The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-04
MYRIAD OF BLOOMING FLOWERS
MAKE RICHMOND CITY BEAUTIFUL

BY WILLIAM r. .sANRoRN.
To him, who in the love of
Nature holds communion with
her visible forms. she speaks
various language"
The visible forms of Nature. as ex-
pressed IN flowers. speak directly to
the hearts OF all who love them.
Flowers speak to the emotions, to our
sense of the beautiful; flowers have
their own everlasting appeal; they
teach US to Took from Nature up to
Natures Cod; thinkingly. trustingly.
as the benificent author of all beauty
and loneliness. But to completely en-
JOY flowers you must love them;
whether they grow up close to the
mountain snow line in wild profusion
and in riot of coIorings: or low in
the valleys which they paint in tints
no artist can fittingly portray.
We sense Nature In its most kindly
mood amid blooming plants and flow
ers. If there be one place in prefer
ence to all other places where the
spirit of man can draw close to the
Deity, without fear or awe, but in
reverent tranquility, surely that place
is a flower garden, whether fresh from
the hands of the Infinite In the great
waste places of the earth, or in our
little man-made gardens where are SO
carefully tended the flowers we love
the most.
Consider the lilies how they grow;
they toll not, neither do they spin;
yet / say unto you that Solomon, In
all his glory. was not arrayed like one
of these" What wonderful pathos is
expressed by Moore in a single line:
I'm the last rose OF summer, left
blooming alone" when the perfumed
soul of the flower garden had fed.
But that soul ever returns to brighten
and bless and to adorn the earth In
is infinite variety.
Amid old-Fashioned Flowers.
The charm Of a beautiful old flower
garden can be sensed but never 1T
tingly described. You may find many
of these in the two Englands, Old Eng
land and New England; dating back
century or two in this country and for
five centuries or more on some Eng
lish estates. These are rare beauty
spots, where one may rest and dream
and forget meath cooling shade and
commune with Nature. Fortunately,
however, In very few brief years,
one may acquire and enjoy real
flower garden. even on a city lot, and
of these there are legions, but even
so, they are all too few, the country
over.
II the poet who plaintiyely asked
Where are the flowers Of yester-
Year,? were in Richmond today, he
would find all his old friends and fay-
orites once more among US. They
have come to charm and bless all be-
holders and are visible on every
street, in greater or less profusion.
Then there are the foliage plants, the
climbers, the graceful shrubs, and the
hundreds of grand old trees which
shade the streets and lawns and beau
tify the home landscape. And all Of
this Is our common heritage, which ev-
cry passer-by may admire and freely
enjoy.
The Flowers grandmother Loved.
And now let us step into an old
fashioned garden for moment, tru-
ly notable garden because of the va
riety and wealth of its blooming plants
and vines. And this remarkable gar
den is located on city lot, fronted by
bit of lawn that just now rivals the
emerald in its tender green, just as do
a thousand lawns fronting our resi-
dence streets in early June.
There are doubtless many among
our older residents who have made
pilgrimages to the home of Miss Louis
Peterson at 81 South Second street,
to enjoy a peep at her old-fashioned
flowers. If there are any flowers
blooming in the broad out doors in
this latitude, we venture guess that
8 these will be found in the Peterson
garden, be 1t early or late of season
We wish We might name them ALL
these flowers new and old, and would
did time and space sufice. There are
Forget-Me-Nots, Larkspur, Sweet VIII
liams, Spirea, Fox Glove, Daffodils
Canterbury Bells, Bergamot, Sweet
Rocket, Veronicas, Narcissus, Honey
suckle, Wisteria, Clematis, Dusty Mil
lers, Hydrangeas, Tulips, Arboratum
Old-fashioned Hardy Lilies. Pyreth
rum, three varieties of Rambler Roses
some beautiful Oriental Poppies an6
a wealth of early Peonies. now in full
bloom and fragrance. This is not &
garden OF today, merely, it Is a gar
zen of many years of we'll compen
stated care and restful occupation.
Let US beautify our homes and thu:
nelp 10 Dedul1ly lives. hC AdAAAiJ
which will beautify their premises
which will make their little back yard;
blossom as the rose" are good people
10 know Flowers provide inspiration
for the sold. food for the spirit, If yol
will and how often do We need sucf
food and inspiration. The sweetenint
influence of flowers is real, it affect:
our thoughts and lives. Flower:
awaken old memories and stimulate
the imagination Take your worrie:
and little troubles out under the vines
or into the back yard where you cal
mingle with the peonies. the iris, gla
diolas, etc.-and forget them.
June is not only the month of roses
1t is the month of peonies, which arr
Just now breaking into a wealth o
color and making the air fragrant
The peony is among the most prolific
and beautiful of plants, and is alst
one of the most hardy; nor is 1t diff
ficult of cultivation. 1t may be prop
agated, It's said, from seeds. from
roots, from buds and by division, a.
! preferred or most convenient. Their
are hundreds of beautiful beds o
peonies in Richmond just now ant
their numbers are increasing from