Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-11-10
A WINDOW WINTER GARDEN.
May be Easily Had---iow to Make and
What to Grow.

May be Easily Had--Iiow to Make and
What to Grow.
Henry Carew writes Orange Judd
Farmer: a few years ago a window
garden was thing almost unknown,
and one that was bright with flowers
in bloom was very rare, but now the
taste for flowers has grown so strong
that seedsmen haze eXerted themselves
to furnish Il supply OF plants that viii
bloom in winter to such good purpose
that it is possible to have flowers in
bloom in the house all the winter
through. l shall not refer in this article
to those which require some skill and
practice to succeed with, but shall tell
Of those which may be grown by any
one who will 90 to the trouble to get
the plants and give them a little atten-
ton. Among the best and easiest
grown winter boomers there is a long
list Of dubious rooted plants, which
grow and bloom in any temperature
so it does not fall below the freezing
point. Hyacinths are the best known
and easiest grown of all the bulbs and
their tendency to bloom is so strong
and blossom il given any kind of
chance, but they respond to good care
by doing much better. l do not grow
hyacinths III glasses, preferring to grow
them in pots. | use fVe-inch pots. put
ting three bulbs in each pot. Put about
an inch of broken stone in the bottom
of the pot and ill to within half an
inch of the top with a mixture of we'll
rotted manure and sand, burying the
bulbs in this out of sight. Then set the
pots in some dark corner and leave
them month, watering them OCCASION
ally. By this time the roots will have
started, and the tops will be ready to
peep out. Now bring them out into the
light and soon they will throw up their
flower shoots and fill the room with
fra GRANGE. BY planting at different
times Il succession may be had from
Christmas to Easter, of these flowers
alone, and as they come in white, red,
pink, blue and yellow they come very
near being a whole flower garden in
themselves. Roman hyacinths do well
in the house, each bulb producing from
two to five flower spikes. Not so well
known is the magnificent Bermuda
Easter lily, which every one should
possess. If genuine Bermuda grown
bulbs are purchased the flowers will
more than pay for the extra cost. They
are easily grown in the house and pro-
duce an immense show of flowers, that
must be seen to fully appreciate. The
newer sections of the narciSSuS are
coming into greater favor than ever
; They possess the merit of doing well
in d cool position and require about the
same treatment as the ryacinth. They
come in white and all shades of yellow
and bloom from February to April.
The flowers of some variety are star
shaped and others are trumpet-Shaped,
the trumpet or cup growing from the
center of the flower.
Chinese sacred lilies are but little
grown, though they are fine and easily
cultivated. They prefer to grow in
water, though they will succeed if
planted in light sandy soil. The flowers
are produced in prOfusiOn, a good bulb
frequently throwing up ten spikes, each
producing a number of flowers. They
bloom from October to March, accord
ing to the time of starting, and will
blossom under the most careless atten-
ton. The flowers are waXy white with
a yellow center and are very fragrant.
Star Of Bethlehem is another easily
grown bulb, as it will flourish in almost
any position, and the flowers, growing
from a stately spike 20 to a inches
high, are of pure white with a jet
black center. The culture is exactly
the same as the hyacinth. These are
only a few of the many that may be
had at a small price, and any one who
! is fond of flowers may have them all
! the year through at small cost.