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For Woman’s Woek.
Flower Talks.
[Note.] —Letters or MSS. for this Department
(but for no other) should be addressed to Mrs.
Imogene E. Johnson, Box 168, Los Gatos, Cal.
VALENTINE TIME.
I have been thinking that it would be
a good idea to convert flowers and plants
into souvenirs of St. Valentine. Poor
old fellow! When his intentions are so
good, it seems a shame that they should
find expression through such flimsy me
diums as tinsel and fancy paper;or, worse
yet, the atrocious things called comic
valentines.
If a young gentleman wishes to send a
token of good will to a lady, he might go
to a florist and select a handsome bouquet,
attach his sard, and give her much great
er pleasure than by means of a lot of silly
verses, done up in tinsel-paper, or satin.
Better yet, he might buy a fine plant
and send it with his compliments, thus
furnishing her with a memento that will
turn her thoughts towards him whenever
her eyes rest upon it. We do not use
flowers for half of the places where they
would be in good taste, or where they
would be a comfort. For the lover of
beauty there is a charm about flowers that
nothing else has. Their exquisite form
and hues are the most perfect of God’s
creations. Lat us bring them more into
use as messengers of love.
In any locality where the weather will
admit, the last of this month we may ba
gin to look about the borders, and work
among the plants. Good quantities of
manure placed around shrubs and roses
will set them into vigorous growth
when they start. I like a good top dress
ing of manure, letting the rains wash the
properties of it down among the roots —
not working it into the earth until it has
lain for a while. Everything, except bulbs,
needs plenty of manure. Os course some
soil needs more than others, but if proper
ly rotted and applied, one can use a great
deal with good effect.
Heavy clay soil needs sand, wood mould,
chip dirt, ashes, or something of the sort
to lighten it. With a garden in heavy
soil, one may take the ashes out and scat
ter about the root, the fine dirt from un
der the woodpile—in fact, anything and
everything that will make the soil more
porous.
People will tell you that too much ma
nure will burn your plants. Well, I
wont say that it will not, but I will say
that I never knew it to do so. lam con
fident that more things sutler from not
enough, rather than from too much ma
nure.
*****
A word about the novelty announced
by so many florists with such a flourish—
the Black Calla. It is an Arum. It is
easy of culture, is a quick und vigorous
grower, has handsome foilage, and has a
large bloom in shape like the Calla, of a
deep purplish black, only much more
lengthened, with a long spathe (some
times a foot or more in length) of jet
black hue. All this is true of it, but all
its grace of form and unique color is lost
in its odor, which is simply awful. It
has the exact odor of carrion; it is over
powering, and so strong as to be unpleas
ant for several rods from one in bloom;
flies and bugs swarm about it in clouds. It
is anything but attractive, although some
thing of a curiosity. The florists do not
tell anything about this terrible stench
when advertising the Black Calla, Jeru
salem Lily, or whatever name they give
it.
*****
The most satisfactory gardens, to real
flower lovers, are those that they have
planted bit by bit, as they got the plants
to put into them. One cannot set out a
very pleasing garden by getting so many
plants of one kind and so many of anoth
er. Set some to begin with, and leave
room for others to be put in as they are
obtained.
Never keep a plant that proves itself to
be worthless; root it out and give its room
to something good. A poor plant tekes
as much room, as much care, and as much
time as a good one.
There are Chrysanthemums, for in
stance; the miserable, small ones that
were grown some years ago,are not worthy
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a space in any garden to-day, when we
have so many fine varieties. I heard a
lady say the other day: “I was so disgust
ed with my Chrysanthemums after I saw
the fine ones at the Chrysanthemum fair,
that I tore out all of mine and threw them
away, and I am going to have some bet
ter ones.” It was a sensible thing to do.
I know of another garden where any
amount of poor little Chrysanthemums
are raised, simply because they hate to
throw them away; but it is a sheer waste
of hard work, for who would not rather
see a Chrysanthemum plant with blooms
five or six inches in diameter, of fine form
and gorgeous coloring, than one with
scraggy ones an inch across?
I know of a yard where there is a row
of Geraniums clear around the edge, but
there is not a choice one in the whole lot
—although the garden contains many de
sirable plants of other sorts. Choice va
rieties of later introduction, of larger and
better colored sorts, would be just as easi
ly reared as the worthless row there is
around that garden.
*****
Mrs. Williams, of South Carolina, asks
if Roses on their own roots do better than
those that are budded into other stock.
1 cannot see that they do, myself, but
some think so. I certainly think that
those Roses of a weak habit do better
when budded into a hardier, stronger
growing stock; it gives them more stam
ina, they are less liable to disease, bear
finer blossoms —that have more substance
than they do when grown upon their own
roots. But, if a budded rose dies down to
the root, from any cause, or gets broken
off below the bud, then, of course, there is
nothing left to grow up but the old stock.
Miss McLaod, of Pennsylvania, asks if
I have ever seen more than one variety of
Roses growing on one bush. She has
heard of several sorts being budded onto
one bush, and all growing and blooming.
Yes, I have seen it a great many times.
Not long ago I saw in print a denial of
the possibility of such a thing, but it is
quite common, herein California, for flow
er growers to graft or bud three or four,
or half a dozen sorts of roses onto one
stock. To digress a little, last summer I
saw Almonds, Prunes, Plums, Apricots,
and Peaches, all growing on one tree. I
know where there is a very large rose
tree, probably ten or eleven feet high, and
with a spread of perhaps twelve feet, that
grows four sorts of flowers—a pink, a red,
a white, and a yellow.
The budding of roses is a very interest
ing thing in floriculture; buds are sup
posed to grow like the wood from which
they are taken, but they do not always do
so. I knew of a bud growing, and pro
ducing flowers that were quite distinct in
color from either the bud or stock. Sev
eral years ago a lady in our state budded
a rose by taking half of a bud from a
white rose, and half of one from a red rose,
putting them together, and budding a rose
stock with the composite bud. She suc
ceeded in growing a distinct rose, which
was striped red and white.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, )
Lucas County, J ss ‘
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F, J. Cheney 81 Co.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886.
(SEM.} A ’ W - GLEASON
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rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. Send for testimonials free.
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You owe it to yourselves and family to try and get
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Atlanta, Ga.? He will tell you what your trouble is
and what he can do for you. His terms are within
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WOMAN’S WORK.
CHOICE ROSES AT 5 Cts,
•J OUR RAINBOW COLLECTION L
" or 20 SOSES FOR $ I. P
The roses we send are on their own roots, from 10 to 15
inches high, and will bloom freely this summer either in pots
or planted in yard. They are hardy, ever bloomers. We send
instructions with each order how to plant and care for them.
Please examine the below list of 20 choice fragrant monthly
roses, and see if you can duplicate them anywhere for an
amount so small as sl. They are nearly all new kinds.—We
guarantee them to reach you in good condition, and we also
guarantee them to be the best dollar's worth of roses you
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ist: -Bridesmaid, the best pink rose by far ever introduced,
■f Wales, amber yellow, deepening to orange. Snowflake,
, always in bloom. Princess de Radziwell, lovely coral red.
the Gardens, deep golden yellow. Beauty of Stapleford,
• crimson. Queen of Fragrance, in clusters of six to ten roses,
Rhelngold, beautiful shades of saffron and t.awn. Sunset,
embles an “afterglow.” Dr. Grill, coppery yellow and fawny
trie Immaculate, an intermingling of bronze, orange, yellow,
i. Lady Castlereagh, soft rosy crimson and yellow. Papa
irk red. Star of Gold, the queen of all yellow roses. Wiibnn,
iom all the time. Lady Stanley, great garden rose. Vlscoun
le of the best roses grown. Cleopatra, soft shell pink, lovely,
used with red. Letty Coles, very chaste und beautiful.
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING ■ as well as to matters culinary.
_, „ Ballinger, Texas, Nov. 29. Pittsburgh, Pa.. Sept. 20.1893.
& REESE Co., Springfield, O. Gentlemen : The Good & Reese Co., Springfield, O. Gentlemen :
Ine 20 ever blooming roses you sent me for sl. arrived I wish to thank you for the excellent assortment of
yesterday in the most splendid condition, and allow me roses contained in your Rainbow Collection. On May
to say that I was absolutely surprised at the size of the 3, I planted them, 19 of them lived. About six of them
stalks and the amount, length and thriftiness of the bloomed in June, since which all have bloomed either
roots. J have wondered many times how you could as- monthly or perpetual, true to their color. On Sept. 1,1
ford to send out such roses for such a small price. Every counted 106 buds and blooms on the 19 roses. They were
home in the land should have their yard full of ever much admired by my friends and neighbors, and allow
blooming roses at this price. me to thank you for furnishing this source of pleasure
Yours, so cheaply. Very respectfully,
(Judge) C. H. Willingham. 82 Fifth Avenue. E. D. Smith.
We will also send our Iron Clad Collection of 18 Hardy Roses, all different colors, sl. Try a set.
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GOOD & REESE CO., Box G Champion City Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio.
For Woman’s Work.
NOVELTIES IN FANCY WORK.
BOLTING CLOTH CENTERS.
This novel style of centerpieces for
decorating the table is one of the
newest and most beautiful ideas
that you can imagine. The one I de
scribe is perfectly round, 2 1-2 feet in
diameter, with a wreath of lovely violets,
about 3 inches deep all around, marked in
silo silk—in the dainty shades of violet—
with the long, graceful green stems. The
edge of this center is to be embroidered
over a heavy cord, that comes for this pur
pose, and which makes the work not only
secure, but gives it a handsome, firm effect.
This is cut out with a very fine pair of
scissors, and you then have an exquisite
piece for the center of your table. Any
other flower, of course, can be used in
place of the violet. A wreath of pink
roses would ba lovely—also delicate for
get-me-nots. In this center, there is
space enough for a cut-glass rose bowl,
which oi course must be filled with the
flower to correspond—both color and de
sign—with the center-pieces. These bolt
ing cloth centers are one of the novelties
in art embroidery.
NEW STYLE OF TABLE NAPKINS.
Among the useful things for a present,
and which I have seen at the World’s
Fair, was a set of napkins, made of very
fine linen— round thread, fringed, and a
double row of hemstitching in white silk.
In one corner of each napkin is embroid
ered in all white silo silk, a bunch of flow
ers—each napkin having a different de
sign. You are at once struck with the
pure, dainty and exquisite effect they
make. They are especially pretty for tea
and breakfast —and are valued from $12.00
to $35.00 per dozen, according to the
quality of linen.
COLUMBIAN PILLOWS.
Sofa pillows are so necessary to our
comfort that we can not do without them.
The pretty, down pillows range in price
from 69cls to $2.00 —according to the size
and quality. The “Columbian covers”
are made of colored pongee silk—a dark
blue ground for the top, with the different
designs hand-painted, such as the bust of
“Columbus” in the center, with the feur
corners fi led with symbolic design-, and
these all outlined in gilt embroidery silk,
the back and ruffle being of baby blue
pongee silk. You have, not only a useful,
but a beautiful pillow.
ROUND LINEN CENTERS AND DOYLIES.
One of the daintiest centers at the
World’s Fair was made of the round thread
linen —and perfectly round, being 2 feet
in diameter. The design was four leaves,
delicately embroidered, in the natural
shade of the fern—which formed a border
all around. Here and there were scattered
small sprays of ferns over the center.
The edge was finished with a handsome
scallop done in green, and the edge of the
scallop done in the Sorento stitch. With
this lovely center were halt dozen doylies,
all round; and embroidered in the same
design.
Another center, also round, and quite
effective, was done on linen, the design
being carnations. Embroidery was done
in the rose shades, in solid work, with the
edge finished in a rose scallop. A very
fine torchon lace was put under the scallop,
which gave this center a light and beauti
ful effect. You have no idea how very
pretty this piece was. It was so much
admired, with its dozen round doylies—
all done in the lace edge, and rose carna
tions—that it was valued at $35.00 for the
set.
The lace braid center-pieces and doylies
are very fashionable. Used on a hand
some ebony table, bare, they certainly are
exquisite. These are made any size the
taste would suggest, round or square, but
the former style is the favorite. They are
made of sheer linen lawn and lace braid—
used in making point or honiton lace—
with which you can form beautiful de
signs, combined with lace stitches, made
of fine, white embroidery silk.
Maud W yatt.
Dear Workers:—Probably most of
you who will read this are living in the
sunny South. lam a Northern neighbor,
from M innesota, the land of blizzards. 1
wish we could divide up a little and let
you have some of our zero weather for
some of your sunshine. But I’m afraid
you wouldn't think that a fair exchange.
Well, how would you like to exchange a
little orange grove for a broad, level field
of wheat, golden waves rippling over from
one end of the field to the other when the
wind is gently blowing, a field a mile long
and “white already unto the harvest?”
Ah, that is a different thing,isn’t it? Still,
I fancy you love your bright groves and
sunny homes too well to want to exchange.
We, too, love our homes, and are happy—
even though crops are small and prices
low. For we know that God cares for his
children, and everything works together
lor good to those who love Him.
With a loving greeting to all, I will
close this, my first letter to you.
Your friend, Naomi.
Greatest Award
CHBS
—AT THE —
Warld’s Getumbiari Exposition.
1893—Chicago.—1893.
For the unimpeachable truth of the
above statement we respectfully refer to
the Judges comprising the
Jury of Awards.
For the equally unimpeachable truth
that the award only complies with the
facts, we refer the public to a persons,
and critical examination of our present
productions in styles and cases.
OHIOKEBING& SON.
791 Tremont St., Boston, Mass.
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