Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-26
SANTA FE FLOWERS.
They Toll Not, Neither Do They Spin
But They Sweeten the Life Of
the Average Mortal Just
at Present.

Steve Lacaaayene's, pansy bed, over at
the old Cam place, is about as pretty
sight as may be seen anywhere hereabouts
just nov.
Under the care OF practical man
brought cut from the east, the orchard
and garden of q. w. llckox is becoming
veritable bower OF beauty.
DR.. Andrews has couple of horse
chestnut trees at the entrance to his home
on Palace avenue, the flowers on which
attract the admiration OF all passersby.
The almond trees in the orchards of
Gov. Prince, Mr.. Lucero and others are
loaded with fruit this season, as usual
in fact, they never fail to produce crop.
Fig trees at the governors place are also
doing well.
Mr.. Boyle has been emnently sue
cessful il producing beautiful floral
novelty, red, white and blue water
/ lily. His success has encouraged several
Santa Fe ladies to try these flowers in
their homes.
Hon. L. A. Fiske is the only gardener
| in town who can boast of calacanths
bush. 1t is lGdened with fragrant bios
SONS, which, like old wine, become more
fragrant with aye. Mr.. Fiske also has a
rare flower in the shape of green rose.
Sca::a Fe' --.-rdclers ... beginning to
pluck their first Strawberries, and they
seem to be unusually large ard highly
favored this year. The straw berry ought
to receive more attention here than it has
in the past few years. 1t is prolific and
profitable crop.
J,, I IDh Is, 4 10
horse.chestnut tree now in full flower
that is q perfect picture of beauty. The
tree is twenty years old, and its large
white blossoms with their cardinal CEN
tiers almost hide the green foliage from
view.
Earnest Mecke has beautiful colleC-
ton of roses, which, he reports, are en-
| tirely free from insects. He thinks the
, custom of covering rose bushes in winter
with evergreens, corn shucks, etc, does
little good beyond providing q nest for In
sects; last winter he left his bushes
: wholly unprotected and he thinks they
are better Tor it.
! Among the prettiest of early sprine
' flowers produced here with absolutely nc
: care or attention is the iris In SAINTS
: Fe gardens the purple, white ana yellow
o flowers are now to be seen. They are
very hardy, and used as n border fo
> walks they are very attractive. The,
seem to thrive either in shady or sunny
i places.
e Valentine Herbert brings the New Mex
,, ICAN to-day a sample Of his fall rye. The
!, heads are just now in flower and are eigh
to ten inches in length and stalks fiv,
l. feet high. This is grown entirely with
l. out irrigation. 1t is method of success
It fully producing hay and grain that ough
8 to become popular in districts where irri
!, CATION facilities are limited.
u Postmaster Wetmer has been tryin
lr the Russian apricot IN his garden and h
1t says they are the best for producing
IL ver.failing crop. This year the tree!
are so heavily burdened with fruit tina
he has had to pull off much of the gree
fruit. His gooseberries also are remark
. able for their size thus early, many {
a, them measuring two and half inches il
=, circumference.
q The beautiful cosmos, a native Ne'
Q Mexico flower which brightens up E
{ many OF Santa Fe's gardens IN the fall,
i becoming immensely popular Throughout
the east. Lewis ChilGs is Introducing
far and near, and has greatly improved il
y causing the flowers to be double the siz
!, of the native article, with an endles
variety OF colorings. Mr.. ChiIds bad hi
attention first called to the cosmos b
Miss Lee, sister Of Hon. John A. Lee, c
q Albuquerque.
~ Mrs. W. S. Harroun, always very sue
. cessiul in her attention to flowers, has re
" Gently added superb collection of cac'
Il to her home collection. By the way
t. Blanc, the famous cscti specialist, is pay
is ing more attention yearly to introducn
III New Mexico varieties among his easter
at patrons. 1t is fact rot generally know
n. that Blanc has farm down near Engl
ID where the production of native cacti
d Systematically carried on.