Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
From An Experienced Florist

Dear Miss Thomas: ! see you call for more
letters On flowers. and as | am a flower crank
ennfritute my little mite on what have
learned about flowers BY cultivating and watch
TO- 1Sat Experience : dear tssehsT ro but il
f. a trne teacher. all the same. for when ! fail
On a crop OF any kidd Of the plant creation
cause 81 the failures In the past.
10 ron say Ike often hear Mary says:
such flowers. for I can't have good luck with
themf2 l. for one. believe more In manage
ment than luck In any vocation In this life.
al Of have far better hind sights than
fore sights on any given subject Hence the
flowers in all things else. is TO study their
narure and rad up on sn the authentic rules
little to ones seanty stock OF knowledge Then
p1ss IL On AID on to others that they may
profit By our experience and help us because
q the knowledge that we have helped others.
| would have roses OF all the colors possible
MOSTLY monthlies-they are hardy and VIII
bloom continuously and bear moving each year
whrn necessary For the same reasons I would
have all varieties Of clematis- I have eight
planted bv my porch: cold does not hurt them
and they bloom an summer. Then I would
have dahlias. all colOrs and OF the double kinds
also an coIors OF double hollyhocks and cannes
zadiolas and narcisSus- Then all sorts Of
peoples and phlox- double and single. all col
winter unprotected and bloom early; and tube
RISES and hyacinths and tulips and erocus. All
ct Nue 4NNFe NuAn& VIII sep IN me
winter II covered deep enough ! would have
al kinds and colors Of pinks. from the carna-
ton Gown to the old time grass sweet pinks
81 car Grandmothers. Sweet Williams. YER
henas. al colOrs. chrvSanthemums. all the fine
sorts: then vIole-s. and pansies. all solOrs- 1
have them In bloom large a silver
collar. they stayed out on the south side OF
mv house all winter
To d. well all flowers should he planted in
fertilIzed and deply pulverized soil: for the
fertilizer. stable hen house manure is the
IN summer. Have the soil well drained; wet.
soggy soil grows water hyacinths and lilies,
but most others ned drainage Plant the tall
est 1nhlias and hollyhocks and all the tallest
kinds farthe<t I'm the hack grounds and let
them come on down according to the height
they grow. in amphitheatCr style. to the low
growing ones. such as pansies and verbenas. In
froaf-
have only uamed such varieties as have
often kept out all winter and not all kinds
That ] now have. for ] have seven fine peOnias.
and w0uld not do well disturbed each year
have left ont tender rot plants. that ] have
many u. for the reason that many could not
keen them through the winter. All I have
named can BE transplanted and bloom each
year m open land. only peoples. and they viii
eulng fxom seed each year. 80 | Will have 20
quit n .tne middle q this letter for fesr OF
the liuit. Int should I deserve premium
7 Lope II viii be the second. and not the first.
strive 20 keep the everlasting spiritual flowers
IN souls cultivated and blooming tin the
Master says well done. thou good and faithful
servant. enter into the city whose flowers never
MRS. B. F. LANG.