The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-01
FLOWER GROWING
- Possibilities Within the Attainment of All i.

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\ the ancient uso of the flower In the
4 concoctioni Of love philters, for3she writes 4
4 in Midsummer Nights Dream: NV
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! fell, ssg MI
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! The RICH delicate colors Of satin-l
! petaled poppies, Kissed by the morning
! sun and impearled by the dew, appeals
| to every lover of the eautiful and takes
| the mind back to Cleopatra of Egypt who,f
when lamenting AnthonNs absence. exss
claimed: s5Ssts sss8l
Give me poppy juice to drink. that
may sleep out this great gap OF. time. era
Anthony returns. IL
The garden lover who would see the
peoples in their prime must be abroad
early, before the rays of the sun have
drunk the dew moisture from the blos-
sons. The double peoples are large and
beautiful, but lack the daiutlness and
grace of the single varieties. The seed
is very fine and needs only the slightest
covering The plants will not bear ira ns-
planting, hence the seed must be soWrlss
where the plants are to grow. The seed
is altogether hardy and can be put IN d
early. S {s Mi
Sweet peas also arc fond of cool feet
so the seed must be planted early, the
earlier the better. Wire netting will ans Il
swer fora trellis rs soon as the vines
need q support. Nothing, can be prettier q
In a garden, for table decoration, for bol- &
quets or vases. than sweet peas, In the
different shades and colors, for this and
other reasons they have always been gar+a
den favOrites.
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garden flowers 1t Is easily grown. amt
there arc half a dozen varieties to CHOOSE
from, including tho little Pompon and thu q
large Comet and Japanese. Tho annual 4
phloxes are dazzling In effect, particularly y
when contrasting colors are soWn In beds. K
Few flowers are so easy to grow from q
seed, so pretty and compact in habit and <
so quick to bloom. Most OF tho deslrablH
shades hi color are to be found, although I
they run largely to white. rose. crimsons
scarlet and mixtures Of these. 55SSgSssf 4
The carnations and plnks should always =
be found In milady's garden. The seed
should he sown early. MS the plants
do not bloom until five months old but
they live over and flower again tho secl
ond season. For growing In masses,
either for colorfu garden effects or for
furnishing flowers in abundance to deco-
rate house and table, there Is sweep
alSssum. candytuft, balsams ajnd mass
turtiums Mignonette. the national flower
of SaXony, rich in perfume and redolehe
of association, presents It's own claim u
for space and care. The seed of the sal-
via or scarlet sage. sown indoors dnfinS
March, will set the summer garden aflaMs
with the blaze OF its vivid spires
The nasturtium was originally native
Of Peru, which is apt to grow sun-col-
ored flowers The Latin name OF the
nasturtum- given because the leaves are II
like shields and the flowers like golden s.
helmets--ls Tropaeolum or Trophy, Tho
nasturtlnm has yellow calyx growing
out into long spur behind, and little
frnges to its yellow or orange pets,
Nllady must not forget In her sowing X
and ransplanting the corn flower on blue
bachelor's hutton, the German national
e,nbloln because of Kaiser Williams
preference for 1t, This Is one of tho
hardest and yet the most attraciiyetor
old. fashioned flowers and likes dry suns
ny placer like the nasturtlum
The tall-growing raclnus or castor
bean, cannas and morning glorles srdw @
as easily as corn or beans and answer tS
an excellent purpose next 10 Walls.
fences or buildings, where foliage
screen Is required.
If one has not dollhouse or greens
house, bright window will answer y
good purpose Pots are not good for s
planting purposes They dry ont too
quickly and the frequent watering makes
tho soil hard. Shallow boxes or pans ara
hest Fill the box 10 a depth or ora s
and one-half Inches with prepared SOL.
then gently and evenly Igess the soil
With hoard or brick 20 make y Dexs
the corners and sides, Thcn. after
thorough watering, the seed may
seWn.