Evening star., 1932-10-07

The morning glory enthusiast now
has his reward.
During the time of the iris and the
peory and the gladiolus he was inclined
to keep in the background.
There was nothing much left for him
to do.
Those fine flowers are gone, however.
until next year. In the meantime, the
morning glory fan" has his favorites
very much with him.
A gardener must have genuine taste
for simplicity to appreciate these old
standbys at their real worth.
They lack the complexity Of the rose,
the striking features of the iris, the
genuine grandeur Of the peony and the
sheer loveliness of the gladioius.
But they have simplicity.
In this respect of course, they are
not unique. The petunia Is a simple
flower. So is any one of the various
types Of daisies, including some of the
single chrysanthemums.
None Of them, however, Is simple in
exactly the same way the morning
of pretentiousness which Is as refreshing
in the flower world as the same sort of
thing is among human beings.
Among human beings this same lack
often accompanies the most genuine
abilities.
1t is so with flowers.
The morning glory, especially in the
so-called common types, is a flower to
grow where 1t may be seen every day.
not necessarily to be hid in a corner,
merely as cover for some old fence
post.
Early October days have brought
these light blue and pink simplicities
into their own. It seems to an on
locker as If they have grown larger
and larger day by day. something in
the hopeful manner Of their colora-
tions, which have become pinker and
bluer as the days have overtaken each
other.
The result has been bigger and bet
ter morning glories on the fence.
Students Of the simplicities will also
rejoice over the longer period during
which the blossoms remain open. This
always has been accounted a failure
among those amateur gardeners who
want plenty of flowers all the time.
Such people prefer row OF sweet peas,
which, by constant renewal, seems tc
be in bloom constantly. They like
| flowers that renew themselves all the
time.
Morning glories. which open only In
the morning. and night blooming lilies
to these flower lovers are far from per
feet. owing to their stubbornness In
remaining open at certain times OF
the day
There are other flower enthusiasts
however. who feel that this very trai,
adds something to their friends
anchored in the earth. Such gardeners
would not have all flowers bloom eter-
nally. 1t is well for the gardener, as
for the garden. that all flowers do not
bloom all the time. This is one Of the
good negatives of life and living. Moth
ing is more distasteful than to listen to
one Of these optimists who swears that
there can be TO possible good in a mega
tion, that all must be Affirmative. That
| is high pressure sales talk which has
! lost its point.
There can be great good in negations
Often good mo" is the best talk one
will hear all day long. In the garder
many a flower utters this plain mega
| tion by refusing to meet the will Of
the greedy gardener, who will demanc
/ that they stay in flower all the time.
Morning glory vines ordinarily uttel
| their negative by keeping their bios
/ sons open only in the morning hours
Earlier in the season. during the las
| part of August and until about Septem.
! Der Is, they closed as early as II
O'Clock. but since the cold weather o.
recent weeks struck them they have
taken 10 remaining open until late IL
/ the afternoon
This feature. which shows that the
| flowers are not at all stubborn in theil
inner inclination to be negative. rather
than affirmative. is added to their
tendency to throw larger flowers at thi;
time.
This is in opposition to the trait ot
the japanese varieties to grow smaller
and smaller flowers as Autumn comes
on. Neither type will last longer thar
the first real frost At that time how,
ever, almost all the ANIMALS will dis
! appear. with the exception Of some o.