St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-14

an seven exchange is no robbery" and
you leave pleasant impression on the
mind of your friend.
There is scarcely a lover and grower
OF flowers that has not decided pref
erence in the form she wants them to
grow, and she usually gets them into
that shape, and does not like the idea
of spoliatiOn.
Your request for slips may mean to
her the spelling of the fine. shapely
plants that has caused her much labor
to perfect, and unfriendly feelings will
surely come into her heart toward you,
although she may not show it. She
knows you want of the best plants she
has, and she knows, too, that you will
be angry if she does not give them to
you. 1t is human nature to be selfish,
and should we blame person for hesi-
which they have purchased and cared
for until it is just what it was de-
signed to be-a thing of beauty
after months of careful attendance. Do
not ask fol them, but go without until
you can purchase the plants with your
own money. A true lover of flowers is
always generous hearted, and ever
ready and willing to give if they have
anything to spare, and that without
being asked for it, and there are always,
in all cases, certain friends to be the re-
cipients of all such favOrs, and if you do
not receive such favOrs do not ask for
them unless you are sure to get them
without any hard feelings. There are
many that still bed out the geraniumS
during the summer, andin that case there
will often be much trimming up to be
done when the plants are again ported
for the sitting room window for winter
blooming. That is the time when slips
will be gladly given to any one that ap-
plies for them by any lover of plants, as
throwing away slips goes hard with
any real lover of plants. Young plants
blossoms better than older plants
among the geraniums, for they are sure
to bloom if rooted early in the season.
and the last of August seems to be the
best time to start the roots from slips,
although | have rooted slips every
month in the year with good success,
without any more cOnvenienceS for do
ing the business than every one has at
their command if they keep a fire over
night.
Any one that has stove that can be
filled with wood and closed up at night
has good chance to root plants all win
ter, as L can, or should ask to have. But
IL 10 aug uo1 uOWs dllu IL you HAVE
petunias in the garden look for the very
incest blooming plants, pick off any
number of slips and set them out to
root in some cool, shaded place or
dimly-lighted room, taking several slips
from each plant selected and place them
in the box or flower pot in which
you want them to remain, water just
sufficient to keep the soil damp, leave
them until they begin to grow, then give
all the sunshine required.
You will not regret the care bestowed
on them when the snow covers all this
state of Minnesota, for they will bloom
the whole winter through. if well cared
for. Indeed, the petunia seems to be
an all-rOund blOomer, as | have set and
rooted slips that bloomed all winter, set
them out in the spring, and rooted from
them again and again for years. | have
given the finer varieties of verbenas
the same treatment and succeeded ad-
mirably with them.
Mrs. MARTHA CRANDALL.