San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-10-11
FLOWERS, SHRUBS AND TBEEs.

answer.
Coleus cuttings may now be root
ed from the old plants on the lawn.
They require plenty Of heat and
sunshine during the winter.
Baltimore has a cactus society,
and it is to give show Of cacti in
that city at the close of September.
The members are to contribute at
least 1900 plants, and other speci-
mems are to come from Guatema-
la, Mexico, Arizona and other pro-
life regions.
Among the new Cannas there is
not one with brighter flowers than
the comparatively new Sarah Hill.
These flowers nave neither spots
nor margins of any color, but are
solid crimson. A mass of them in
large vase produces a glowing eff
feet which can hardly be described.
tits generally supposed that the
wild flower gardens, which are be-
coming so popular, must be started
! in the early spring, but it will be
better to make preparations this
fall. In the rush of spring work
the wild garden may be put off
until too late, and many beauties
may be secured for it now.
One of the common errors among
amateurs, and too often INDUCED
in by those who have passed the
amateur stage, is putting plants in
too large pots. One reason these
do not bloom is because the
strength in the surplus earth is
absorbed by the growing roots.
Contracted dimensions will insure
more bloom and form stronger
and more compact plant, paradox.
cial as this may appear.
Two new,varieties of the cycla-
men have been introduced this
season from Palestine, where they
grow wild on the mountains. Much
is expected of them in colder coun-
tries as winter plant. Their foil
age is exceedingly handsome, the
dark green is marbled with white
and yellow, and the flowers are
large and fine. Rhodian bears pure
white blossoms and bericum hand
1 some deep blOOd-red.
The lawns which were made last
spring may now be rolled to NAL {
them smooth and even. All thin
spots in the grass should be slight
ly raked and little fine grass and
white clover seed Sprinkled on
them. a slight covering of man.
ure will prove beneficial, but dc
not have it too thick and heating
Mr.. f. $. Hale, of Philadelphia
is trying to persuade the authori-
ties of that city to plant the elm
along the wide streets, narrowing
the unnecessarily spacious road
ways few feet for this purpose
He calls attention to the fact that
no town with rows of fine elms
would part with them for any con-
sideratiOn.
Tradescantia Multicolor will
grow as well in the shade as in the
sunshine, and this is a desirable
feature for window plant. 1t is
easily propagated, and, like the
old tradescantia, it grows rapidly
and will soon trail its long, grace
full branches down from the win
dow box or basket. This has much
prettier leaves than the old variety,
not only different shades of green,
but pink, delicate blush, bright
crimson, silver and bronze.
Genista, or "Shower of Gold"
should be ported not for Easter
blooming. 1t is a green house
shrub, resembling the lantana. The
foliage is ornamental, and will be
admired on the plant shelves
Throughout the winter, but when in
the early spring the entire plant
is completely covered with the
fine golden fragrant flowers we
will not wonder where it derived
it's popular name, "shOwer of gold"
The beautiful little Mexican
trailer, called peperOmia, will
droop gracefully over the side of a
pot or hanging basket in the win
dow, or creep along the ground
when planted outside. 1t should
receive the same treatment as the
well-known "wandering jew"
giving it light, rich soil and plenty
of water. The leaves are very
handsome, a dark velvety green,
almost black, beautifully blotched
with silver.
The taste for white lilacs was in
troduced into Berlin, says a writer
in Gartenfiora, by the late Empress
Augusta. To meet the de-
mand large quantities were i'm
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