Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-12-02
"a sincere friendn writes:

heated room. What plants will be
likely to produce the best returns in
flowers from such place?
Your piazza seems to be Just the
place for house plants If proper pre-
cautions are taken against frost. here
in any place north of Philadelphia, II
would seem necessary to have double
glass, or that furnace fires should be
kept in the the severest weather.
Then, if proper mo isture is giving
by keeping AN open vessel of water IN
the room or frequent showering of the
plants, you will have almost an ideal
"window garden"
In such place, in the sunny win
dow all the geraninms will thrive
well.
We give a list of some of the best:
Jules Ferry, beautiful single red;
Charles Darwin, dwarf, dark red,
double; Happy Thought, variegated
leaves, magenta flower; Bridesmaid;
free bloomer, white with tinted center,
Cinderella, large truss of rosy-salmon
flowers; Lady Plymouth, handsome
Ivy-leaved geranium, flowers white,
Bronze Prince, snowy yellow and
brown foliage salmon flowers; Bijou,
silver leaved foliage, very desirable.
All the fragrant geraniums are
treasures, and almost indispensable for
buttonhole and table bouquets.
Tea roses are also very desirable and
by getting several varieties and treat
ing them properly a succession of
bloom may be had all winter. We give
below list of those in IN our own col
lection:
Sappho and Safrand, beautiful SAL
mon, yellow changing to fawn, both
very fragrant and of fine form.
Catherine Mermet, handsome free
blooming rose, very fragrant, strong
growth and fine buds.
The bride, almost identical with
Catherine Mermet except in color.
Flowers large, pure white.
Papa GoItier, much like the popu-
lar Jacqueminots, with large sized
buds.
Grand Mogul and Souvenir de Wow
ton, two fine highly perfumed roses of
dark red color.
Francisco Kruger, a fovorite va
riety, cOPper-yellow, shaded with
peach.
La Princess Vera, ivory white
shaded with yellow and veined with
pink, very fine.
Aurora, silvery rose, sunset, beauti-
full saffron, and Bougere, elegant
bronze-pink completes list of roses
which will be found very satisfactory.
IL it is desired to add one of the
Polyantha variety, Rose, Clothilde
Soupert will be found one of the
best.
Carnations are satisfactory plants for
this sort of culture but must be given
a cool place and not too much
sunshine. A few good varieties
are:
Nellie Lewis, pink, shaded with
carmiae; Oracle Wilder, fne-fringed,
delicate pink; Seawan, dark, rich car
dinal; Mrs. Fisher, white flowers on
long stems, very fragrant; Buttercup,
yellow, streaked with red Juliet,
dwarf, color, white streaked with
maroon; Portia, bright red, free
bloomer.
Cinerarias are fine for house culture
They are easily cultivated of fine color
and markings, delicate perfume and
free blooming habit and should be in
more general cultivation.
Bouvardias are also easily raised, but
require more heat than carnations or
geraniums. They reward the careful
grower with brilliant flowers produced
In great profuslon nearly all win
ter.
Begonias are of so many and strik-
ing varieties that the grower has
vide choice in his selection The
towering begonias have fine foliage as
well as delicate flowers, while the Rex
variety make fine plants for decorative
uses.
Heliotrope is, as it name indicates,
sun loving plant, and in good sun
shine will make marvellous growth, its
lovely little flowers and sweet perfume
making it very attractive.
box of pansles ID also most desira- |
BILE. Procure long, shallow box, fill |
with rich earth, SOW seed of some of |
the large lowered sorts and keep in a |
warm, shady place. There is nothing
more satisfactory.
Near it may be box of Escboscholt |
Eiss and their vivid colors will COZ !
trast finely with the rich purple of the
psnsies. 49,
Primroses should be kept in a cool, |
shady corner, and are very pleasant /
little ca plants tore for, also iantanas
and abutilons which require plenty of
81 ithine.
For hanging baskets in the window.
use o1alls, planting pink, white and
yellow together in one crock.
ssxifrage and linaria are also good.
Plant some handsome ornamental
plants, such as coleus, farfuguim
Grande, ferns and euphorbias in large
crooks with handles, which may then
be moved to any part of tie house
for room or table decoration. A
stately palm or two and cannas are
also especially fine for this purpose,
the latter throwing up Its brilliant
spikes of bloom all through the winter.
but Of course, they need room and
heat.
If one likes a cactus or two, nothing
can be better than the Phillocactus.
The leaves of this variety are fat
and curviug and not so grotesdue as
those of many of the cacti. They are
very freebloomers and the flowers are
magnificent
+. Latlfrons or Queen cactus has a
creamy white blossom, other varieties
are scarlet, pink and white. There
are also violets, purples and yellows
among the rarer sorts.
If an orchid is desired for experi-
Rent the amateur will probably he
most successful with the bright little
butterfly orchid which is of easy cuI-
TIME, or if more pretentious plant is
wished, Lycaste Skinner Will keen
veil in a cool room and for its ready
easptsbllity to house culture
has been called the drawing
s<chid,"
Over the door leading from the
piazza to tbs inner room, vines might
be trained. Smilsx, cinnamon vine.
psurandia or cobora scandens will be
found very suitable for this pur-
pose.
Nor should the bulbons plants be
omitted from our list. A few hya-
sinths, crocuses, freesas and narcissus
viii make perfume and fragrance all
winter.