The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
FLoTERs FOR DECORATION DAr.
Plsnts. Frowering and FOLIAGE. that are ID
Bloom and Appropriate to the Day a.d Time

when flowers are very plentiful IN garden
| field. and wood. and II is well that this ia so
| for the demand for flowers by every one is
great 1t is not alone the soldiers graves that
are decorated: the graves OF all our deceased
relatives and friends are also remembered. In
this tho custom Is n beautiful one. 1t has a
meritorious tendency in another direction. 1t
Is an incentive TO us not only to decorate the
graves with lunches OF cut flowers which rer-
sh in n day or two. but to clean up and make
tidy the plat and plant living flowers there:
and itinspires us with that noble contention. or
rather emulation. OF who shall Keep our grave
yard lots the neatest and have them look the
prettiest.
Lilacs. wistarias hawthorn. horse chestnut.
towering dogwood. SNOWFALL. spir'eas. deu;-
zias. sweet shrub. tamarix. and wcizclias
among hardy trees and shrubs are now in
full bloom. and will probably furnish the great
bulk OF the flowers used tomorrow
In olden tines aside from the common
fsmrnga rliga,tsJ and Persian lilacs and their
white Towering fXms. We did not have much
variety in this line. but nowadays We have not
only many new varieties bat several new
species added to our stock of garden plants.
Mario Lcgraye. alba Erandihora, Frau Dam
mann. and the white Persian are the best Of
all the white lilacs. and Souvenir de L.. ,Srath.
rutIa Grdndnpr1. rubtd Ds'onis Charles ".
coiored ones. There are nahy ooubie-ilpw-
cred sorts. but they are not as beautiful as the
sinElo ones. Their blossoms. however. as L.
C, mmonly the case with double flowers gen
orally. last l"nEer in good condition when cut
than d9 single ones Sm,mgn t., pWnn . a
1t is very hardy. of dense bush form. mud has
IHnG tGHn h ro.,l,ae .,eSious
Species are not in lloom yet
In tho way OF .wistaras We have rothinC
more beautiful than the common blue one
Ii,.h a a n
varlety. The japanese wistaras have longer
and the American species has very short.
hunchS rncomes. that come into bloom after
past TIERS are 0 whita-ilowsrinc Sa y e Of
all the sections. and doubled: fowered ones of
some. but the doubling is Disagreement.
In great beauty. hut not SO ~ II OF bloom this
yo rs they generally are The tree is ma.
several iirinrt var"iies Of II now H. nltiva.
ton, no;a ~ the douAIewh!te and DO 10 red:
hrni~md'. IL" ,sinils-towered red ne. is of
obscure o'!t.n. but very beautiful Il 20 when
in bios .on!. A. # now is.
TN, hawthorn. white. pink. and roo. is now
fagrnnt: d"Mnie- towering forms of the same
are also in ,ilDc beauty. hut they are almost
h tn" sStarn t cine IS nsed so
much rs I, hedge pant IN England and else
where IN E"Ior,H. where it IS also known as
thorn grows well mere and many other species
Of trn,pLnH. home and exotic. are p.ten found
Il our parks ami gardens in good condition.
the attacks Of fungoid diseases and borer
insect pests.
The La mrnum or golden chain has bcaun to
bloom. 1t Is, "a small tree with green Lark and
deep green divided leaves, and it delights in
winds. Just now lis UPRIGHT branches are
drrEnins With I2ns ra%emeS Of GosLsn yellow
purple flowers called Adams laburnum A |
variety called o,n,pnaNs gives one the impress
yellow chain, untold in spring. a. the others
do. pat it also bea:s n few straggling blossoms |
RRsaln in summer or fall. hence the name. |
European nurseries to graft dwarf varieties Of |
broom upon, to give them extra strength. just
garden roses upon to add to their vigor.
The snowIrop trees which we're so beautiful
IS yet very Senntu i along
he margins Of the woods. During the past
1--we or three weeks our gardens have heen gay
towering cherry trees. Japanese crab apples
and Chinese double lowerin. apple trees. but
Teauriu Of ali handsome som Swe erin crab
aprles. namely. P.a1ts coro ARIA. the American
garland ar l, AZ aprc only now in It's NEST per
pink. copIousy borne. and quite fragrant. The
European beam tree I'pr"s irld.j and it's finer
i white flowers. and tho mountain ash in a
ioral way is now as conspicuous as it is strk-
lunches !
rMit in August and September.
The early towering Chinese and Japanese
ma snolias are rast. unless it be y few ,belated
IF the American deciduous species. " acu,1i-
'd'c has green howe 5 not worth considering
81 a" IT. Tns e. Fss has y sns v
nacroIhylIa all have large foliage and large
y yni,e ilowtrs =, TIE svergrssn " eranddora
,reen far south but deciduous in the North.
,ome ~ later, section OF japanese mngno.
a whose 0wes DO not
They consist of ". ro,,riaora. medium sized
ssyed R a1h Nv s2h; ,s with
r n son anihers, and are pswerfu fr4sra anti
The other one. W. Iloisom. is as choice gem
Any in n aHa beauty PIT ds
title 'ree-like shrub from north China. is
ent,n: Under its burden Of racemes Of white.
waving mass OF rink-clu tieecy wands and
rHn"hl"fs. The scorpion SIENNA ,tCoronilla
II I. .-a3 TO foot dense cushion Of yell
C yN, pea flowers, "nd the .'rrias: single ana
we-! shrub tCn!ycnnthus,is thirkly studded
nrn"timcsS are fragrant apd sometimes they
RI, r.; MT tn" Chinese white fringe tree is in
neritori0us plant than our American species.
leiGel'ns have begun to bloom; so. too. have
ieri1'n Gyac,hs. T., Da'rtfora. and such spirRas
Xorhordais fading.
The American snowfall is The most elegant |
! tIt race Hnu lt> snow uIe lue largest. |
ut about this time. of year its leaves get
rumplsd with lice. The japanese snowfall
fRHr"um D'icnlnnJ is very beautiful and pro- {
use. and its leaves are never infested with in
ects: T. rotuud' foijnu, nearly related to the
lst: is the earliest Of all. and now in snowy
urity.
Among rhododendrons Il few plants arc In {
loom. hut it will he n week or more before ,
iere viii! be q good show OF them. The Chi y
ese hza'ea nMHun. AN exceedingly compact.
oniols, and brilliant species. Is on the wane. =
ut this is the season oi tho great mass Of the .
hent nzaleas. which are tho result Of inter-
rossinE and hybrdi2ing American and other
pocies. .ixated n,oits from China is also in I
ay condition.
Both the single AMI double tree rRonias are
beautiful lloom. They are indigenous to
bira apd Japan. The large old crimson |
,uhlc pronias Of old gardens is OF European :
'iGin.
IL Turner's Ingenious Submarine Telescope
and Trout Trap. n
NICHOLAS COUNT HOUSE. W. Va. May 20
N Turner. one Of the oldest and most sue '
ssful hunters in tho AIleghanies. lives In 4
choas county where trout fishing. deer and
'ar hunting are part Of the education OF the
habitants, IIe owes his SUCCESS not only to