Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

larkspur and fringed petuniss are beautiful
and furnish a wealth Of bloom for cutting.
Gardens of ANIMALS.
The National Council of Horticulture,
through its press committee, discussing
good plants for a garden of ANIMALS, says;
There are places around many homes
that look dark and vacant all summer,
when at little expense they can be trans
formed into places beautiful to look upon.
The easiest way to decorate these lone
some spots is by growing some of the
easily cared for ANIMALS.
"Of the tall-growing annual plants the
cosmos, nicotianas and cleomes are among
the most deservedly popular. The better
way to plant these is between scattered
shrubbery. although they can be used in
beds. Cosmos blooms in the fall. 1t grows
gracefully to the height of five feet.
spreading out rich, green feathery foliage
and bears an abundance of delicately col
ored single flowers on long stems. 1t is
well suited for cutting. 1t may be planted
close to some unsightly building or fence
and will form an excellent screen, II
trained against a support. The young
growths should be pulled gently to the
supporting piece Of wood and fastened
with short pieces of rubber or cloth,
'The nicotianas are useful in obtaining
subtropical effects. Their rich foliage and
numerous sweet-scented tuberous flowers
make them very decorative. Nicotiana
sylvestris grows from four to i've feet high
and bears great numbers of pure white
flowers. Nicotians sanderae Is three to
four feet high, with rich carmine flowers.
"Cleoms punguens Is useful between
shrubbery along fences. It's flowers are
attractive because Of their long green
atsms, ruachlng out Hike. spiders, legzs'-
CIimbinE Nasturtium.
This variety of the nasturtium has
come into much popularity during recent
years and its popularity is merited. In
raising plants much better progress eau
be made by starting the seeds in the
house early to set out when all danger
of frost has passed and the weather has
become steadily warm. They will dc
well, however, If seed is sown in the
| garden where the plants are to remain
The seed should be sown early; that is
as soon as the ground is warm enough
The plants grow very rapidly in good sol
and stirring the ground occasionally with
a hoe viii greatly encourage them. II
sown thickiy in line and given string
trellis to run on they will make a fine
screen, showing a mass OF brilliant col
| ors. They also make excellent pot plant s
and by starting plants at different times
and proper management they may b'
had in bloom the year round. A hea
of sixty degrees is sufficient, as too higl
a temperature is undesirable. Plenty o.
air is also one of the requisites for strong
healthy growth, for If kept close ant
in a high temperature the plants be
come drawn and poorer both in foliag
and flower.
Culture of Crimson Rambler.
If you have Crimson Rambler whicl
has not been doing well outdoors, try |
as pot plant for late winter or Easte
blooming. Cut It back well in the spring
and grow 1t out doors until hard freezing
time in the fall, then take it up and pu
IL in a pot suitable to its size. Sink tn
pot to the brim in the garden, and abou
the holidays cut the canes back two feet
twining them in open form, and cove
them with an empty nail keg. Six week
before you want It to bloom bring into
warm room or conservatory where 1t vii
have sixty-fve degrees at night. an
water freely for the first week, afte
that only when needed. You Will be sur
prised at the wealth OF bloom you vii
get. Keep on the red spider by spraying