The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-21
IDEAS for dMnrnen.

Easter the bulbs should be started now,
AS a usual thing they Will bloom in about
five months from The time the bulbs are
potted, but in the hands OF the amateur,
where the bulbs will not always receive
wise treatment, It is best to allow a longer
time for full development and bloom. n
will be well to pot several bulbs in sue
c~ession, a week or two apart so that II
successful. the season of bloom may be
prolonged from early in March until May
or June.
The term Easter lily has come by conn
mon consent to be applied to the Bermuda
lily, our own Hum harris1. For many
years there has been none more beautiful
nor valuable added to the list OF lilies than
this one, with It's large trumpet-shaped,
pure waxy-white flowers. The term Eas-
ter lily was first applied to lilium candi-
dunn, also a pure white variety, a rare old
fgarden lily. and delightfully."- fragrant
The ~welI-known longiforum became in
turn the Easter lily. This somewhat re-
esmbles the nlium harrisii, more especially
in the shape of its flowers, but the latter
is a marked Improvement in every way.
$50.
The freedom with which the lilium har-
risSi (the true Easter lily) blooms is some
thing remarkable Its predecessor, lihum
longidorum, usually blooms more scantily,
often having but one or two flowers to a
large bulbs, producing from six to a dozen
large fine flowers. lasting from ten days
to two weeks. Even very small bulbs
bloom and rarely fail If treated intelli-
gently.
Besides the beauty of its personal APP
p~earance, this lily is delightfully."- fragrant,
and the end of Its petals being recurved,
give it a very graceful appearance. lit is
] said to be perfectly hardy and a fine plant
for the garden, and that a bulb once
planted outside requires very little care
and lasts for years. But. however this
may be, the chief value of the bulb lies
On its winter blooming qualities. For mar
ket purposes. for conservatory or parlor
decoration, nothing can equal it in mag
hifcence and exquisite perfection.
For forcing purposes the bulbs should
now be planted in pots of light, rich soil,
and set away in a dark, cool place until
the pots are well filled with roots, when
they can be removed to a higher tenn
perature and gradually accustomed to the
light.
The pots should be filed only a little
more than half full of soil. when the
bulb is ported, and then when top
growth starts, more soil should be filled
In about the lily stalk until the pot is
nearly full, allowing simply enough space
Tor watering. While making rapid growth
h lily should have occasional applica-
lions of liquid manure and the soil
should be kept moderately moist.
For outdoor culture the bulbs may be
planted In October or nearly November,
at the time that they are potted for
window blooming. The soil should be
deep, mellow and rich, without contain
ing fresh manure, and must be well
drained.
The bulbs should be planted from six
TO eight inches deep, and. like other
outdoor lilies, be given a liberal muIching
during-fhe winter. This winter protection
will not be required until freezing wealth
err sets in; leaves and coarse straw win
Rs5e the best material, and II convenient 1t
flpuld be kept in place by a covering
Of evergreen boughs.
There are few but who appreciate
hardy, blooming house plants, especially
when everything outside is sere and frost
bound. ana a small nosegay, even, is be-
yond the purse of the economically COM
pelled.l
But with a little care and a very little
expense a very wealth of blooms, chrys-
anthemums especially, can be had to
gladden. the sight for several weeks, or
through their entire season.
For house blooming the plants should
be potted. but unless the secret of pot
ting the flowers is known there will be
no blooms, only a mass of scraggy, scant
foliage.
Get efght-inch pots, or, perhaps, six
incl will answer; fill to about an inch
with broken china or other coarse
debris to make a perfect drain. Then
I'LL the pot with a light. rich loan and
plant the healthy stalks firmly, tieing to
a stake TO insure a tall, upright bush.
Just here lies the secret of growing
chrysanthemums in pots. Never pot a
plant that has not budded perfectly. The
DuuS SHOuiu De as large as Small Out
tons, but not swelIed suh5cisntiy to show
any color.
1t is quite useless to pot plants thai
have not budded. as they will seldom
come to maturity enough to bloom. Set
your pots of budding plants in a sunny
corner. and water generously, never let
ting the pots become dry, and in due sea-
son you will be rewarded with pots OF
blooming. hardy plants that will las,
several weeks indoors.
When the plants are brought into the
room continue to water them, not over
the blooms, but pour upon the soil Of
the pots.
Water in which a little fertilizer has
been Stepped is excellent, as it forces
the plant into bloom and produces large
rich flowers.
To make cranberry jelly, wash care
fully a quart of selected berries and pu!
them in a porcefain-lined kettle with q
small cup Of water and half a pound o.
good white sugar; allow them to Dol
steadily for twenty minutes and ther
press through a jelly bag into a mou1e
which has previously been rinsed witt
cold water. says the ladies Home Jour
nal" Set away in a cool place for sew
ara1 hnr1rc whan ff tuuJ he raad. .,