The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-30
WINTER HOUSE FLOWERS.
Every One Should Grow Few Plant

Every Une onoulu JIOW rev RANTS
The long winter days could be robbed
OF half their dullness if our houses were
always frightened with Towering plants
and filled with the scent of spring. and
! ii, in building our houses, we planned
for at least one large fireplace, where a
cheerful blaze would invite us in the
evenings; our Puritan ancestors had Ger
tainly one detail for which TO be thank
full namely the great central chimney,
with its spacious open fireplace, a gath
ering corner for the entire family on cold
winter evenings.
In every house there il usually one
sunny window easily convertible into a
miniature conservatory, but in select
ing plants to fll il be content the ,irst
year with old-timers which have stood
the test and proved worthy Of a corner
in the winters choice collection. Azalcas
are, perhaps, the showest OF the shrubs
both the Client and Mollis variety being
noted for their great mass OF large. bril-
liant blossoms, appearing even before
the foliage develops. The Mollis come
in orange, pink, or yellow, while the
Client vary in an the shades of white.
yellow, orange, red, pink, carmine, and
lilac. It viii be safer to buy these from
seedhouse importing them from Hol-
land, and they cost about IS cents each
for strong healthy plants. Imported
plants come unpotted. but they have
balls of earth around the roots. and ii
the roots are dry, soak them in water,
setting them in the smallest
pots possible. The soil should be made
IT flbfous loan, sand, and peat, and
when firmly potted, water and set them
IA a cool semi-dark place, with a tenn
perature ranging from 50 10 IS degrees
until ready to force. which requires
about six weeks from the time they are
brought into the heat Ceraniums are
toe wen known 10 need comment. and
cuttings started IN spring will flower
about Christmas time: they should have
= rich soil, but cannot stand too much
water.
How to Get Cutting.
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ing addition 30 the window conservatory. I
and b propagatei from root cuttings
starting In March. il winter blossoms
ire desired one way Of increasing the 1
supply 81 winter piants has l.crn sng-
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sioces small enough b. 20 in threp.ineh 4
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n a fieh soil and late in August ere
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