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Show Flowers Can Be Grown Success- H fully in the Bear River Valley H Mrs. J. W. Lewis, whose flower beds surrounding the Lewis residence at Garland, -Utah, has attracted tho attention of numerous visitors to this district Inrorms us that with ordinary ordin-ary care and attention a largo variety of llowers do exceedingly well In this territory. V.' i . '.'' MRS. J. W. LEWIS, Garland, Utah. When Interviewed on this subject Mrs. Lewis said: "Tho llowers that I find can bo best cultivated In this vulley aro types such as tho hyacinth, hyac-inth, tulips, daffodils, narcissus, crocuses, star or Bethlehem nnd tho easter Illy. Late tulips Is what I recommend florists to cater to particularly partic-ularly If blooms year after year are desired. As a rule tho early varieties begin to deteriorate nfter tho first fB' year unless growing conditions aro ,J?B Hiichj that extraordinary advantages SlH can be afforded In cultivation. Tho lw' Into varieties should be taken up flw. every three or four years Just be- &M' foro tho flowers go to seed. Bulbs IB-should IB-should bo planted In tho Into fall Wm preferably. Lllllcs and tulips should flB be separated In the fall and trans-planted trans-planted Immediately. Pctunlns, ver- B jbenin, stalks, phlox, popples, balsam, 'asters of all kinds, candytuft, lark- B spur (double) mlgnlonctto, sweet B pens, pinks, cnrnntlons and a vory jBj largo variety of flowers such as B commonly grown can bo raised hero BB In abundance. Sweet peas and roses ithrlvo hero readily. There aro somo fl flowers that do not bloom hero un-til un-til the second year such as Sweet B William, Canterbury bells, colum- BB bine, clovo pinks, etc. Climbing B roses for many months In tho year B aro visible In every part of tho val- BB ley and need but slight attention. Bl All kinds or shrubs do wel In this H soli. Tho towns or the valley offer B encouragement nnd protection to B flower growers in this valley and pennlties nro Imposed on persons H who permit chickens or live stock to BB do damage to tho flower gnrdens. BB Flowers of certain kinds can bo BB grown here all the year and thero Is H nothing that adds such beauty to tho Bl homes In the valley as do tho H variegated colors and sweet fragrant BJ odors rising from the flower beds H surrounding the many residences in H this section." B |
