Someone wrote recently and wanted to know when to plant Carnations to have them ready for window bloom in winter. Now is the time. I have already planted seed of several good winter bloomers, Grenadin, Margaret, Enfant de Nice and the old Tree type that all may be depended upon to brighten winter windows.

I used two inch sized Osmo paper pots (twenty-five cents a dozen) and put two seeds in each pot. When plants are three inches high I will set pot and plant together in the regular pot to allow them to grow in as the Osmo pot fertilizes the plant during growth. It is made of a material that decomposes readily in moisture.

I am using seed of another plant that is said to add charm to flower collections. One that I saw was very lovely and the fragrance of its foliage perfumed the entire room where it was. Foliage is much like that of Asparagus sprengeri and is much used with other flowers in vasing because of the exquisite fragrance.

Use sandy soil and same temperature as for Carnations but do not water until quite dry. The name of this plant is Boronia megastigma which is said to be a great favorite in England though it seems to be little known here. It germinates in about ten days and grows to one foot in height with drooping, bell-shaped purple and gold flowers.

Did I tell you that my Poinsettia has bloomed twice? I had never seen a Poinsettia do this and was greatly surprised. The first five blooms (as large as a dinner plate) lasted from the first of November until the twenty-eighth of January when I saw five more buds developing. I attribute the second blooming to my use of Fertilizers, very reliable plant food for house plants. It supplied needed power. I want to thank readers for their lovely letters to me about this “Texas News.” Not a big world after all.

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