Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07


come undrr this ssme treatment. The
only difference Is that I would advise vip-
fnE the leaves with a small sponge 81
fessf once q week IN addition 70 tne daily
sprinkle.
"Whcn the warm weather comes th~ss
plants should BE- cut back and planted out
In the ground 10 they have to Be kept
Indoors then give them a larger pot of
frtsh earth, cutting them back The same
as N they were o. be set out % doors.
Any florist VIII furnish the pot and good
earth for . few cents
one Of the most satisfactory boomers
that are popular this year is the Persian
cyclamen. The only dlfficuity with Il IS
that u prefers a cool room. Il win sccept
sunIIaht ana does not ned q srest degree
OF moisture, but q can't stand toe much
heat
In the ordinary city home the best
place for u is a window ss sunny a. can
be had and a. far away from the radiator
as possible. know women who keep
cyclsmens in unheated bath rcsms. only
bringing them out on occasion. where he
bath roCm has = sunny window this Is a
good plan, provided the visit 70 the heated
living rooms n not prolonged
The cyclamen can easily be made to
bear . succession of blossoms until earm
weather. / have known instances Of its
being kept in the house for more than two
years blooming all TIE while. II the Garth
is not changed thea IL should be kept up
With LIQUID food.
PoIas~stts- Need Solitude.
"Pcinsettia. which believe IS more fssh-
ionabie this season than ever before,
should not be placed IN the rom with
other bloom ing plar e. for their sake ~
well a. It's own. Gr0gped with dark green
foliage plants. such as palms, screw pines.
hious or tall ferns. nothing could be more
sorEeously effective.
These plants are not difficult 70 keep
thrifty II a few points are observed over
Watering or moving into 4 cooler room
viii cause the dark. handsome lower
leaves to yellow and fall. with = little
liquid plant food once every ten days or
two weeks the poinsettia will remain bright
q Ions time. Besides the daily s~prinkling
about the roots the leaves should be
sprinkied or washed off sufficiently often
to keep them clean. In MRy the plant
should be bedded out in the garden TO
supply stock for next autumn.
The Christmas heath is another popular
plant that VIII present a sheet OF blossoms
for Christmas and af,erward keep orna-
mental until the spring. Heaths need .
Cooi room Win EnnG NentliaIlon.
The Chinese primrose IL a popular plant
among those who cannot afford anything
very expensive. While n Is easily kept
for months in the house blooming freely
with little attention. Il poisons some people
severely when handling Il. II Is an an
nual. though I have often seen plants
that have lived and thrived. blooming pro-
fusely IN their second year.
While the spear flower is not a cheap
plant. small specimens may be had at a
low price. It's bright red berries and deep
glossy foliage make u very effective in
house decoration and its ability TO accom-
modate itself to conditions IN almost any
living room makes IL desirable. II should
ee stimulated with plant food about oncs
q month. wstered daily and the leaves
wiped of often enough TO keep them clean
and glossy.
Among the high priced plants there are
not many that do better than the gardenia
when conditions suit it. These conditions
are warmth. sun and water. In the south
ern STATES where IL is known as the cane
Sessamine. Il blooms all the year around,
though its resi- blooming period is In the
mi6dle OF the summer.
Thers II viii produce a myriad Of per-
feet blossoms under a glAring sun in the
driest and sandiest soil. The leaves may
be as yellow as gold from the poverty of
the soil. but the plsnt continues to grow
and blossom in prcfusion. II Is easily
rooted from the blossom. only requiring to
be stuck in a bottle Of water and kept in
a warm and comparatively dark plaza
Symbolism of Gardeniaa.
while the garderia Is especially fash
ionabls tHA now ard is easily cared for
after Christmas. 1 would not advise any
one to present one 10 q southern woman
as a present signifying happiness and good
cheelr. In the south they are USED ex-
clUsiveiy for funerals. and the association
is 50 strong that many persons from the
south refuse to have even q blossom in
their house.
A for trying to keep bulbs after Christ
mas, that OF course can not be success
fully done I mean keeping them In bloc
som When the variety IL such that you
wish 20 keep II for future use. then the
test plan is TO put the bulb. pot and all.
in some cool corner and give 1t . drink
Of water now and then With this treat
rent the leaves will soon become discol-
ored and droop. Perhaps by Easter tie
leaves will be altogether dead.
when that is the case the bulb should
be removed from earth and stored away
safe from mice until ame to report for
next season. Bulbs need very little care
any season Of the year simply by being
bulbs require from six to eight weeks for
root growth in the dark before they can
be forced.
Where a person cares 10 take a little
trouble she can have a succession OF bios
SONS all the winter long by the simple
method OF starting bulbs 9 month apart.
Good leaf mould 70 begin with and snf-
ficient water. with an occasional drink OF
? plant food. will cause almost any variety
Of bulb 10 produce good blosso2s IN ths
) window OF the average living room"
The Safest Place.
/. Yes. sir. I'm giving you straight goodzs