The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
A GIRLS ADVICE on FLOWER GAR.
DENIN0.
What to Plant and How, By q Practical
Florist.


Florist.
When the bright sunshine days CT
spring come and Dame Nature Is attir.
ing herself in all the fashionable
shades Of green. then It Is that the
heart of all womankind plunges deeply
into the intricacies Of cleaning and
renovating, and In these days her
thoughts do rot confine themselves to
the interior of her domain. but extend
to the exterior as we'll. for wise woman
that she Is, she Is well aware that no
matter how beautiful the architecture
OF her house may be, ii Is indeed bar
rem and forlorn looking place without
the refining and softening effect OF
vines and flowers about 1t.
If wealth reigns In the home the solu-
tion of her problem is an easy one; all
she has to do Is to so to her favorite
florist, issue an order for her flowers
and for q man to come and TRIM prune,
plant, transplant. weed. etc, etc, then
she can enjoy the results; or II not sat-
isfactory. can relieve her mind by
scolding the florist; but, to the major
ity of women the question looms forth
with more difficult aspect, and It Is
to this majority these few hints are ad-
dressed.
THE WOMAN OF MODERATE
MEANS.
II you cannot hire your work done.
you can at least do 1t yourself, with the
occasional helping hand Of the some
times useful man, useful even in these
days of advanced woman-and you will
find an enjoyment. one too that will
add to your health in cultivating your
flowers, besides the added charm to
their beauty and fragrance will be all
the greater from your close association
with them.
First take into consideration the
amount Of ground you will have to use
and all the spots and hooks you wish
frightened, then carefully select the
flowers that will be suited to the differ
ent places. Beware Of attempting too
much A few varieties we'll grown and
cared for are much more effective than
Heterogeneous mass Of little of
much of anything. Don't make the
mistake Of taking a seed catalogue and
selecting all the flowers with long
names, accompanied by highly colored
representations, for in some cases they
grow to
FAR BETTER DEGREE ON
PAPER.
than they do in nature, and in other
cases they require the care Of an ex-
perienced gardener with the aid Of
glass to bring them to perfection; SO
be content with the oldfashioned flow-
ers of our grandmothers, which, like
the grandmothers themselves, are tried
and true and you will be sure OF sue
cess, that is provided you don't think
that all you have to do Is to plant the
seed and your work ends there. Your
garden will need constant daily care,
it Is not the fitful work of hours or
day once in two or three weeks, that
makes success OF anything. much less
garden, it is the moments spent every
day that will bring the results.
WHAT TO PLANT.
! Now a few words as to your choice
| Of flowers OF course you will want
sweet peas, their variety Of color and
fairylike blossoms making them gen.
eral favorite these can be planted as
soon as the frost is out of the ground.
up to the last Of May, and by keeping
the blossoms well cut, not allowing any
seed pods to form, you will have flowers
| until frost comes. Plant thickly In
trench about six or seven inches deep.
in good rich soil, covering at first to the
depth Of about two inches, then as they
| grow you can gradually fill up the
trench until the roots are the six inches
below the surface and your vines are
insured against dying out with the first
hot weather. The wire netting pur-
chased at any hardware store will af-
ford excellent support for them and can
be used year after year. Nasturtiums
can be sown where you wish them to
grow. Plant about two inches deep in
| a not very rich soil and you will have
a wealth Of blossoms, which with their
delicate green leaves form an excellent
cut flower for your house, filing It with
a spicy odor. For another vine the
morning glory Is too well known to
need any mention. In the remainder
of your garden you can have verbenas,
whose bright colors against the deep
green leaves, form a bed Of Persian
effect. Phlox, both star and drummonde.
marguerites. carnations, dianthus,
pinks. these deserve special mention for
packet of mixed seeds will prove a
daily surprise to you In the variety Of
blossoms and coloring, lasting until
fall. and with n light covering will
stand our winters, welcoming you in
the spring. Asters you will need for
late blossoms. coming when your sum-
mer flowers have gone. Calendulas.
marlgol0S, ZlnnaS Will eacn give you a
brightness that will prove as attractive
in its way as the more delicate bios
sons Poppies. with their reminders Of
Oriental glories. in their gorgeous
colors: pansies, whose bright little
faces are we'll known and loved. can be
given a shady little nook: nicotiana,
| with it's tall spikes of graceful fragrant
white flowers. opening in the afternoon.
must not be forgotten, for they are de-
lightful cut for evening use, being then
at their perfection.
Mignonette, sweet alyssum and To-
bella will he needed for bordering. Co.'S
moss. candy tuft, stocks balsams, pc
| tunias and many others can be added
to this list, the only question being that
| of room.
SEED SOWING.
And now few words as to the sowing
| of seeds. So many failures are laid to
poor seed. which probably were the re-
suit of too deep planting. A very satis-
| factory way is to pulverize the soil
where the seed Is to be planted as finely