The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

VIII commence to make a new growth and
blooms. BY paying close attention to
these small details, which are necessary
TO healthy plant life, your plants may be
Aepe ~ condition to receive company al
most the year round.
Is But remember that nearly all plants re-
qulre short season of rest after a display
OF bloom, especially if they have been
forced, by feeding and by close and
heated atmosphere. A season of rest is
quite as necessary to them as TO the lady
who has brilliantly entertained her
fortunate company in ball or drawing
room.
SUITABLE SOIL.
The soil to be used in reporting must
be selected to suit the plant Perhaps the
pest guide will be the soil they were
growing in when received.
SOIL from city streets or gardens should
never be taken, for it is usually full Of
matter poisonous to plant life, and if
used the days OF your pets are numbered.
II soil outside of the domain of gas.
sulphur, ETC., cannot be procured, some
country florist, if applied to will, for a.
trltlng consideration, furnish what NAV
be needed, and if he is of ordinary intel
llgence he need only be told of the class
OF pants Tor which it is to be used, when
he will know what to bring.
Over potting is to be avoided-that is
the placing of plants in pots much too
large to take IN the roots without some
cramping.
The easiest way to know when plants
neeo larger pots is to turn out the plants.
ana II the roots are not closely matted
oney do not, as rule, require shifting.
Palms may be kept in good condition
Tor a long time without reporting by
using liquid manure for watering the
soil, even after the pots have become
closely packed with roots.
THE CARE OF AN IVY.
have the pleasure of many years. in
tlmacy with some ladies who are emf
nently successful in growing plants in
doors, and perhaps short story of their
methods and results may be of use. The
family in mind mbraced three sisters. ali
fond of plants and flowers. The young
est was rather delicate in health, but
overnoWed with energy when garden
work offered, SO naturally control of the
house plants rested in her, and at all
times 1t was pleasure 10 view her plants
which were usually Kept in the dining
room.
The most striking plant was a large leaf
ivy grown in fourteen-inch pot resting
on pedestal about eighteen inches higb
Several vines starting from the surface OF
the sell were trained up the side of the
mantei until they reached the top, where
many branches were trained above it,
completely covering the entire wall above
the fireplace. Other branches were
trained III the opposite direction above the
door leading to the next room This was
the most beautiful plant it has been nv
fortune to see growing indoors, and was
in this fine condition for more than fifteen
years, and most probably is yet. Every
leaf on the plant-and there were thou
sands of them-were as bright and green
as If they had just come from a shower
bath.
Once year the plant was taken into
the open air and the vines spread out on
the grass and each leaf washed with soap
and water with a sponge-seemingl
large contract, but this delicate lady ac-
complished it alone in less than day.
One of her brothers was induced to
build plant stand on castors that would
accommodate sixty plants or more. upon
which she cultivates palms, ferns, ficus
elastica, geraniums, fuschias, heliotrope.
primulas and others, including some
Dutch bulbs and cyclamen persicum-by
the way. this last is one of the most salts
factory house plants. During the sum-
mer and pleasant days in spring and au-
tumn this stand was rolled out of doors,
and especially when gentle showers oc-
Cured. In winter it was wheeled into
the bay window during daylight, and in
cold nights showed into the middle of the
room in front OF the fire. The plants
were at all times bright, clean and
healthy, and at all times some of them
were IN bloom. Their tender was
lovely, amiable lady. but the one who in
her absence interfered with her pets. ex-
cepting to move the stand from the win
dow on cold nights, might not for short
time recognize this trait of her character.
Although opposed to the use OF tobacco,