The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
NEWS HND COMMENT

The phenomenon of certain species of
flowers opening ana closing at particular
hours has been utilized Ivy an Ohio land
Scape gardener during the last summer
10 add a unique decoration TO the grounds
OF John ID. RoCkeieller's country seat at
TarrStoWn, writes w. f. Curtis I'm the
Chicago Record. 1t consists of Il flower
bed which can be used as a clock Tho
bed is circular and divided into twelve
equal parts. Each rart contains a figure
composed of "A flower which opens or
closes at the corresponding hour. Thus
the 2-space Is occupied by an IL, made OF
hawkseed, which closes at p. m. pro-
ciselN. The hands. of course arc sta
tionarS and merely ornamental. They are
composed OF the common yellow dandc-
lion, which opens at 30 n. IN. nnd closes
at $50 p. m. They point to arrangements
of flowers representing these figures.
There has been difficulty In finding flow
crs to suit the various hours. and in some
cases the figure has been made up Of
more than one flower. Among those that
have been used are the snow thistle that
closes at ! p. M; the SOW thistle, that
opens at > a. m. and begins to close at
II. but does not fully close until noon: the
yellow goats beard. which opens at a.
m. and closes at 1 y. M, with such ac-
CuraCy that in some of the poorer dis
tricts of Scotland-whcre there are no
rlorl,e-tba rbildron orc dis,nissod fro,,,
school by It; the blue chicory, which
opens at 4 a. M. turns white at sunrise
and closes at noon; the morning glory.
poppy, water lily, pmpCrnel and mariRold
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