Evening star., 1928-06-12
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES z. TRACEWELL.

counted IL any strict credence is to be
given to one judgment above another
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The point Is that the average man
or woman may have all the beauty and
| inspiration to be derived from flowers
by sticking to the we'll known and easily
procured varieties Of what may be
termed the standard flowers of the
| world.
Surely Mrs. du Pont. with her $4,000
orchid, secures no more floral reward
| from that fancy item than many a
| Governm ant employe from his well
grown Souvenir de Claudius pernet rose,
and we haven't any doubt in the world
that Mrs. du Pont would be the first
one TO admit 1t.
Prof. Wilson's famous discovery, the
lordly Regal lily, Is no less glorious, now
J that 1t Is becoming cheaper in price,
I than 1t was a few years ago, when
bulbs were comparatively scarce.
Clara Butt still remains the best pink
Darwin, despite the fact that 100 bulbs
of 1t may be purchased for 81. 1t is
| doubtful Wheth'' any gladiolus now in
existence or yet to come will ever really
better that fine variety, Schwaben.
Schwaben is common, old and very
cheap, but real spike OF 1t In the
thing. with its mass of blossoms open
at once. The same may be said Of the
roses, each OF which has its just merits.
| What is lovclier ti1cn bloom of Nine
Butterfly with the dew on it?
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Orchids are all right for the con-
| servatory. but they would not go well In
the window box There the humble
petunia shines. What orchid would fill
a window with mass Of blooms con-
stantly for half year? Some of the
deep-purp!e varieties of the so-called
Giants Of California" petuniaS arc all
most the exact shade of one Of the
finest and largest of the orchids at the
show
The floral kingdom Is frankly, rankly
and fagrantly democratic. The Van
Houtee spirea waves its bending braQhes
Of white beauty in the dooryard ~ any
one with 60 cents to spend for a bush
The incompatible lilacs have grown for
years on farms where they alone repre-
sented a taste for the beauty which
offers no other recompense.
Flowering fruit trees clothe many a
landscape with glory. Spring knows no
more shining jewels than the many
hued tulips which grace her month Of
May.
Getting smaller, the pansy and the
violet still bring a touch Of loveliness
out Of nninuteness, reminding the be-
holder that each In It's sphere is perfect
of its kind. Size has nothing to do
with It, else the Ugh Gamma would be
queen of flowers.
Nature, with grass, flowers, shrubs and
other vegetation, has worked out a
wonderful picture puzzle, placing them
all over the world TO carpet and adorn
the magic dwelling which the Psalmist
called Gods footstool."
Each piece Is distinct, yet each
blends with the others. so that the final
result is not one OF confusion, but of
divine symmetry 1t Is this order one
should try to initiate in the closed gar
den, not the mathematical divisions of
straight line and rigid angle. And 1t is
because the material at hand Is almost
infinite In actually, and absolutely so
in regard to the fact that no one per-
son may know 1t all. that gardening
takes on the lure which it possesses for
many human beings. Whether orchid
or rose. peony or iris. each subject is
fascinating In equal degree II one re-
members that 1t, too. Is child of the
most high God.