Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-10
HAVEFLOVER BED
Within THE House
THE RIGHT PLACE FOR IT IS THE
WINDOW SILL ON SUNNY
SIDE OF HOUSE.
PLANTS YOU should CROW
Plants Wen Arranged viii Make
Room Much More Cheerful In
Nlnter-Somc Varieties.

You can have a window this winter
that VIII be the envy of your neigh
borhood by using a little time and
money in buying flowers Nothing
will make n room look more cheerful
by careful selection supply may be
maintained from frost until the flow
ers are out In the spring.
The temperature OF the room for
the growth of flowers il the same
as for a human being. Plants should
be turned once "A day or they VIII
grow one-sided in their search for
light. Care should be taken that they
are in large enough pots. also that
there is good drainage. An inch or
two of gravel in the bottom OF the
pot will remedy that. The soil should
be kept moist; a fairly rich loan is
good with "A teacup OF bonemeal to
every half bushel of soil for fertili-
2er. Most flowers may be grown from
seed, but bulbs can be had now for
immediate use.
Vines foliage, fragrance, and flow
ers should be sought in selecting the
plants. Then arrange them artistic
ally the window.
For the Windows.
Good vines for the window are the
cobaea and the thunbergia. The CO.
baea has purple, bell-shaped flowers,
two inches across. Thunbergia vines
have yellow, rich orange, white, blue
or white and blue flowers. depending
on the variety. SOW the seed early
in January or February. The plants
can be grown out Of doors during the
summer and cut back In September
and potted for the window. Nastur-
tiums or morning glories give a great
deal Of pleasure. but require much
sunlight. Seed sown in July or Au-
gust will begin Towering about
Thanksgiving and continue during the
rest Of the winter.
Vines that show well in the hang
ing baskets are the smilax and
paragus The branches Of the aspara-
gus hang down gracefully on ali sides.
and if kept growing freely all sum
mer will produce an abundance of red
other plant that will bear bright red
berries for Christmas ds the Jerusalem
cherry. These berries hang on for
three months. The plants are grown
easily from seed. They should be
sown in late winter or early spring.
When to SOW.
Among the flowers grown for their
p..,..
gnonettes. The heliotrope has purple
flowers, is very fragrant and blooms
long time. Sow the seed any time
from February until May, and grow
in pots all summer. Pinch back the
plants desired for winter flowers This
gives them a stocky form and pre-
vents them from blooming during the
summer. For fragrance, the mignon-
ette is the best plant. The flowers
are unattractive and the plant cannot
be transplanted successfully. For
winter blooms SOW the seed In July
or August. using pots to avoid trans
planting.
For foliage. ferns and the common
foliage plants are good. Keep ferns
well watered and repot them occa-
sionally.
The geranium. pansy, scarlet sage.
nasturtium, and hyacinth are good
plants for flowers. Every one Is ia
miliar with the culture Of most o.
these. The hyacinth bulb may be
grown In water or soil. II grown In
water, place the bulb in a glass,
lowing the base of the bulb to touch
the surface Of the water. Keep the
bulb In the dark until the roots have
formed. Tulirl and various species
Of narcissus ay be grown In the
same way