7. Chrysanthemums, Summer.
8. Cineraria.
9. Clarkia.
10. Cliauthus.
11. Coleus.
12. Convolvulus major.
13. Calliopsis.
14. Delphinums.
15. Dianthus.
16. Eschscholtzia.
17. Fever-few.
18. Forget-me-not.
19. Gaiiiai'dia.
20. Godetia.
21. Helichrysum.
22. Hollyhock.
23. Ice plant.
24. Linum.
25. Lobelia.
26. Lupins.
27. Mathiola.
28. Mesembryanthemum.
29. Mignonette.
30. Mini ulus.
31. Nasturtiums.
32. Nemophila.
33. Pansy.
34. Poppies.
35. Pea, Svveet.
36. Petunia.
37. Phlox.
38. Portulacca.
39. Salpiglossis.
40. Salvia.
41. Scabious.
42. Schizanthus.
43. Stock.
44. Sunflower.
45. Sweet \Filliam.
46. Tagetes.
47. Verbena.
48. Wallflower.
Besides most herbaceous plants, such as heliotrope, gera-
niums, ferns. The cannas do splendidly, especially the'^new
dwarf kinds.
In salt soils it is still possible to have the garden “"ay with
the following plants and annuals that will thrive anywhere •
Mangolds, sunflowers, mesembryanthemum, daisies, centaurea,
summer chrysanthemums, Indian pinks, ice plant, mathiola,
stocks, nasturtiums, poppies, sweet peas, verbenas, wall-
flower, rose-periwinkles, cannas, See. See.
General Remarks on Fhwers.—li would take a wliole book
to give anything like a manual of what ouglit and ought not
to be done. To be brief, the matter resolves itself into this :
It you love flowers, you will manage to grow them almost
146 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook
anywhere. If you do not, what use is there in growing
them ? Nothing makes an Indian house look so liome-like
and cheerful as a verandali full of blossoming plants, and
hung with baskets of ferns. And it is besides an endless
amusement and pleasure. All that is required is a little
personal supervision, and the recollection that these mute
dependents of yours are as liable to starvation, neglect, and
consequent death as “the cattle and the stranger that are
within your gates.” Silent as flowers may be in complaint,
they are eloquent in their gratitude, and their blossoming
service of praise will make your home a pleasant resting-
j)lace for tired eyes. And how tired eyes can be of dull,
dusty, “unflowerful ways,” only those can really know who
have sjjent long years in the monotonous plains of Northern
India. Ihere, it seems to the writer, the garden is not
merely a convenience or a pleasure, it is a duty.
CHAPTER XII
HINTS ON CAMP LIFE
The days of real camp life are, it is to be feared, numbered,
as, what with railways, district bungalows, &c., to say nothing
of the greater pressure of revenue and other works, most
officials, finding they have not time for the leisurely tours of
other days, make hurried rushes out to specific places. But
there is still sufficient camping left to render a few hints as
to the method of doing it comfortably necessary in a book on
housekeeping.
First, in regard to tents.
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7. Chrysanthemums, Summer.
8. Cineraria.
9. Clarkia.
10. Cliauthus.
11. Coleus.
12. Convolvulus major.
13. Calliopsis.
14. Delphinums.
15. Dianthus.
16. Eschscholtzia.
17. Fever-few.
18. Forget-me-not.
19. Gaiiiai'dia.
20. Godetia.
21. Helichrysum.
22. Hollyhock.
23. Ice plant.
24. Linum.
25. Lobelia.
26. Lupins.
27. Mathiola.
28. Mesembryanthemum.
29. Mignonette.
30. Mini ulus.
31. Nasturtiums.
32. Nemophila.
33. Pansy.
34. Poppies.
35. Pea, Svveet.
36. Petunia.
37. Phlox.
38. Portulacca.
39. Salpiglossis.
40. Salvia.
41. Scabious.
42. Schizanthus.
43. Stock.
44. Sunflower.
45. Sweet \Filliam.
46. Tagetes.
47. Verbena.
48. Wallflower.
Besides most herbaceous plants, such as heliotrope, gera-
niums, ferns. The cannas do splendidly, especially the'^new
dwarf kinds.
In salt soils it is still possible to have the garden “"ay with
the following plants and annuals that will thrive anywhere •
Mangolds, sunflowers, mesembryanthemum, daisies, centaurea,
summer chrysanthemums, Indian pinks, ice plant, mathiola,
stocks, nasturtiums, poppies, sweet peas, verbenas, wall-
flower, rose-periwinkles, cannas, See. See.
General Remarks on Fhwers.—li would take a wliole book
to give anything like a manual of what ouglit and ought not
to be done. To be brief, the matter resolves itself into this :
It you love flowers, you will manage to grow them almost
146 The Indian Housekeeper and Cook
anywhere. If you do not, what use is there in growing
them ? Nothing makes an Indian house look so liome-like
and cheerful as a verandali full of blossoming plants, and
hung with baskets of ferns. And it is besides an endless
amusement and pleasure. All that is required is a little
personal supervision, and the recollection that these mute
dependents of yours are as liable to starvation, neglect, and
consequent death as “the cattle and the stranger that are
within your gates.” Silent as flowers may be in complaint,
they are eloquent in their gratitude, and their blossoming
service of praise will make your home a pleasant resting-
j)lace for tired eyes. And how tired eyes can be of dull,
dusty, “unflowerful ways,” only those can really know who
have sjjent long years in the monotonous plains of Northern
India. Ihere, it seems to the writer, the garden is not
merely a convenience or a pleasure, it is a duty.
CHAPTER XII
HINTS ON CAMP LIFE
The days of real camp life are, it is to be feared, numbered,
as, what with railways, district bungalows, &c., to say nothing
of the greater pressure of revenue and other works, most
officials, finding they have not time for the leisurely tours of
other days, make hurried rushes out to specific places. But
there is still sufficient camping left to render a few hints as
to the method of doing it comfortably necessary in a book on
housekeeping.
First, in regard to tents.