The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-15
kISIHENuN CULTURE.
!, cam. Of the Best Varieties
ior the Climate.
\ Keep THE PLANTS IN Potts.
-. rot the Bctter the
sshe. -, PESTS and How
!. pss,res rhe"'

-. ~ anything susceptible "
.i,ays lends to Its appree'.
w. then among the thinss OF
VIZ van j. to he more admired
IT. springtime. The poets
~. nd will continue to use TINS
songs, aud sculptors and
'' study the faithful por-
!. III IL manner of flowers . as we
=, Who among all the students
-, able TO initiate their per-
.sasou Is natures resting
/ which all yerduro has set asiae
4. and is enjoying the rccuper-
~ natural sleep preparatory to
sv,pur.t Of the beautiful
.,y flowers of spring. therefore
most gladly welcomed, yet they
1. generally the finest specimens
r.ost gorgeous in size, tin's or
1 u, they are like the advance
~ little army Of friends that
lived with smiling faces after a
,,,,mage from some balmier cline.
1 ,.ns also a. remindful couriers to
4. marshal beauty that is 10 fol-
Y, urepara,ion may be made for the
IsNe reception they deserve.
/ A,u millennium In it's convention
mo and gllstenng display peculiar
asee which 1t holds. may be prop
ma the drum major" of them all
I A Ms chosen its own place, the
he procession.
4 pOv seeins proper for chrysanthc-
mse,s, whether they may grow
X pleasure or FOR proiit is;
n SELECTION OF VARIETIES.
I, SENS TO BIO no limit to the varied
md colors and like peoples faces,
! usrtly alike. The varieties that
|bsn cultivated. many of them now
\ forgotten, Will SO well up into
Iucssnds and there are now In active
kucu and all oil noted merit some
asht hundred.
4 arc noticeable in leading florists
huo, With description ior each
u nature. but OWING 10 the eX-
I,nce given In some descriptions tor
uie Of the trade. sucn can not be
I'D upon ~ entirely correct or au-
Wooer way to know exactly what
sfiety Is, is to raise A., and auch
dwl lesson learned in tnaL way is
correct and not easily forgotten.
4 ~ experience in cultivation OF
han four hundred of the best va
j ihs tpllowing brief list may be re-
Y the cream OF last year intro
1f-"Aiss Kate Washburnc." MAY
|" Queen Miss Florence fuii-
"a. H. Troy" "Nivcns," "Wes.orn
Mrs. Henry Robinson" "l.oh-
and "White swan"
l-'Glory Of the Pacific" Indiana
y xsrsl." Mrs, u. q. Hill" "I-rcsi-
hlih." Maud Deane." Ada Spaul-
Mrs. Higinbotham,' "lora' aud
h.
~ Engine Dailledouzc." IL.
A"sModesto." Golden Gate" Ma
'aAn" C Bramhall." "Chas.
\ Golden Wedding" "Sewanee."
y u. Emerson and Sun clad"
and bronze--"Pluto," &c. W.
! fishers Torch" c. IL. McCor-
Anoor," John NJ. Kupper,'
vseman.' "Neuva" and sun
solor Of the above named varieties
tned or solid colors. having little
ilidings and are considered on this
! preferable by the best judges at
lxer shows.
" speaking, pink is not a color.
wv . light shade OF red. Science
ewes 10 but seven colors. as may
efmlned BY prismatic experiment.
anon parlance has so vulgarized the
~ y 70 embrace many hues and
- allowed by science,
sou,e other varieties. and among
llst Contain separately so many
nades that they could never be
a ny Particular color ut all. For
- variety Silver Cloud" which
. vhits more than anything else
h ehutifui suspicion OF mixed yell
: re- throughout the length of
"a. o. 10 make it always u pop.
s~'e' The description Of this
varieties as catalogued. goes so
70 describe some of these mixed
wv no language eau begin to APP
sufecness in the attempt and TO
AmSt absurd.
y, TINE FOR PLANTING
Varied according to the result de-
Ny climate where spring be-
WY a ours, there is no neeos-
@aulins so soon. and for general
'ne months OF April and May are
'0usa' The time may even be cx-
y suae and while in this instance
= may not grow no large yet the
\" 20 quite as superior as In case
s@r'ed In April. These facts
w 70 bedded plants and should
safh pot-grown plants be de-
\ %riier they are ported up In
.ae more luxurlant the effect
M, WI, become at blooming time.
,h,,. true that plants intended
! Ni IN pots are sometimes al
1 snAin In beds until August and
~, mo the pots In which they
WED 10 bloom.
aer now carefully this lifting
a NV u is sure to cause a check
~. me plant from which It will
~ 'hfee weeks to month to
oss, q a particular time when the
y ~ " receiving food for the for
.s,ss towering buds, So,Ac grow
4 MT with considerable sue
IN, rule the continuous pot
IN, ~ uie proper. To say nothing
~ we safest and surest way.
100, should always aim for tho
4 We plant In the smallest pos-
M ~ elect is always better and
po. !, " repot any plant until tho
~. wen hlled with roots and