Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-11-04
TIE fnowER GARDEN.
FHs FLOWER POT.

"My little, humble nower-pot,
Upon my turret Haunting free,
Than all the sweets OF Araby.
| Not all the sweets of Eastern bower
Are half so dearly priced by me,
As is the little, gentle flower
The mignon-tte that blooms In thee.
"My little, dewy moss-grown vase
Forth from its turret looks and sees,
Wide stretched around the park and chase
/ The dappled der beneath the trees.
| Beside the river Dask the kline,
The sheep go browsing DER the sward;
And kline. and sheep. and deer are mine
Tho all the park calls Dudley Lord"
So sings a poet and the loving
thought the song is echoed IN al
our hearts. In city rooms, hot and
sweltering through the Summer, the
hower-pots only can bring back fond
memories of Youth and freedom, sing
/ ing voices and happy hearts.
Some lit e, gentle flower, ''mignon-
ette or daifodil, scented rose or priced
geranium," lifts up the thoughts OF
| busy workers and cheers them at their
tolls, bringing, perhaps to them more
pleasure than the weil-flled conserva-
| tory of the millionaire, to people stated
with luxury.
Even In the country, Winter must
come and the garden beds be bare OF
bloom. Then, in farmers kitchens,
in pretty sitting-rooms, in well-flled
greenhouses, bright flowers lift their
J CHEEKY faces and compensate us for all
the care and trouble bestowed upon
them.
As for the pot itself, ones own taste
and means must be consulted. Empty
tin cans properly perforated, and neat
ly painted will give as good results IN
growing plants as the most costly jar.
diniere and a homemade wludow-box
lined with zinc can be made q ching
of beauty" when filed with blossom
ing plants. The florists otfer, however,
at reasonable prices elegant "Minton"
jars, very handsome and unique; terra.
Gotta pots and hanging baskets; "bee-
hive" and hedgehog" crooks for cro'
Gus and lily of the valley" tree tubs,
lily bowls and hyacirfth glasses, all
pleasing and convenient for their vari.
Gus uses which those who can afford
them will find to be saving of much
time and labor.
After all it is not the outside which
attracts us, but the bhthe faces, sweet
perfume, or handsome foliage of the
plant itself.
For q small collection of about
twenty plants, we would advise half q
dozen tea roses of different colors,
selected or treated so as to secure sue
cession of bloom; one or more of the
Chinese narcissus planted in glass
bowl with pretty pebbles to secure tine
bulbs; hyacinths, of course, and ger
anium or two: a foliage plant, farfug-
ium grande, coleus or feathery palm;
there should be a hsnging-basket or
two and a choice of ones especial
favorites with some novelty to study
for the pleasure of watching some new
flower develop.
1t does not require much more time
to care for twenty plants than for two;
they must b. watched and watered and
petted and the half hour spent in their
care must be a pleasant one for the
hower-lover, but even one plant in an
attic room may be a source of great
pleasur1 to its owner.
A small raisin box filled with pansies
gives great delight to the children of
family and the odd forms of cacti with
their magnificent flowers are a pleas
ing study. Indeel one can har dly
choose any one of the multitudes which
make up the fower-world without find
ing it to be a source Of great sstisfac-
ton and comfort.