The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-03-29
FDTTOR'S CHAT.

sur florida Friend, Mrs. Warner, Makes a
Generous Offer to Send FlOwer-Seeds on
Receipt OF Postage.
Mira Warner Jacksonville Fla, to whom so
many of our Loyal Home Workers have been
sndeb,e ed for iower-seeds and Southern curios IN
times past, makes another of her generous offers
to-day.
Mrs Warner takes great pleasure in filling the
orders sent her without money and without price,
asking you TO remember stamps only. She VIII
speak for herself
THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
DEAR c c FRIENDS: As the beautiful Spring
approacbes nearly every day / receive letters from
Northern friends. asking II 1 can ana VIII sehu
them something nice TO plant from tins iahu oil
flowers. Now have not the time to write eaeh
q long letter but Editor Is willing TO allow
space VIII say TO and all, that Will mail any
6owerseed, plants, or bulbs you Wish, II you sehd
stamps to pay postage Tor thee are plenty % 'beni
here TO be had for the gathering.
How often have / wished / we're Uncle Sam!
What free distribution Of flowers / would make!
as am not | can at least do the next best thing.
Most of the Northern garden flowers grow here
IN wild luxuriance, and many OF the hot-house
kinds grow in the open ground the year round
At this time of the year wish you could see the
perfect blaze of color the flowers present In Inc
fields and woodlands; the orange-trees are wh1le
with flowers, and the air Is heavy with their sweet
perfume.
Do / like Florida? you ask. Here is a Yankee
answer: Cap help loving beautiful surroundings
in a beautiful climate?
THE FLORAL LIST
As to flowers, here is a list of a few can send
you;
The Spanish dagger is one of the handsomest
tropic plants of the South. II grows some hve
feet high: has a branchless trunk surrounded by
long coril-ike leaves from the ground TO the top,
crowned by huge bunch of creamy-wht bell
shaped flowers nearly the size around OF a wafer
pail. and about TWO feet high. The Spanish dagger
will endure all sorts OF treatment, and sun thrive
Imagine, if you can, more snowy plant Tor
In the Fall the tub containing II SBOulO
be carried TO the cellar.
Sleepy acacia is lovely plant, grows some 20
inches high, and has an abundance OF beautiful,
fern-like leaves, and deep yellow bell-shaped flow
ers. IL is often called sensitive plant, as at the
touch the leaves viii droop and curl as thou&h
dead.
Southern cypress is a dainty, delicate vine both
for foliage aud Sewers. But of all Towering vines
nothing quite equals the brilliant beauty OF the
passion flower. The bloom is the size of silver
DOLLAR. clothed in a royal coat of purple and gold,
while Dame Nature if not satisfied with her
work, circles the flower with Deep lace-like
fringe, which gives IL an Indescribabie beauty
The passion flower is well adapted for in- or out
door culture, and is elassed by Northern florists
as hardy; yet, to be safe. think covering should
be given where the ground freezes, else pot II Tor
Winter blooming.
Then can send you seed of the purple castor
bean, foliage very snowy; also, the giant Austria
liam variety. We have some 25 feet high; not
exactly the bean that Jack of nursery fame planted
but perhaps more tangible. Another pretty plant
Is the oak geTanium, well adapted. by its dark
green, dense foliage, for low hedge or dividing
Inc VIII SEND you eacf a ilDefal supply OF llliS
seed, then you give few OF the plants to your
neghbor for house culture.
And here let me say do not keep all your floral
pets. but divide them with Others. II viii not hurt
you bit. have no patience with that hateful old
saying Get all you and keep all you get
Tor it only makes smaller small soul and benefits
Did you know
THE APPLE OF soDoM,
or Ewes apple grows here? Il is pretty plant, Of
culture, bearing brilliant scarlet snowy fruit.
about the size of crab apples.
Then we have the graceful palmetto palms, with
their broad. sweeping leaves one OF these palms
would add much TO any collection,
The Japan tea-plant grows here. often send
lea seed North TO grow a. house plants. The foil
Hge is "A rich dark green. the snowy white flowers
very fragrant, and about the size OF apple bios
SONS. / can send you seed Of the ice plant, olive
green laurel, little octoroon, and beautiful
variety OF candytult.
LEGEND OF JOBS TEARS
Did you ever hear of plant said to perpetuate
Jobs tesrs2 They say ii found lis way over here
from Africa Dear me, that sounds NICE real sug-
Reslive. now, don't II? To think that Job, tie
worlds pattern for patience, might possibly have
been AfrIcani
Well you plant the seed in the open ground and
as the plant attains maturity note how the dark
shiny tears, seeds, hang on The bush, just as If
they were dropped, without any covering like
other seeds; then form your own conclusions a. to
probable complexion OF our model ancestor.
Did you ever make rice-ball? Not the table
variety. Take sponge, MI II with recessed. aud
dip u in wafer; then suspend u with a string aud
see what pretty green ball you will soon have. /
will send you the rice seed.
DO you know that you grow cotton as easy
as geTaBlumI Cotton bears large, white, SNOWY
flowers, followed by equally SNOWY coIton-bos.
which SOON burst their dOwny contents. Cotton
planted iH pots easily natures during the Summer
an0 makes "a novel show ia the North.
i can also send you seed OF water bells, yellow
field daisies. gaillaTdas Indian coffee beans beau
uful everlasting flowers ike the English ox-eye
daisy, aud the scarlet fireballs; also ornamental
grasses the Tattiesnake grass one Of the hand
soonest OF al. ] can send you seed of grass
hooks aud must not forget The dear little sweet
mlguOnet. The FFeucbmans darling. To forget
that would be like a soup without salt Then,
we have nne new DligBouel which grows tall,
three feet high, with fine foliage and sweet
scented flowers, nice for bouquets. viii send both
SORTS.
omitted descriptions foF lack Of space, but you can
plant the seed and The flowers speak for them
selves viii send any one Kind of seed named for
AtwO-cent stamp or the whole % or 30 varieties
for dozen two-cent stamps.
On. yes must tell you Of our native free bloom
Ing cactus bearing large semi double yellow flow
sFs half the size OF teacup. can get you seed o
that too
SEA ISLAND MELON.
There are 80 many nice things here, not except.
tng our honey sweet wateFmelons last Summer
for the frsi time, grew melon seed from one o.
the Sea Islands. II certainly WAS the finest evei
Eaw, aud you who might ike To try them this veal
will divide what seed have 10 spare with you a,
long as IL lasts
About the flower seed anyone Is perfectly wei
20 send for them for they are easy To get AND
assure you shall enjoy the sending quite a. niucl
- you wlli the receiving.
Mis-. Z. A. Warner, Jack sonville Fla
ELDORANA.