El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
NotHard To
GrowPlants
In Ell Paso
Roses, Shrubbery, Vines and
All the Hardy Flowers
Grow Well.
VEGETABLES IN
YARDS PROFITABLE
Ample Water for Irrigation,
and Lawns Surround
Every Residence.

- L PASO, in the center Of a great
region called desert" by unin-
formed fasteners, presents in
| the spring and sumner months a
/ beautiful setting OF flowers and shrub
berry, parks and parked streets This
/ is largely due to the spirit OF civic
pride. and love for the beautiful accen-
/ tuated. perhaps, by the barren sur
roundings save in the Immediately ad-
/ joining valleys
FL Paso has park system valued
/ at nearly 100000 at present land
values under the care Of an expert.
and the parks are the pride of every
1 citizen. IL PasO is fast developing the
parking idea for the residential streets
/ fares. under the care OF the city park
I department, that are show places for
visitors and a comfort to residents
/ Downtown. there are five parks all
I beautifully kept. and in every suburb
there is a park, dedicated TO the city
while the municipality owns washing
7 ton park, a pleasure resort in the
| southeastern edge OF the city OF 50
| acres, devoted TO amusements, picnics,
/ baseball racing and similar purposes
I FL Paso's yards are source Of much
I pride also There Is much rivalry also
I among neighbOrs in the Identification
! OF yards, giving pleasure to the owner
| and at once enhancing the value OF
/ their property ana proving 70 the world
! OF visitors that FL Paso can grow any
I thing that will grow anywhere with
/ water and soil
/ A few years ago it was thought
/ necessary to cart up river soil from
I the valley 10 make a yard that would
I produce flowers, but experiments have
! proved this unnecessary. Soil rich
/ enough TO grow any sorf Of = n1an+
from the most delicate to the most
/ hardy, can be made OF a. mixture Of ma
nure with the ordinary dirt or caliche
I found in any yard IN town. the gravel
! and stones picked out and thrown away
] or used for bedding the flowers. 1t is
I positively unnecessary to haul rich soil
| into the yard for purposes OF growing
I flowers and fruits
All Plants Grow Wei.
/ Roses, hOneysuckle, Virginia creeper.
! hrysanthemums. viOiets, hOIlyhOcks.
I sweet peas fOurOclOCks, nasrul tiums.
/ cannas, flags, dahliass pansies, larkspur.
! peoples and cosmos grow exceedingly
I well in FL PasO. The Virginia creeper
/ as a vine for porches and arbors is a
I prolific grower here, and. like the hon
Z eysucllle and ivy, does not die down to
l the roots each year bur only the ten
I dereSt teudrils are killed by the cold
Z In the spring the vines remain and they
readily bud and soon cover their old
| space with green IneSe vines VIII
4 grow 10 and 10 feet in a season and
: finally become so prolific that a prun-
! ing knife is necessary.
HOneysuckle does not grow quite 81
fast, but It grows here as rapidly as
anyWh here and the perfume Is as sweet
Chrysanthemums, II given the proper
attention, do as well here as in the most
favored flower regions OF the world.
Taken up each year, separated and re-
Set-February is the best month for
this-they produce fine specimens II
debudded during the summer, they
produce fewer, but larger blossoms
The Gamma lily, one OF the prettiest Of
the green summer plants, grows any
where II given plenty OF water, partic-
ulariy about hydrant and freeze
during the winter does not kill the
plant. but II is best to dig them up
and throw the bulbs in the WOOdshed or
basement during the winter, as they
must be separated each spring anyhow.
to get the best results.
Nasturtiums. the flowers that have
largely helped to make California IA
nous as the land Of blossoms do splen-
didly IN this climate. but should be
planted alongside q fence where they
viii be shaded from the afternoon sun
{ II they are 10 do their best Their rich
green leaves-they make delicious sal
ad-and their bright blossoms OF many
colOrs delight the eye through much OF
the yesr. II planted in February or
March, they viii bloom from April until
the frost kills them The dwarf, or the
running varieties, 10 equally we'll but
the running varieties produce more To-
hage
Poppies should be planted away from
/ the wind as much as possible; in tho
middle Of the summer. the real hot
weather Will Wither the stalks and
sometimes burn them, but they are an
early blOOmer and have generally done
their duty by that time anyhow. They
should be planted thick and carefully
. thinned out as they begin to grow
Matter OF Irrigation.
Any of the flowers mentioned as be-
/ lngs especially adapted to their region,
viii do we'll however. If planted ac-
cordlng to directions on the packages
and given enough water. Water is the
important thing after the soil beds are
repaired Flowers should seldom be
sprlnkIed-never in the sun-but frrf-
gated The hose should be laid in the
PEG, running fair stream OF water
ana allowed to Hood the bed The ir-
rigating should be done in the evenings
or afternoons after the sun has got
fatner low. The ground should be well
broken and stirred after each Wettfng
As for lawns. bluegrass and clover
do we'll here, and Bermuda grass. once
II gets start. can hardly be killed but
even Bermuda refuses to grow if neg
lected, and il must be frequently trim
med and Wen watered. Sprinkline is
best for the grass, and il is better h
done after night
The only difference in treating roses
from treating other flowers. is that the
SOIL bed for the roses should be deenar
richer and oftener fortified ths1 81.
other flowers
The soil in all flower beds. should he
stirred often and the weeds should ~
kept out The soil is 1flaIv - -
from the irrigation and fnterfars 1,-5 -
the growth OF the plants il not stirraI
frequently with hand garden tools,
FaIsies ana sweet peas are. Derhaps
l n4l Se@sy 20 grow as other plants.
Ihere IS an insect that sometimes a.
tacks the sweet peas and. owing 10 ffsi-
iran root and stem. the wind sornafirSs,
! damages them But they produce INV
riantly II cared for
Honyhocks. four. oclocks. eosn,os "a
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