The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-06
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could be applied to these b~ewftehirg lit.
tie flower faces"-are seen in almos
every Hover garden, but 1t is only oc-
casionally in this age of hurried horicul-
tufe that we encounter really fine specl-
mems In the beds OF In amateur. Yet
it is not such asdificuit matter, after
ali, to grow these blooms of unusual size,
sTiow dc you grow such large bansies? 2"
is q question asked me ever and ever
again, to my great satisfaction; 1t must
be confessed. as i am by ne means ex-
periehced In gardening. and when patient
EFFORT Is crowned with success l am glad
TO tell others of the methods by which
1t was brought about.
First of all, them I buy good seed,
often paying d high price for special
varieties. for this seeming extravaganza
pays in the end. Early in July l sow
the seed in a cold frame, merely a bot
temless box. to the top of which an ordi-
nary window sash, with small panes of
glass, is fitted; the sash opening on hinges
and the frame sunk in a sunny border.
Wren the seedlings appear they are
transpiantea at regular intervals. and if
they grow as they should (which they
are Sufe to dS IL properly u lo1y =
gin TO bloom in September. Previous
to this month / do not allow mine to
flower. picking of the buds as they APP
pear. This treatment secures larger
blossoms in the end. During the bloom
ing season 1 stir the soil around the roots,
water frequently with weak liquid ma
nure. pick the blossoms daily, and have
quantities OF flowers until Christmas.
Then the frame Ia closed and covered
for the winter, to be opened again on
sunny days in March, when another crop
of Blossoms, far more abundant thai the
first. springs into life, lasting until the
following July.
The partially exhausted plants are then
cut down; planted In the border and fresh
seed sown in the old frame, to which
fresh soil is added. enriched with stable
manure as before. In a few weeks the
old plants are in bloom again, and; in
stead of picking off the Individual bios
CONS, / break off whole branches for
bouquets. as by this time they are of a
rathe struggling habit.
This lis the whole process from first
to last. 1t is a very simple one, and
can be followed by any one. BY this
method of culture pansies can be kept
in bloom three fourths OF the year-love-
ly ones. tee. many of them measuring
three inches across.
so
Even in the city yards where there is
very little space fer flowers. this cold
frame pansy bed may be arranged with
great success, and it will give untold sat
isfaetion to lave the bright pansy faces
aiwavs ready to greet one in the little
ity OF blossoms. Even If the cold frame
with glass sash cannot be afforded one
homemade frame, which is merely a bot
tomless box, can be easily put together
from rough Boards; no matter if it is
not Joined artfsticaiIy, the greater portion
of it will be buried in the ground. Then
fasten together strips Of board on which
canvas or plain unbleaehed muslin may
be tackled to form the covering. Al
though this viii not give quite such good
results as the glass sash securely hinged
in place. It will be a great protection on
cool nights in the fall. and by Keeping
the frame covered with this after the
nights become frosty the season of bloom
can be prolonged for several weeks after
flowers In the outside beds would be
nipped and dying
The different varieties Of pansies prove
more hardy than many suppose and
when really cold weather comes this
poorly protected frame may simply be
filed in with leaves, keeping the plants
vigorous for their Spring blooming.
"A earelessly Kept refrigerator is the
f~estal-hall Of the mierobe,' writes Ella
Morris Kretschmar in the August
"Wenan's Home C~ompanion.s s'AIl Of
cur ancestors talked about cleanliness
n1eaning health but it Is only tile present
generation that Understands why such is
the case-that -uncleanliness means mi
cfSbes, and microbes mean disease.
Many otherwise neat Servants, for some
strange reason, neglect the ice=bex sys-
dramatically. YET there is not a point in
housekeeping where watehfalEess and
incest care are SO important. Indeed, no
woman should trust the matter wholly to
a servant, however careful the latter may
be. for the health Of her family is in
volved. It requires both intelligence and
knowledge to understand why such great
pains must be exercised IN the care of
food. Bridget will soon learn that the
butter, milk n foods with no doors
must be kept on the lower shelf, stronger
food Notwithstanding as their odors In
crease; but she It ayerse to learning why.
and, indeed. Is apt to resent it all as q bit
of nonsense. Neither will she be con-
WINGED that something splashed on door
or sides and left a few days can result in
impairment to all the contents of the box,
nor that certain foods las cooked cabbage,
strong eheeses and ASH must never find
place in 1t 1T ali.
"A h~ousekeepsr should Inspect hef re-
frigerator every alternate day at least. re-
quirs that 1t be wiped out daily with d
cloth wet iii soda and water, and
twice I week. The wipins out can be done
in ten minutes. and no ten minutes in the
day viii be SO probably spent. The waste
pipe must be kept open and clean. 1t
should never connect with a general
drain-pipe.s uci an arrafiEemeht often re-
sultins in the actual poisoning OF all foods |
In the box, with dlphtheria, typhoid, etc, |
as sequels. A saucer OF powdered char. |
coal placed on the upper shelf renewed
every four days. will absorb odofs and
help keep the air pure. After d winter Of
disuse any refrigerator may be thofough-
II phrified by burning in 1t eighty
closed) the snalIest-slzed disinfecting
sulphur eandie.h
The fashion Of accordion piaits has