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The Commoner.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 22
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Conducted by
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Tho Departed Friend
Though ho that over kind and true
Kopt stoutly step by step with you,
Your whole, long, gusty lifetime
through,
Bo gone a while before
Bo now a moment gone before,
Yet doubt not; anon the seasons
shall restoro
Your friend to you.
Ho has but turned a corner still
He pushes on with right good will
Through mire and marsh, by heugh
arid hill,
That self-same arduous way
That self-same upland, hopeful way
That you and he through many a
doubtful day
Attempted still.
Ho is not dead, this friend not
dead.
But in the path we mortals tread
Got some few, trifling step3 ahead
And nearer to the end.
So that you, too, once past the bend
Shall meet again, as face to face, this
Xriend
You fancy dead.
Push gayly on, strong heart; the
while
You travel forward, mile by mile.
He loiters with a backward smile
Till you can overtake,
'Anil atrnlno ltln ovna in nonrn'h h?R
wnko. I
Or, whistling, as he sees you through
tho break,
Waits on a stile.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
will rival anything else in the gar
den. When the frost menaces them,
late this autumn, I will tell you how
to guard them through the winter.
They shouFd be in the ground now,
as soon as possible.
Your Premium Roses
If you have not received them, do
not delay sending in your order, for
they should be getting themselves
established before hot months come.
Have your roBe-beds spaded deeply,
and tho soil well pulverized and en
riched. Tho rose plant is a gross
feeder, and worth all it asks for.
When the plants arrive, on unpack
ing, do not pull them apart until
they have stood in tepid water, moss
and all, for an hour or two, or until
tho foliago brightens. Then set
them out in your rose bed in the late
afternoon, or in tho evening, water
ing tho ground thoroughly, so they
will havo the cool night and moisture
to revive them. If tho following
day should bo cloudy, or oven rainy,
bo much tho better; but if it is sunny,
the plants may bo shaded from tho
heat by little paper tents, or by hav
ing plenty of sticks or little Btakes,
stuck about in tho soil, and a news
paper laid over tho tops, fastening so
it will not blow off. This will keep
off the heat, and at the same time let
tho air circulate about the plants
next to tho ground. This ''tent"
Bhould bo removed when the sun
goes down, so tho dews may fall on
tho plants, and tho tenting should be
kopt up for several days, or until tho
little plants do not wilt under the
Bun's rays. The roses offered in tho
premium list aro all excellent; some
of them especially desirable. Tho
climbing rose, the Rambler, is fine
either as a porch or pillar plant, or
trained on a trellis. You won't bo
iorry, if you get tho premium roses,
and if you will give tho plnnts caro
i "when they come, as well as after,
I you will get a great deal of comfort
out of your rose collection. Thero
' aro few things moro beautiful than
the evorblooming roses, and when
established, tho second year, they
The Flower Garden
After the 46032385s havo done bloom
ing in tho spring, and tl e foliage has
faded, the bed may bo used for other
plants, such as verbenas,, geraniums,
petunias, and others having fine,
short roots, as the bulbs are some
distance below the surf ce, and will
not be damaged by the roots of the
ither plants. When planting bulbs
in tho fall, it is a good idea to scatter
seeds of such plants over the beds,
and in the spring they will be getting
started while the bulbs are blooming.
A reader asks how long she must
wait for her magnolia seeds to ger
minate. The seeds will often remain
dormant for two years before start
ing, and it requires ten years to
reach the blooming stage, depending
however on situation and soil, and
tho caTe taken of tho plants. The
plants are mostly started in pots, as
they bear transplanting badly. Even
the hardiest of the kind should be
well sheltered in the middle and
northern states. The 46032385 tree, which
is often called the magnolia, is hardy
in many sections, and grows to a
large tree.
The perennial pea is claimed to be
one of the best vines for covering
fence or trellis, perfectly hardy, with
stands drouth or deluge, and blooms
from early spring until frost. Onco
the vines get established, they are
little further trouble.
A correspondent wishes to know
more about the abutilon, or flower
ing maple. It is easy to grow, and
is one of tho best plants for tho win
dow collection. Tho bushy sorts get
quite large, if properly cared for.
Any florist can supply them, and
will give directions for growing
them. Many of them have beautiful
blossoms in profusion.
When it is desired to esot hya
cinths, lift the bulbB after the foliage
has died down in the spring, and
keep them in a cool place until fall,
when they should be bedded again.
They must not be lifted in the fall, as
it will injure their roots which start
early in tho border.
Remove early to a sunny window
with a southern exposure, but avoid
sunshine on the sides of the pot, b
encasing the pot in some wrapping,
or setting in a suitable jardiniere.
Place tobacco stemj, or cnishd to
bacco leaves on ;he surface of the
soil to prevent aphis from attacking
the plant. A little lime an i sulphur
should be mixed with the soil in the
pots to ward off mildew and fungus.
Before the fires aro lighted, there
should bo a vessel of water, or a
wet sponge placed among the plants,
to supply moisture to tho atmos
phere; after fires are lighted in fur
nace or heater, a shallow pan of wa
ter should be kept on the stove or
register for the same purpose. The
foliage and stems should be syringed
or sprayed every day with clear wa
ter, slightly salted, to keep off the
dust. After bringing indoors, let the
buds develop and as the flowers
fade, they must be cut off, and if the
branch bearing the bloom appears
dormant, cut off a portion with the
faded flower. A temperature of 50
to 75 degrees should be maintained.
Insect Pests in tho Garden
Greeu. lice and mildew ar two of
tho .enemies of the rose plant. For
Winter-Blooming Roses
Mrs. A. M. asks for information on
the growing of rose plants for bloom
ing in tho house in winter. We copy
tho following from Park's Floral
Magazine:
To havo roses in the house during
tho winter, it is necessary to have
sunny windowB and plants of good
blooming varieties, specially grown
during tho summer months. Start
early in tho summer by potting young
plants in three-inch pots of rich,
rather tenacious soil, well drained;
plunge tho pots in a sunny border
out of doors, and keep watering
during dry weather. As soon as tho
pots fill with roots, take them up
and shift into four inch pots, then
re-plung again. Pinch off any
buds that may appear, and cut back
any shoots that threaton to mako tho
plant unshapely. To koop earth
worms out of the pots, put a handful
of cinders under each pot. Keep
shifting as tho plants grow; until
they aro well established In f ivo inch
pots, which will bo about tho timo
you must protoct thorn from frost.
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one who wishes to be of service m!
"lino upon line", week after week
So, though wo ire not vet
through with the spring planting we
must cast our eyes ahead, and in
June begin to plan for the winter
garden, and not only to plan, but to
work. New plants must be started
from 3eeds, slips, roots, or layers or
grafting, and kept growing with cer
tain attentions until the time for
uiKiug tuem mio tne nouse. The
plants must be well grown, most of
them from the first in pots, plunged
in the soil out doors, but many of
them may be started in tho border
and later lifted into pots, plunged in
the soil, and kept growing steadily to
get established for removal later on
to the house.
Many of us who love flowers and
plants, deprive ourselves of the de
lights of their companionship because
wo think, we can not give them the
necessary conditiens; but there are
plants so obliging that they will ad
just themselves to any reasonable
conditions, and do for as the very
best they can. So, it depends much
upon the choice of plants which we
make, and in this the florist will aid
us; but much more depends upon the
care we give them. We must study
their wants and needs, their likes
and dislikes, and give them intelli
gent care, or we shall have a house
ful of pitiful invalids instead of the
bright healthy growth we so love.
Quite a large lot of our house
plants are better bedded out during
the . summer some of them left
in pots, and others being turned into
the soil; but there are some things
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suds, and sprinkle freely the parts
and plants that, cannot bo so handled.
One good dose generally does the
business for that time, but another
colony is apt to take possesion, and
the dose is to be repeated. Suds,
unless some very strong chemicals or
soap powders are used as detergents,
is always beneficial as a fertilizer for
rose plants. Any good washing soap
will do tho work for the Insects. Mil
dew may be treated in the same man
ner, but a good sprinkling of flour of
sulphur over and under the leaves
after a shower, or while the heavy
dew is on the foliage, is generally ad
vised. For the mealy brg which some
times troubles certain plants outside
though not to the same extent that
they do Indoor plants, they aro to be
touched with alcohol; dip a tooth
pick into alcohol and touch the bug
with this; then rub off the plant, and
wash the plant with soap suds, rins
ing weu with clear water.
For snails or gophers, take cabbage
or cauliflower leaves, sprinkle a little
"rough on rats" poison on them, and
lay where the pests travel. Lay the
leaves on the ground, tho poison on
the under Bide next tho soil. When
watering the ground, take up the
leaves, and after watering, return.
For tho gophers (not the little
striped ground squirrel, so called),
push a few moth balls in tho runs
wherever found.
For scale on Asparagus Sprengiri,
cut off the fronds, or branches, near
tho roots, being careful that no scale
is left on tho portion not removed;
shako the soil from the roots and ri
pot in gooa, rresh soil In a new, clean
pot, pressing the soil down firmly
about the roots. New branches will
start up, and the scale will not
trouble you again, unless a fresh
suppiy iinaB uie plant.
or
throughout the season. Many plants
take their "rest euro" during the
summer months and begin growth
again as soon as the cool autumn
days come in. Begin the window
garden in June.
.Seasonable Work for tho Winter,
Garden
To poet tells us that "Wo scarce
break our fast era we plan how to
dino , and it is the same with every
thing wo do - one thing over and
Flavoring Extracts
These recipes are taken from the
American Journal of Pharmacy, and
are recommended to be excellent:
Extract of Bitter Almonds Mix
together four ounces of pil of bitter
almonds, one ounce of tincture of
tumeric and one quart of 95 per cent
grain alcohol. Use as flavoring.
Extract of Vanilla Cut one ounce
of vanilla bean in small pieces and
triturate with two ounces of sugar to
a coarse powder; put into a perco
later and pour on it diluted alcohol
until one pint has run through; then
mix with one pint of syrup.
Extract of Lemon Expose four
ounces of the yellow rind of lemons
in the air until partially dried; then
bruise in a wedgewood mortar; add
to it two quarts of deodorized (not
denatured) alcohol, of 95 per cent,
and agitate until the color is ex
tracted; then add six ounces of re
cent oil of lemon. If it does not
become clear Immediatelyi m "
stand for a day or two, agitating
occasionally. Then filter.
Eugenics
Owing to the interest aroused in
the subject of better children, many
ministers are now deciding, or tue
churches are deciding for them, w
require a certificate guarantee
good health of both parties to any
marriage that may be performea
them. This is surely of much more
importance than new and stricie
laws regarding divorce. If a.,c71"
has a right to be well born. It Jj
has right to prenatal BaJfSJf S
which make for better conditions i
that end. There is still much to m
done before our interest intne
ter is allowed to die out Many vjj
aro in good health, physically, ar
fearfully lacking in menta 1
spiritual health, and the chiiare