The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-09-18
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FLOWERS

Lincoln Park improvement league at
the Alcott school Friday and Satur-
day OF last week demonstrates what
can be accomplished In the floral line
by those who care to take a little
trouble In an effort to make their
home more attractive to the eye by
beautifying their yards and lawns
with lowering pants and shrubbery.
Most persons like flowers. II not
for personal decoration at least they
like to see the beautiful blossoms
about their homes. But there are
many who would otherwise raise fiow-
ers who are unfamiliar With The ssrse-
ties that thrive best in this locality.
The Record would like to see more In
terest taken In flower culture by the
citizens OF Canon City. Every yard
could be made TO be place Of beauty
with but little EFFORT II property own
srs or tenants would spend . little
time and outlay toward this end.
Flowers add much to the appearance
OF n yard and the results achieved
more than repay the small effort nee
essary.
Mrs. l. switxer. who loves flowers
for the fiowers' sake as only a woman
can. In an enthusiast when Il comes
10 talking about them Mrs sweitzsr
has a fund OF knowledge concerning
flowers and 10 an interesting eonver-
sationalist on the subject She was
asked to tell the readers OF the Rec
ord somsthing about the more COM
mon varietics that thrive In this Sec
ton and the following brief intcrvies
will prove Interesting to those who
are contemplating starting . garden
even n only in a small way.
Flowers are either annual. BIZ
ennial or perennial said Mrs switz-
er. Among the more common per-
enniais are tulips. narcissus. hya-
cinths and peonias They do best
when planted In the fali-the last Of
September OF the nrst OF October.
The phIox is another perennial which
can be planted either In the fail or
the spring. II planted In the spring
IL will bloom later than n planted in
the fall. There are many varieties
but have found the white the mos.
successful one 10 be raised here.
Shasta daisies are very desirable
flowers and require but little atten-
tion. have also had the best sue
cess with my pansies when planted
them In the fall. These little favor
ties are really snow flowers and n
people would plant the sweet-scented
or Imperiais instead OF attempting TO
raise the larger German varieties
they would have more success In their
culture.
There IL n wide range among the
annuals. Many ANIMALS will seed them
selves from year to year Among them
the nasturtium is q local savorite
The vcrbenas. petunias. and cosmos
are popular and thrive well here. The
poppy Ia another perennial that does
well. When you once have the poppy
you have Il always. Other old-fash-
toned flowers are the marigcld. GIN
mia and iarkspur The larkspur seeds
iteelf every year. Dahlias. Gamma H.
lies and gladIoias are three common
bulb plants that are easily grown
They are tuber plants and their roots
or buibs must be taken MP every fall
and kept over winter. Some people
make the mistake OF letting them re-
main in the ground too long and the
frost gets into the bulbs through tho
stalks. They ara worthless next
sprine in that case-
Another thing about pansics and
this will apply as well to all other
nowers which have fne seeds. In
this locality where there Is much