The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
The window Garden.
BLUE-FLoNE Erred BULBS.

BLUE-FLON Erred BULBS.
Among thoee grown have been the
Cam ,ssia. the ChionOdoXa, the Trite.
LEILA, and Scilli-, beside the Hyscinths
and the blue and purple.toned Crocuses.
One neeos say little about the Hys-
cinths. Aside from these, those wholly
satisfactory have been The til Peruvian
S,llla, known as Scilla Clusi, and the
Tritt leia. Puschklnia is very good,
but hardly to be relied on at all times,
az there is none of the happy goelucky
spirit that suits all conditions in its
nature. 1t seems pity that not all
are wholly good, since the most beauti-
full blues known in flowers appear in
some of these bulbs.
CHEAPNEss OF BULBS.
There are so M, my who consider the
high prices of bulbs bar to their use,
that it will do US good, perhaps, to look
at the low prices for little. A stand
ard firm, known the country over,
offers mixed Hyacinths at forty cents a
dozen. A number of named sorts of
Tulips are but twenty cents a dozen.
Narcissus poeticus, one of our lovliest
flowers, is fifteen cents dozen. Free
sias are the same, and indeed we have
seen them offered this season at ten
cents dozen. There lie nothing finer.
Who says bulbs are too high?
THE PRETTY ANTHURIUM.
So well has it behaved, this Scher.
zerianum, during the almost year and
half it has been on trial, that other of
its near relatives will be procured as
soon as possible, in order to see if they,
too, are 80 friendly in disposition. No
insect has ever touched it, not a leaf
has vel owed, not flower blasted. 1t
has been in bloom nearly two-,hirds of
The time, and the bloom is vivid in
color. The lealhery leaves are the
most easily spouged Of any in the col
lection. The blossoms, while few, are
very lasting. How many other plants
have such a surprising list of good
qualities for the common living room?
OUTSIDE PLANTS BROUGHT IN.
Those that were transplanted, not
too early, and left on the ground, just
where they grew, for two weeks be-
fore removal to the house, have done
the best. A late plant of one of the
new Scabiosas is growing on well, and
these are notably difficult to transplant.
Several plants of the novelty, Helian-
thus cucumerifolius, in the finest size
to grow on, have been hardly stricken
mildew, the only ones 80 troubled.
They will be useless. This is disap-
pointment, as they were thought most
promising.
AMARYLLIS TWO HINTS.
An exper, grower of these favorites
is particularly careful not to try to
hurry them by giving water until they
show that they want to grow. Another
point to note is that many failure is
due to keeping the bulbs too cool dur
ing the resting season. In the green
houses they are often put away under
the benches, but home growers some
times store them away in unheeted
closets. They need good ripening in
the sun, and rather warm quarters
thereafter.
THE SATISFACTORY PLANTS.
Thus far in the season, the most
delightful decorative plants in the ex-
detrimental collection have been the
Gynura mentioned several times, Gre
villeas, Asparagus Sprengeri, Anthu-
rum Scherzerianum, aud, among those
lately procured, the Boston Fern and
the new Ambition Savitzii. The last
two have grown on as If they had
never known removal from the moist
warmth of the greenhouse. The AS.
paragus grows daily better, handsomer,
larger, and manifests not the slightest
concern as to sunshine or warmth. II
is grown cool, with fair light and lit
tie direct sunshine.
| OVERCOMING ADVERSE CONDITIONS.
There is little question that the best
i, way to deal with plants to which the
conditions at our command are not
suited is to leave them off our lists.
Yet this is really running away from
the enemy, and there are those whose
temperaments urge them to battle.
They would rather fight for success
than to have it without struggle. For
such, there is way of getting around
some obstacles. Ii there is one thing
in the surroundings which is unsuited
to a particular plant, special care in all
other respects will be great aid in
overcoming the trouble. For instance,
especial care in admitting copious sup
plies of fresh air, and in showering such
plants as do not plainly indicate their
dislike of showering, may keep in fair
health those which are much out of
their element in dry atmosphere, or
in too great heat.
AN INDOOR CARYsANTHEMUM.
The comparatively new variety
known as Maud Dean, is the only sort
we have grown on in the pot through
out the season. 1t hos proved very
pleasing, even without the best of Gull
tural care. The color lights up very
prettily at night, and the bloom is OF
rather good size and form. 1t will last
week or two beyond the Thanksgiv-
ing season.--American Gardening.