The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-03-09

4 Iist Of Desirable Flowers for Spring
Planting.
paper read before the Allen Co. HortIcul-
tural society Feb. 10th. lS8.
Everybody worthy a home should
strive To make IL pleasant and cheer
full. II il the brightest spot in the
hearts Of true Americans; here we
garner our choicest earthly treas
ure-: il il our little world, hallOwed
10y the many dear associations of our
every day life. Here with the bene-
firiput aid Of nature we should put
forth our greatest effort for its adorn
ment By the exercise of a little
taste and few hours of time put in
now aud then, a world of pie ASSURE
can Ice derived from the care ami
cultivation of flowers, nor need we
go to any great expense; a few pack
cts Of seed, of choice varieties that
are continuous bloOmers and a will.
ingne-s To work IL all we need. That
we may enjoy the longest possible
season of bloom we must resort to
some plan to have good strong plants
ready for planting i'm the open ground
a. soon "a tine soil will work nicely
early Ia the spring, hence we start
our seed i'm a hOt-bed or greenhouse |
in the latter part Of February. The
young plants are transplsnted once
or twice and then well hardened he |
fore their final removal to the open |
ground i'm the flower garden.
Among the many varieties OF flow
ers we may set i'm our garden there
are none that will give greater salts
faction than the following:
ASToRs.
consider the aston one Of the most
valuable flowers We have for the gar
den II six or eight varieties are
planted they will give Us cOntinu-
Gus supply Of choice flowers for boz
quets ar floral work. Plant in rows
and six or eight inches apart in the
row.
RALSANS.
They are old fashioned but too good
Ia be left out. There has been such
great improvements made in Bal
sans in the Psst few years that we
now have them a. large and double
a. our finest roses. The colOrs are
very brilliant which makes them
valuable for fiat floral work. Bal
sans should not be planted i'm wet
ground HendeTson's Superb and
Carmellia Powered are the finest
varieties.
DEHLIAs.
Every body admires dahlias, yet |
comparatively few are aware they
can he easily grown from seed and
bloom ahundantly the first year.
But to guard against disappointment /
beware Of cheap seeds, buy only the |
best from reliable seedsmen. Sow
the seed about the first of March in q
hOt-Eed, transplant once and set into
the open ground when all danger of
frost il past.
DIANTHTS.
The China and Japan pinks are
deservedly popular garden flowers.
Few flowers can equal them in beau
ty and prefusion of bloom. In a |
packet of mixed seed we will get |
many distinct and beautiful marked |
varieties.
GERANIUMS.
No flower garden can be complete |
without its bed Of geraniums. Ii il
the one plant on which We can al |
ways depend for flowers But to get |
the most beautiful effect from ger
aniums they should always be mass |
ed, or in ribbon lines each color to |
itself with border OF Madame Sail |
eroi or Chrystal Palace gem for a
border.
PHLoN DRUMMONDI.
Il In. |
that can excel the phlOx for BRILL
ant and constant display. When the
plants are set in rich soil ten inches
apart each way and well cultivated |
IL soon forms mass Of color unequal
ed by any other flower, but for the |
finest effect where there is an sbund-
ance Of room il should be grow n in |
Ribbon lines. There are several va
rieties, Grsndiflora being the largest.
PoRTULACA.
The moss rose OF our boyhood days.
Ii is n veTtihle child of the sun, il |
will flourish and bloom abundantly
in tine hottest weather If not allowed
To become too dry. IL is adapted to
baskets. boxes, small beds or borders.
Plant only the double varieties. The
seed will not all come double but
the single ones can be pulled out
when they begin to bloom.
PANsIES.
Heartssase. How / pity the poor
mortal who can look into their
bright faces aud not love them. or
all my floral pets there il none that
IL a more constant source Of pleasure
10 me than my pansies. | grow thu m
by the thousands yet l never tire
looking ut them. The psnsy loves a
cool shady situation and for that
reason should be set out as early in 4
the spring as possible. Make the
bed rich and use soil of q very porous
nature, this IL important rs the water
should quickly run Off when the
plants are sprinkled. The ground
should always be kept moist, but
never wet enough to become soggy
or sour. III grown in beds they
should he raised eight or ten inches
above the general surface. Set the
plants eight inches apart each way.
Pick off the flowers a. fast a. they
fade and never let them go to seed or
they will soon stop bisssOming.
ROSES.
Our list would he incomplete with
out few ever blooming roses. The
following will give satisfaction:
Catherine Mermet, Pink flesh color,
Etoil ID. Lyon, Cromoe Yellc&, Glo-
RE De Dion, Cream Yellow, Bon
Silene, Rosy Carmine, Niphitos,
Best Pure White, Papa Gontier,
Fine Red color, Sunset, Beautiful
Golden Amber, Ssppho. Fawn SUI
Children Cry for