Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-11

days do not mix strongly scented ones with
those that have no perfume. This rule also
applies to flowers of different families, such
as hyacinths and daffodils, which in little
while will be SO plentiful.
If flowers are taken out of a boWl at
night and placed in dish Of soapsuds, the
ends being cut off after short immersion
and cold water poured over them before
they are replaced, they will last for long
while. Great care should be taken that the
blossoms do not reach the SoapSuds or
they will fade quickly.
Flowers that are dropping from the heat
of the room should be clipped at the stalks
and plunged into warm water to which has
been added little salt. They will soon
revive and be fit to replace in position In
the morning.
The best way to keep a spray of flowers
or a buttonhole bCuuuet from fading is to
cover with damp tissue paper or cotton
wool and place in obscured light very
good way is to put the flowers on a stone
plate, that they may be kept perfectly cool,
and turn over them pudding bowl
How to Arrange.
Unless one has an innate color sense,
the mingling of flowers is a fatal thing,
and overcrowdng is another equally bad
fault. We have gained much knowledge
anent floral arrangement from our friends
the Japanese, The loving care bestowed
upon a single spray Of blossoms by these
people of the rising sun they reap in ar
tistic floral pictures, every flower and leaf
being a study in the artleSsness of art.
Then the color of the receptacle in which
flowers are put should be a consideration,
and not only coloring, but material Heavy
flowers may be put in a vase Of heavy ma
terial and vice versa. For bunch Of DAT
fodtls nothing is lovelier than a lockwood
bowl, brown and graceful Fragile hya-
cinths are loveliest in cut or Bohemian
glass.
No 20 hnro hot h.
Der and similar plants be kept in fine
condition if their leaves are sponged once
a month with soapsuds and afterward
sprayed with clean, cold water. This wash
ing not only adds to the greenness Of the
leaves, but will kill insects without in
juring the most delicate plant. Milk and
water is another excellent food for the
leaves and will add to their brightness. 1t
Of raw meat placed between the pot and
the soil of fern will greatly improve the
growth Of the plant.
Care Of Plants.
When speaking of indoor plants and the
way to take care of them we seem to over
look the fact that 1t should be done from
sense of duty, and not merely that they
shall look well and be a pleasure to us;
yet, according to the latest teachings of
science, that is the main reason. These
scientists now tell us that plants have life
in the widest of the word---that is.
what would be termed soul If they were
human beings. The essence of their life is
the same as with animals. There is no diff
ference in kind; only in development. They
also say that plants are capable of feels
ing the effects of wounds, bruises, neglect.
unsuitable atmosphere and the other evils
Of existence as we are. In spite of these
facts we do not consider it a cruel thing to
battle our plants in cold water in winter or
to wash their leaves in cold water ire
spective Of the temperature in which they
have been living. We open windows
and let cold drafts in upon them and ex-
pect the delicate plants to live through it
and thrive. Gardeners know that this
treatment retards the growth by reason of
what we mortals would regard as a shock
to the system. Every one who has pet
animal knows that it is his duty to take
plants.