The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-04-03
FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN THE SOUTH.
Georsia's Floral Wealth and Pleasing
Foliage.

both wild and cultivated Flowers and
lowering plants have been raised since
the days of the colonial forefathers,
but it has been during the past twenty
years that the greatest stride in the
growth of flowers has been made.
While for hundred years they have
been grown for sale in limited way,
it is comparatively few years since the
botanist and the florist each began their
work Like many States in the Union,
Georgia has her trade i'll Towering
plants, and while New Jersey leads
with valuation in that line Of over
s., 500, 900, yet Georgia, considering the
amount of cultivated land has good
showing in the SS1 ,932 with which she
is credited Already Horticulture ranks
as one of the industries of the State,
and is expanding each month more and
more. The great demand is for roses,
carnations, chrysanthemums, geranl-
ums, palms and pansips, with grow
ing market for aquatic plants, to which
specialists are giving much attention.
The leading flower is the rose, with the
carnauon close follower. ElOlets,
hyacinths, lilies, pansies, tulips, prim-
roses .aponicas and dafodills are among
other popular floral products in Georgia,
The leading flowers in the South during
the winter months are the violet and
lapouica Georgia las one hundred
AMI six acres of hot houses, with some
93. 91> square feet of glass.
Arriving i'll Georgia III the middle of
January, making the trip south from
cold climate we are at once interested
IN the beautiful gardens OF blue violets.
They bloom in large quantities, with
apparently very little OF no care OF
cultivation, grow very rank and plenti-
full. and as the season advances are
found growing wild i'll the woods i'll
abundance. Following the violet comes
II tie gardens, the beautiful white
narcissus fragrant and familiar even in
the north Then we have the yellow
ioneuils, and later the hyacinth, whose
cluster OF small white blossoms on one
stem are sWeet-scented and seem
almost too much for the spindlino stalk
of green. Then come the beautiful
iaponicas, III both red and white. their
blossoms much like a rose. but firm
and waxy like, while the leaves are Of a /
simiial WaXy green appearance. The
bushes alr various heights, but average ,
three feet This is one of the most |
popular biossomipg plants i'll the south |
and can be found growing both out
door and in during tie month Of
February.
With the arrival of March we have
the opening Of the pear and peach
blossoms. which present most beauti-
full picture, Acres on acres of pear
trees are to be seen set out in rows, all
covered with their white blossoms.
Near by pelhapS, is a peach orchard,
the trees covered with their blossoms
of rich pink.
OF Wild flowers the first noticeable is
the yellow jasmine, which is one Of the
most beautiful flowers i'll the south.
The blossoms are yellow, trumpet
shaped, and grow on a vine similar to
the s0-called canary vine at home
They climb trees. fences, and anything |
which the vine can twist around IL
walking in the woodland one inhales
the rich tla GRANGE from the large cluS-
tens OF blossoms high up i'll the trees.
Then there are the dogwood blossoms,
large and white as the driven SNOW; the
h0ueysuckle, growing on large bushes
in coloIs both pink and White fragrant
and very pretty. Among early bloom
erS are the Wild plum tree, the blue flag
and the Watel lilies.
I'm the green's there are the live oak
whose leaves are small and slender, re-
semb.ing much northern willow; and
the cdctl, which grow with no trouble
several feet in height large rank and
very thrifty The cedar tree here is
lltlC AlFi4NdAF Elllt lhttlttl Ilidl liiGU |
Of the north. The pines are in
two OF more varieties, one similar
to the northern pine 50 far as the
spills are concerned, while the other
has no spills except ON the very ends of
the branches and they are very long
and like tassels. Another easy growing
tree is the bayouet spike, which needs
very little care, and its leaves or what
ever they might be called resemble the
bayonet, growing out from the straight
stalk. While this is but a drop of water
III the sea, we have given our readers a
brief outline of some of the plants
they might expect to find We're they to
visit the state of Georgia.
At this date the live oak is losing its
rich shade Of green in a tinge of red,
and is about discarding its old coat
for a new one. The pear and peach
trees Will, ere this appears in print, have
lost their tlowery coat. Niolets are
still PLENTIFUL but passe, for the rose
bush is taking on new life and other