The National tribune., 1895-02-28
FLOWERS.

FLOWERS.
Twill not have The mad Clyte.
Whose head is turned by the sun;
The tulip Is q courtly quaen,
Whom therefore. l will shun:
The cowslip Is a country wenoh.
The violet is nun;
But will WOO the dainty rose
The queen of every one.
The pea is but q wanton witch,
In TOO much haste to wed,
And clasps her ring on every hand;
The woifsbane should dread;
Nor will dreary rosmarye.
That ways mourns the dead;
But will WOO tho dainty rose,
With her cheeks Of tender red.
The lily Is all in white, like n saint,
And so is no mate for mo;
And the dasy's cheek is tipped with busn,
She is of such low degree;
jasmine is sweet, and has many loves.
And the broom is betrothcd to the bee,
But will plight with The dainty rose,
For fairest OF all IS she.
THOMAS HOOP.
II is not too early to begin to plan the flower
garden. In six weeks the lilies Will be
blossoming for Easter-tde. Curling hyacinths
and palo primroses are ready now for window
gardens, and pansy seeds must soon be started
indoors Seedsmen and florists are getting
ready for busy season. Among the novelties
advertised is fragrant pansy, cross between the
violet and pansy. This may be possible; the
pansy and violet are SO nearly related. one can
trace out the cousinship from the violet; first
the purple violet, then the violet with two vel
vet petals, and the white violet with the purple
and yellow streaked face next. the jolly little
Johnny.jump-ups that scramble in and ont of
our gardens; and lastly, the smaller pansies.
All are cousins But we will have to wait
until the end OF the season before we can prove
| fully that there viii be fragrant pansy for
our gardens for the future. Sweet peas are
daintier and moro Psyche-like than ever, and
p.omiso TO do much to make the Summertime
beautiful The paler shades are prettier than
the darker ones; pink, pure white, pinkand-
white, and pale lavender are favorites. Their
quaint blossoming and feeting perfume are
absolutely necessary to garden. For lesson
in colorng there are the nasturtiums. The
pale. quietly green leaves and the gorgeous
blossoms. ranging extravagantly from lemon-
color to the deepest orange and red-browns-
il is well to have nasturtiums in the garden.
Old fashioned and new fashioned roses in plen-
ty there must be, and only those who love
roses can grow them7that is proverbial. a
garden cannot be q garden without roses.
Lilies of the Valley should have been planted
last Fall, and be dreaming of awakening by
this time II the garden be big enough, there
NEST be pconics for the hot weather, Gamma,
IL IN and as.fa nd
marigolds in hosts bordering the sunny walks.
Never was flower sunshiner than these
sturdy little ycllowand brown blossoms.
Besides these, there may be the Mignouet
for modesty sweet alyssum flaming. haunt-
| ing poppies; Glove pinks are old friends
and true; and the verbcna is pretty little
flower, worthy Of somo place. Lilies tall
and stately aud vines over every wall and
fence, will make the garden beautiful. There
are plenty OF flowers to choose from. but there
| is pleasure in these old friends never to be
equaled by all the "novelties" that florists
may offer to US.
There is some talk of violet, big as dollar,
! mailing from California and just making its
way into the Eastern States. 1t Is said to be
| very beautiful. but to violet-lovers violet as
| big as dollar seems almost sacrilegious. Big
ness in flowers seems to be the great desire of
! the florists, while dower-lovers really dislike
/ gigantic roses, chrysanthemums, and especially
| violets little cultivation has done much
/ for all these flowers, but cultivation can be
overdone.
/
| We remain true to our Napoleonic fad. and
choose for our bonnet vail, lace, and watch
! pins the Laurel wreaths or the golden bees with
outspread wings Of the Emperor rather than the
| heur de lis of the French kings. Bnt so loag
| as all the devices may be wrought into dainty
! jeweiry, it really makes little difference
whether We ally ourselves with the Bourbons
! or Emperors but there is a good deal of his
tory hanging to those little symbols. The en-
blems of our own Government arc never seen
in iewelry-the flag shield and cagle-except
among the school girls. who arc lovesck for
cadets, and wear bangles. pins and bracelets
made of military buttons. or sport the great
belt-paies from West Point or Annapolis or a
| few of tho older girls who soldierly de-
vices Of the army posts Having 10 ruling
families, the Governmental signs are not used
so personally as those of the European coin-
tries Our shield Is graceful design, but the
flattened eagle rs he shreks for freedom on
some of our coins is not beautiful object. and
would best be let alone.