Evening star., 1914-08-16
Send Now for Bulbs
You Will Want Bios
soming in Your
Christmas and Easter
Windows -Prune e
and Trim Geraniums
You Intend to Take in
Before Frost Comes.

FERY Iovof or u0W0f0 eh0ul0 ny
raising some in the house in the
winter. Their care will prove
IL interesting and their presence
will decrease the florists bill and
the longing to have one.
It is time now for winter flowers. Send
for the bulbs you will want blossomins
In your Christmas and Easter windows.
Prune and trim the geraniums In the
garden that you intend to take in before
frost comes. Go to the woods for ferns
for your fern dishes and window boxes.
plant them in the garden for a month and
then get them in the house so that they
may be well used to indoor life before
artificial heat is necessary. It Is a good
plan to order such ferns and palms from
the florist as you may want some time
in September. so that they, too. may be
acclmatized before the heat Is turned
on.
Choose Healthy Specimens.
The condition of all indoor plants de-
pends on the sort Of treatment you give
them after you get them. Pick out healthy
specimens to begin with and than take
care of them.
One woman who pr'des herself on her
indoor plants has a Boston fern that she
has had for FIVE years. It Is q big plant
wavy mass Of lacy deep green fronds
w'rdows. Some of the fronds are fve
feet long. others OF the stout up-standing
ores are broader than the hand They
srr'ng from matter roots crowding ten
yearly and old crowns have been broken
OF whenever they got 30 high above the
roots that the new fronds from their
Further tbe fern has had water everv
day-enough to wet the pot thoroughly.
but not to stand in the saucer. It has
been fertilized every week. and bathed,
bath bath, H the pot pot is ' iaid on is side IN the the
tub after covering the earth-surface and
the pot edges with a clean cloth. The
water Is little less than tepid, and the
fronds are well washed in 1t with some
clean the pot Is set upright, the soap
suds drained of. and the whole plant
well showered with clear water.
OF and The mas pot E .srussss
pos smother roots as dust and CRIME
sr.,other leaves.
Some Jardinieres q Handicap.
This fern stands in a big wicker jar.
The ordinary 1ardiniere IL a handicap to
the growth Of plants. for staSnant water
and close air are held in It at the roots
Of the plants by these Jardinisres.
Only Q few plants love to have their
feet continually wet The asparagus fern
asparagus sprengerii-is one OF them.
To have long. thick sprays Of 1t. prodigal
of blossom, and later Of coral red berries.
the pot should have a saucer generously
deep. and the saucer should be nlled with
ean s x. Day. + aso have as
frequent baths. All house plants. indeed.
not too big for the tub, are the better
for them. The giants must have. instead
of the plunge. sponge baths : first with
white soapsuds. then with clear water.
Leaves are plant-lungs. and choke
quickly indoors.
Ferns. too, need much care. II you
have fern dish for the table or other
potted ferns about the house 1t IL best
to have the dish in which they are potted
of red clay. as this Is porous and absorbs
both air and water easily.
Every morning these pots should be
lifted out and sunk in basin Of water.
their tops plentifully sprinkled and the
whole thing drained carefully before It
is put back in its dish. The dish should