Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-14

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THE FLORAL REALM.
The orchid Powered ivy geranium
Leopard has a vigorous habit of growth
and blooms almost continuously. The
flower is large, s%emi-double and borne
in medium size trusses as rich and dis.
tinct as many rare orchids.
The Ricinus is always sure to at.
tract attention. 1t grows to the height
of six. eight and often ten feet, with a
corresponding spread of branches and
gives a stately effect to any place in
which it is used. To grow it well make
the soil quite rich.
The Martha Washington is recon.
mended as one of the finest pink can
mas. The flowers are extra large and
the color is a clear rosy pink. One of
the largest lowered cannas, the result
of a cross between the Italia and the
Nine. Crozy, is the Mrs. Kate Gray.
The flower is immense, of a clear wine
color, beautifully suffused with gold.
After forced bulbs are through bloom
ing, such as d%affodils, tulips, h%yacinths,
ETC., they should be hardened off by
placing in a frame for two or three
weeks and then turned out of the pots
into a bed of good soil. burying them
rather deeply. They will do better
thus than if kept in pots, besides the
labor of summer pot-watering will be
saved.
Brugmansia arborea is a plant we
rarely hear mentioned and yet il is de-
serving of the most careful cultivation
in every greenhouse and window gar
den. In addition to its exceeding lowell
ness it is eXquisitely fragrant, a pro-
fuse bloomer and increases in grand
eur with each year of it's life. Although
a greenhouse plant. ii will grow, thrive
and bloom in any ordinary window gar
den and moreover it is not half so *
acting in its demands as the rose or
carnation.
The single dahlia has but one row of
eight petals. 1t Is divided into the
same classes as the double and shows
in general the same characteristics. Ii
is a flower not only brilliant in effect
at a distance and beautiful in bouquet.
but it will also repay the closest in
spection; then one may see the thick,
velvety texture of the petals in some
flowers. in others an iridescent sheen
plays over the surface, while the shad-
ings, colorings and pencilings are as
varied and exquisite as those of a
pansy.
Roots of the Egyptian lotus may be
obtained from any florist. The seed
will readily terminate if a hole is filed
or drilled through the hard shell so
that moisture nay penetrate the kerr
nels; otherwise they will lie dormant
almost indefinitely. 1t is perfectly
hardy and comes to perfection when
planted in shallow water with rich
mud and full exposure to the sun-sim-
ply naturalized in the same environ
ments that suit the water lily. Arti-
fetal ponds or cement basins are often
made for the accommodation of this
and other water lilies. Such tanks
should be two to -four feet deep and of
any size and outline desired. 1t is best
to plant the lilies in boxes, say three
feet square and one foot deep filled
with good rich soil and sunk in the
tank. Ordinary half-barrels will do for
tubs. Fill them two-thirds full of rich
garden soil, in which plant the roots
and hen fill them full OF water and set
in a warm, sunny place. In winter re-
move the tubs with their contents to a
cellar. A beautiful aquatic garden may
be had by arranging several tubs of
lotus and nympEaea into a mound or
circle and filling the spaces between
them with ferns, arrowheads and other
moisture-loving plants.