The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-06
cERlsrN2s FLOWERS.
A rev Desirable 3urbs which Can &c We'd
m nlouu, for the HOLIDAYS.


iu BIouu, for the Holidays.
t. u4j5a-y g plants IN ;ae window
c1~fa1 win l4 shy o. blooming unll
ef.sr sa days begin 30 lAnsthen. anu
ye-r tse f-Hs can be depended upon
fo- BE l1Gtl-.s .wlsn "a 3 are 50 hI-A
-e1-.r-I lrI 1ppreril-eil from ne Cr-
dl1l-v supply e house plants. buI tn7
r-vsr lover has Al .nfl.i.oie resource
a. -n. taf.s 7.-.-l ,1rs % hand begin
Mn. f1 A--.s. and extending through
tn es--. tl.r months NJc only are ne
rpaf7-..v ~ .1= bulbs which can De
-oI--sf into early blJ5m exceptionally
caa1r. q. th-y yield some Ok the most
bs4u-ftl ami s-lSran. blossoms that
can be had -l-oug15u. ne winter SEA
son
Ir.1-7 H1r--sI or ths Bermuda Eis-
ter uivl can be brought .nt0 bloom toe
IN holidays q he bulbs are secured Il
o1,4 upon their arrival in the country
r~f r..-.f Fc- this purpose the
smaller sized bulbs will come into bloom
more readily Those who wish % grow
this u-y In any event Will do well 20
purchase taei- stock eir,y ard start II
under way. Under the same treatment,
t.ra % -llr--ag Included. the flowers
Will coma along in succession. aud ne
bulbs s.art much more readily Il po-5ed
NJ before the middle os SEP -ub=r. II
pl11,si la;e SAY in Decsm5tr) they are
sp- . % through the sn.-e vin;sF
w.-1lu. making the leas: gr-Wth, oli
should noc be thrown our on this Ac-
count. The writer mas had flowers ev-
cry m1lsh ot :aa present year from llt5
Planted stock with the promise that the
blooming season viii ex-and - October.
Perhaps -he most reliable bulb II.
Christmas flowers IA tha white Roman
Hylc.uth. the l1JsAly-arranged spikes q
fragrant blooms 0t which are nexpreS
t5ly Charming. 4 few q these bu'5'.
wh.ch are y--y cheap. should Be poc-al
every TWO we eks ,hrJugh1u; september
and October and hey will surely Siva
splendid -s,urus about holiday tine
There arr 1-her cclors sold uad4r the
name - Roman hyacinth. bu, ;hese are
-cc 50 early nor - prs;-y as :he whtE
variety
The large lowering jonquIl Camper
rsIla) o. rich yellow color and delight
f1I Mayfi1v=- scent. = i splendid 1lt!-
ton 20 the window garden FOR el-ly
flowers. Il has also The merit ot oa.ns
one % the cheapest OF bulbs and col-
s=quzu-ly caz be srcvr in qua n;i-y.
The flowers lra very much larger than
not 50 intensely sweet. They ara. 20.
more reliable IN blooming under %:
culture
The narc.ssus family furnishes sew
sraI members watch Afford very e3-ly
and extremely fine winter flowers.
Among these are he iou5lo Roman and
paper whice. bc-h os tie po,yalthus Or
rrany-fcv-r@i -ype E. -hs- make a
f1s window show. are very sveet-sceut-
ed. and are perhaps the mos; easily cul-
tivated Of al. v.nter-bloonlng bulbs "a
they VIII flower a. readily in l glass
dish filled vl.a pebbles and water only
is in p15s o., soil
Among other bulbs Ia: VII give tt--
" flowers under h0us, -L..G-e are Scilli
Siber.ca ore Of he e,u,s: Of all blue
fJwers. s117y-I-l7s crocus and the DU2
van Th5J .-.-s. Tv,jps. however, give
much belt.- --=:ic:lo1 Il potced quite
lac, In Co ~ ana November. and the
Due van TE5ls are aSou; the pOores:
ot all che many sorts.
In cUlc-vd-.ug bulbs for winter flower
ing. any E1.I garden soil will suffice, Il
err.chst wl-- IL COW Or sheep manure
and U1f= .--- ana open with leaf mold
or SAM IL 1>a-v The soil wnt"l Is
shaken sr5.o s,Is cuc from Al old pas
r--= field IS --.I basis or pJ-;l1g s1-
also, ard --. .an be enriched and aiial
@ wi-1 -aa -aa--r.lls above nJc'l. y
sr-irkIlg -7-z-u=1I ; aIs1 always
a good sid % Fl- size ~ .la 20. used
viii usually depend upon The size Js N
bulls. For E-s-=r lilies POS from six .
nina Or TEN inches IN diameter a. the coy
--s used. F- hyse .--hs five Or SIX inch
Ir-s sr- -u us--.y -up.1yed. a five
inch r-- E -gl- d single ilrE= hyl,