Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-22
DISPLAY OF FLOWERS IN FRONT
OF THE BREAD LOAF INN.


where one long bed of $50 feet in length
and 30 feet in width is divided into
twenty very good sized beds, the
flowers of which are not only of many
different varieties, but also of wonder
full profusion and very beautiful.
Included in these is row of Sweet
Peas, the full length of the long bed
(150 feet. We counted enough bios
SONS to see that they included number
of thousands, shaded into many varie-
ties, we should say at least a hun
dred, and filled with fragrance. But
of other kinds of flowers in the different
smaller beds there are hundreds of
thousands in full bloom. Especially
noticeable in this list are the Petunia
(of the nightshade family of which
Johnson's Encyclopaedia says:
s[From the Brazilian name of To-
bacco, petun] A genius of annual, bien-
NAL, or perennial plants, of the order
Solanaceae, natives of the hot region
of America. The Petunia nyeteginiRo,a
and Violaeea have been for fifty years
cultivated in European and North
American gardens, and have afforded
numerous hybrid and other varieties,
some of which are very beautiful.
1t may be interesting to know that
the following belong to this same
family; Thorn apple or Stramonium,
tobacco, tomato, potato, nightshade,
red pepper, matrimony vine and several
others, some useful, others poisonous.
The Stock or Gillyhower, a genus of
plants of the Mustard family, cultivated
garden or house plants from Europe,
much priced for their very beautiful and
fragrant flowers. They are of many
colors, from white and pink through
crimson to deep purple and red.
After the Stock is superbly beauti-
full bed of Phlox Greek for fame in
many colors, purple, red, pink, crimson
and white. The Phlox is a genus of
North American plants developed by
cultivation into many varieties.
Nearby is a much admired bed of
Balsam, which belongs to the same
genus as the Jewellweed, which grows
along our highways and around our
barns. The Balsam belongs to the
Geranium family along with the differ
ent varieties of Geranium, both wild
and cultivated, the Wood Sorrel and
the Nasturtium. This family is inter-
estlng, not only be cause of their SNOWY
flowers, but because of the method Ma
ture has provided for the distribution.
Opposite one bed of Poppies is a
flower entirely new to all at Bread
Loaf, but has proved since to be one of
the most noticeable, namely Clarkia.
named after Captain Clark, the explor-
er. This belongs to the Evening Prim-
rose family some members of which
are the following: Fuchsia, Enchant-
ers Nightshade, Evening Primrose,
Fireweed and False Loostrife.
A bed of China Asters is Just coming
into full bloom, with five different coloIs
arranged in rows, and all very hand
some.
At the centre of the beds stands
Hydrangia, which is very symmetrical
in form and loaded with white blossoms.
equal in size to the flowers in any of the
beds. The Hydrangia is in the same
family with the Syringa Currant and
Gooseberry.
The Portulaccas are coming into
bloom and though not so numerous in
flowers as some of the beds none are of
more brilliant color.
The Verbena bed is especially attract
i've and will continue to improve for a
number of days.
The Gladiolas, of the seeds of the
Balsams sometimes called sword Hly)
bed, is bordered by dense growth of
the spreading Lobelia which at present
is mass of dark blue flowers. We
think this makes one of the most
attractive borders for beds and walks.
The POppies when in their prime were
perhaps the most snowy of all, and
attracted universal attention. They are
mostly gone by. The common blood
root that blossoms so early in spring
belongs to the Poppy family.
On looking at the bed of Ponies
now wholly departed except their seeds,
one is reminded of the lines of the
famous Scottish poet:
"But Poppies are like pleasures spread
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed;
Or like the snow falls in the river.
One moment white, then gone forever"
The names of these flowers are large
y furnished us by Mrs. James M.
Hubbard of Boston, whose husband for
years has been one of the leading edi-
tors of The Youths Companion at Bos-
ton, and whose family somewhat scat