The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
A Rockery for a wild Flower Garden

LII the garden where flowers and fol-
/ lage plants gathered from the woods
and fields are grown, natural conditions
should be initiated as nearly as possible.
Most of the earliest wild flowers prefer
some shade. There is no better way of
providing this than by planting them in
| a rockery. 1t can be built Of a few loads
OF weather stained stones, arranged in
a mound, leaving recesses of varying
sizes for pockets in which to put soil
AID plants
should be thoroughly enriched with
Wen rotted manure or some commercial
FERTILIZER. The flowers should be care
fully watered until they are well estab-
nshed. The rockery may be made beau
tl1ul With score of plants and ferns
that grow in the woods throughout the
country, even near the largest cities,
only awaiting some one who cares
enough to dig them up
The columbines Iiverworts saxifra gas
ladyslippers, anemones or windhowers
gentfans. mayapples, violets and many
hardy ferns. including the beautiful
maiden hair, are widely distributed.
Spring flowers which do well in the sun
are the bluebells buttercups and spring
beauties. Before the spring flowers have
ceased to bloom the summer wild flow
ers are beginning. The wild rose blooms
in May and June and is followed by the
ox-eye daisy and butterfly milkweed.
Then comes host of snowy field flow
ers which continue to bloom until severe
frost of late October and November.
They include the golden rod, of which
there are several species, ali yellow,
ranging from to feet high; asters,
ranging from little flowers half an inch
across to the New England aster, to
feet tall with flowers an inch a lross,
evening primrose, dragon head lily, car
dinal flowers, false indigo and dozens of
others.
How to Grow Dahlias.
ing than the dahlia. 1t is particularly |
than the dahlia. 1t is particularly |
continues to produce beautiful flowers |
longer than most plants. The tubers |
of a hundred different varieties, each |
with a charm of it's own, may be pur- |
from seed. The tubers are separated |
into several pieces each, leaving one |
eye for each piece, and planted in a |
yard or field like potatoes except that |
the planting NUT be delayed until dam |
ger of frost is past.
The tubers should be planted about |
four inches deep and given a good
Immediately on planting.
soil and should be planted two or
three feet apart. They should have
plenty of light and air, but not be ex- +
posed to the direct sun. They will not
ong endure hot and dry weather. All
but the strongest shoots should be re-
moved as they appear, and the plants
should be tied to stakes four feet high,
he tfeing beginning when the plant is
,rost has killed the tops, take up the
.ubers and store them in a dry, cool
'oom or cellar. 1t is a good plan to
examine the tubers occasionally dur
ng the winter to remove any decayed
'pecimens. The varieties which the
amateur may grow are numbered by
he hundred and every year new
are added to the list.
Asks Heavy Damages.
DR.. Charlmers Prentice, of Chicago,
Who is at the Waldorf-Astoria, said last
light that he had, through his lawyer,
frank Brundage, of 80 Liberty street,
begun suit against the North German
Lloyd Steamship company for $3.50, 1000
damages because of the action of Capt.
i. Morgenstern and the doctor of the
teamship Koenigin Luise in burying
'ver the, side Mrs. Prentice, who died
It sea-
Mrs. Prentice, with her daughter,
vas on the way from Italy to New
ork, the steamer having sailed from
1enoa on April Is. On April 81 Mrs.
Prentice, who, it was said, had been
from a serious affection, died
n her berth. Her daughter insisted on ,
having the body of her mother en-
'almed and conveyed to this port. DIR. .
I. Leber, the ships physician. who. it |
vas said. took counsel with the royal
Italian commissioner. who looks after
he comfort and safety of immigrants, :
dvised Capt. Morganstern that the
Iody could not be kept on the ship.
Against the most vigorous protests
nd pleadings of the weeping daugh-
er, the body of Mrs. Prentice was
ropped overheard the same day, q
rayer being read as the ship was stop
ed. Flags were lowered and only a
ew in the darkness stood around the i
pen gangway when the weighted body s
ras showed overboard.-New York
World.