Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

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| larger, carefully pinch away all but the
| central bud in each cluster-if you have
| the heart to do it. See that each plant has
| a stout stake driven well into the ground
or the first wind may uprOot or break 1t
| off. Use large, soft cord that will not cut
| to tie up the stalks. AS they break easily,
| and are very topheavy, support the larger
branches as well as the main stalk. If
| there should come very cold spell when
| the buds are opening, by all means cover
| the plants at night with newspapers, old
/ sheets or something of the sort. l have
| had some beautiful specimens injured by
| frost when left unprotected.
| 1t is not too late to pot some of YOUR
| NUNS for the house. Select good stocky
| plants for this purpose. Take them up
| with as much soil as possible about the
| roots Use large pots, the bottoms covered
| with broken bits of pots or brick, charcoal,
| pebbles etc, and fill in with good garden
soil, frming down well. Water thoroughly.
and keep in a shady place out of doors
| SPOT, but do not take the spots indoors for
| several weeks yet.
Fall Planting.
If you are planning for a beautiful
| spring and summer garden, begin prepar-
| ing for it right now. October and Novem-
Der are the months for planting all hardy
| bulbs, as well as shrubbery, hardy roses,
| large and small fruit trees. etc.
Get your bulbs in now, the sooner the
| lips narcissus. crocuses, jonquils, all the
| dear spring beauties. and for summer
blooming the hardy perennial sorts-peon-
les, lrlses, ihes-ali that your purse will
buy and your garden hold.
| Select the bulbs yourself II possible
che osing the large, heavyfeeling ones. If
| not possible order only of reliable florists
| mistrust the offers of bulbs at one cent
| each. OF thereabouts seen in snide ad-
vertisements. It is lot necessary to
| choose high-priced named" sorts of
any species for outdoor planting. Lovely
hyacinths can be had for 10 to 50 cents a
dozen, tulips and narcissus at 10 to % cents
per dozen, and some Of the older but most
beautiful sorts of lilies at 10 and 10 cents
each Use taste and forethought in Sc
lection. Study color effects as an artist
does In planting your beds Of tulips etc
bed of shaded pinks or one all yellow or
all red or white Is more beautiful than one
wnere an colors are mixed together. Gro
cuses make beautiful border, but are
| most charming when dotted through the
grass on lawn or terrace. A bed of yellow
dafodils mo, will not quote Wordsworth.
But what lovelier sight exists, unless 1t be
| a bed of narcissus poeticus, snowy white
with rosy pheasants eye" center?
How to Plant Bulbs.
The soil for these spring bulbs should he
good garden loan, with a top dressing Of
compost Great care must be exercised in
planting bulbs-hardly any one plants them
deep enough. Hyacinths should be set six
inches below the surface smaller bulbs
four and five inches, except narcissus which
requires deep planting. All lily bulbs must
be set eight inches below the surface, and
| as many apart. And let no compost come
| In contact with any bulb-it means decay
and loss.
First among hardy garden lilies comes
the June lily, or lilium canddum. This is
the true Easter ily-seen in old paintings
L a nd 1aci acfio
smaller than the Bermuda lily, which has
superseded 1t, is quite as beautiful and
more hardy in our climate. Plant it and all
Other lilies In groups of from three to nine
bulbs. The awratams the specie sans.
the framerii, the irises, the tiger lilies, the
kampferie, all are most beautiful, and with
| IN reach OF modest purses. long garden
border where roses, irises and lilies alter
nate is stately, lovely sight
We must not forget the lily of the valley:
plant ciumps OF 1t in sandy soil and partly
shady locations. 1t will spread and become
a source of perennial delight. And peopies
things-Why are they not more cultivated?
once we'll started, they need little care, are
not subject to diseases CIR insect attacks
and what gorgeous effect they give
grouped or planted at intervals in the bor-
ders Give them plenty of elbow room and
leave them to nature and great will be
your reward.
Hardy roses, shrubbery, etc, should be
planted late In the fall or very early in the
spring, while in a dormant state In our
climate and farther south, the fall planting
Is preferable. 1t IS also the best time to
transplant hardy bulbs, perennials shrubs
| etc. The leading florists send out such
plants In November. They look like dry.
| dead Sticks when they reach you, but do
| not worry. Plant them deeply-grafted
roses with the juncture of the graft two
| inches or more below the surface of the
| ground-and give top dressing of leaves
| and compost before the earth freezes
| PruQe the branches al no dv
| SHRUBS before the sap starts, and by all
| means choose large plants two or three
years o'c. Better fewer and stronger, than
| a lot OF yearlings that may or may not
flourish. And give each plenty of room.
| Early In March is the best time to plant
dormant roses of the tenderer Sorts
| AFTER your chrysanthemums have full
niled their mission cut the stalks Off near
| the ground and give light protection of
| leaves. Before the ground freezes lift your
Gamma. gladiolus and amaryllis bulbs, pack
| cellar or closet.
| Winter Care of Roses.
In December. not earlier put your roses
| to bed for the winter. The hardy sorts
need only light covering, but tea roses
must be protected, not only from severe
cold, but from the winter sun, which often
starts the sap and even leaf buds prema-
turely, with dire results. 1t is this alter
nate freezing and thawing which kills
roses, the rosarians tell US.
A good way to shelter them is to set up q
screen OF boards on the southern side of
the rose beds. II the bushes are scattered
| about. set barrels or boxes. with the bot
toms knocked out, over each one, and I'LL
I part way up with leaves or straw.
| Now, too Is the time to have your cold
1 frames made. and new beds and borders
| spaded up and spread with compost In
this way the soil gets into fine condition
! for spring planting.
/ Many kinds of ANIMALS do best IL planted
in the fall, out OF doors, In properly pre-
pared soil. Sweet alysum, columbines
candytuft. dianthus, phlox, pansies, snap
dragon and others, IL sown now, will come
UP and make sturdy little plants that will