Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1858.

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lgrowthsuse the knife freely. by cutting
back all struggling shoots and weak cross
branches. SO as to form ;symmeuicalf
bushy hplantsi while they are making
their growths, raise, the temperature of
the house 6lto degrees sytipging three
or four times week overhead, and wa--
ter with liquid manure at the roots ocea.
sionally Shift into large pots snchs asf
require i. observing 70 drainl the epots
well. and place a. thin layer ofldecayeda
sphagnam moss over the drainage. so asg
10 prevent thslearlh irems stopping the
passage oItwater by the opening atg the
bottom of the pot the best eompost toe6
Csmellias. consists Of about one bali frt-o
able loan. taken in thin ysods from lbthsa
surface OF an old spasspres and aims been
laid aRlin heap from 6 to- g. menshsi;8
beeak this up sfne With q spades but do
not sifs It, add one fourth dscaysd leaves
or eH>rotted cow manprss aud about
the came quantity ofssharp sand mix the
whole we'll togetherI ~ Should earthI
worms have got into the pot. o singlelwan
teripg with clear lime water will rid, yena
Of them. and not az allinjure the plant.a
AzALEAs.-Now sis the season when
most ofathe kinds will ihs,in their greateat-
| a
from seeds. which. they produce freely,a
aud where superior ne ", kinds are desirr,
ed. great pains should be taken in. eroas,
ing 10 choose as seed bearer, one Of good,
1 habit and robust vigorous growth, and
bearing well>tormsd flowers. the ,antheFss
Of the flowers to be operated upon, should
be cut with a pair Of sharp scissors ssi
soon, as the aowersopens,, SO that the pollen
alone, of a, distinct kind may be applied TO.
its stigma for example. apply. . white
TO a piak kind. a purple, to a white, &ei.s
&e.. just as the fancy, Of the opsFatofs
may suggest !; and iu order tebe corresi5
in tracing the results Of this crossing profl
cess, . small hanging ticket bearing ths,
name of the kind from which, the pellsHl
| was, taken. should be attached 10 The
stemiof each flower or plant operated,
upon. and afterwards transferred 70, ihs
seed paper and label whom the seed iss
sown. For general treatment Of this
tribe. see last month ss va
( PELARaoR1uMs. attended to as disi
4 rected tor the last two months. will be-
showing their flower buds; continue 70.
tie in the shoots as they grow, and ,Ree
that, the ephis5are. kept uadsr by 8fpmiga.
I tlons, OF tobacco, & - la.lIsta "a a0l.
Harris AND EPAcgs.--Now Is q good
season to rePot this tribe, 80 that the pots
may be well filled with roots, before The
bot weather sets in. Use, a aYcompos: Of
| oneipart ot yellow turf loan, taken from
the woods where ysceiniums aud celmin
bushes flourish, and one, part clean.
sharp, white sand n drain the. pots we'll,
and use, little ,Sphagnum moss OYER the
drainage, my following these direslons,
you can use water freely. when The plants
are in a growing state, both over head
AID at the iteotsy always observing %
keep them in q lights airy situation. CUT
t'qgs rooted during the winter. may. tnaws
be plaeed'in thumb poss;s omit the loan.
and use only the black earth and sand
for this purpose. .ezos Us .ig3 .5a. ~
RosEs.-Auend TO these as direcledf
for last month. The eayoung wood Of
strike roots freely, il placed on n mild.
/ hot-bed. laag mil aHas has 4.6isg
CAcEusEs will now require TO be mora.
i freely watered. I'D div F-rss ni9 5difa
AoAoIAs--so soon as done blooming,
should be shifted into large pots, it 7ig.
better to do 80 now, than towards ths1
/, fall. as they make stronger wood for 4
blooming next season, and require leas
water during the summer; most Of the
kinds require large pot room. but some
OF the more delicate sorts. ss, A.. Drompnal
dn and tubescens. succeed best with ren-s
j y moderate sbiIts. 4sMA pid. saa ~
ASEyAL F4owEs SgEps,E-snchs a.
Phlox DrummondH., Petunia,i Ystbena,q
y Globe AmaEanth,, Saliva, Bfachycofnns-