at our command. We
must make the whole house as pleasant
and as bright as we possibly can. and
with the very smallest amount of money
possible. Make the kitchen bright, for
there the cook must be the greater part
of the day, and somehow the rest of the
family will often gather around the
kitchen stove unless they are made to
understand 1.-The other ROOM is their
place all the time. And that ''Other
room" should be made attractive to all
members of the household, by the many
little inexpensive ways that nearly all
of womankind know how to use, and
that room should also contain the best
and brightest blooming flowers. Every
child in the household should be
taught to know that he or she must try
to keep 1.-The other room in good order
and always ready to receive a guest at
any moment without any confusion or
lack of proper department on such oc-
caSiOns. Have table in front of the
fire with books and newspapers on it
and the easiest chairs in the house close
by, and nearest to the fire for father
and mother as their own especial right
to the best and warmcst place in the
room. Young men and maidenS will
you see that this is done?
Mrs. MARTHA CRANDALL.