Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-23


rot run too low at night. and, rs their
name indicates, are very beautiful, beside
lasting Il long time in flower.
The Acacia. too. is another shrub Of easy
culture, with much prettier foliage and
quicker growth than the OleanderS, and
having quite pretty and fragrant flowers.
There is Il trailing Abuttlon with pretty
lance shaped and MAJ BLEED leaves which re-
quirts no peculiar treatment. likes con-
iderable water and of course must have
soil that will not get sodden and sour. as
all other plants of this character should.
have a few Tea. China or Bengal roses,
but they are voung and have only cX-
pcrimcnt"d "A little with them, but enough
to be convinced hat they do much nicer
in >oil of burnt sod than any other |
know of. And good rich sod, burned till
it will feel like ashes, and LIGHT enough to
crumhlc through yonr ii gers. hear ne
of my nci"hbors is tryinga fuch~ia in it
that is doing we'll Am inclined to
rs both are lovers of alkali and enormous
eaters. was a good deal tro4blcd with
the red spiders on my roses and from them
they travelled to my Fucl>iaS. Being un-
allie to get the whale oil soap to Kill them
with, tried spirits of camphor and water
> teaspoon to one quart of watcr) with
very good success. As that has Il tendcn-
cv t" revive Il dropping plant. Is well a>
persons think it on the whole prticra-
blc
With the roses, they being more woody.
| bad the water heated to about l2o de-.
in Il deep pail. and gave them Il quick
plunge. repeating il two or three times in
he day, and O4ce trtry dtg until cured for
| that time. Florists tell Won spiders can
thrive only in tho hot dry air of living
rooms. but don't believe it. though, for
| there have been but very few OF the plants
TINT are lilll,. to he affected with them.
that have received from the con>ervito-
". but what | could find the traces. if not
! the insects already on them. have kept
mine in the kitchen where there j. IN
abundance of steHm and fresh air constant
! ". still | am obliged to watch and FIGHT
them get, and expect TO until they are
thoroughly acclimated to house cul'ur
/ Persons that have been accustomed 20 cul-
tivate roses Cor other pl;,nts) that have
been raised for generations back, (.crnera-
tion> of plants, | mean) in tie house. IL!
they have become perfectly adrp'cd to that
kind of cultivation, known but very llt,i'
what it i. To- take the tender varieties
dir, CT from the hands of good florist an,
even temperature of II conservatory ;:n,
make them ire. even through the
process of acclmation, especially 80 if son
You by mail. and perhaps Il word mere il
regard t. the treatment OF such will be
of service to some one.
| have had the best success to rcmOy,
the moss and Plunge them for an hour O
two in warm water, foliage and all, r~ptt.
idly So. if at All dry when received. ate
thi, take any lirht sandy soil ami tn,
smallest CLAW rot that Will 1ccolnnolatet h,
roofs with 4 very little soil and chor,r;t
for the drainage ut the bottom. say oM,
about two inches across tine ton. inside. f,
4 plant six inchr, or less in lirl,t. This j.
to tncoura"e new action in ti,,.ruo,S an.
have found hy innuilinr. that this j. ;
rr,nciplc all florists act upon. with ii
kinds of ,,Iants where the Growth has beer
checked from any cause. for if Won CIV,
more. soil than i, act,IaItv needed f.
plant vh,rea share of the roots are in
active it dlmaots lhe active ones. by ret
tin. sour on account of not taking j.p In,
moisture contained in il. After pottjnr
set in the shade. for "A day or two. or. if II
winter. ON a window after he direct r,,.
of til. sun have passed. for this reason. the
air in our rooms i, not ant to be As our,
and fresh in winter and the ,un will cor.
rect mi, in Il measure where il IN, :
chance. | have found il necessary some
times to ta~tcn Il newspaper NJ to tn,
window and let il han" over ON 1nr inside
next the room f,min" = hood liI,, f:,ciu,
the luh and over tine plants. thus cxc,ud
ing the heated air uf he room in Il meas
urc also usuring Il little more noi>tur,
to the invald-; hut still one must have ;
care to let in fresh ;ir occasionally IL hi
is about the only medicine they Will acct.r
o ut first. Then in :, few day if they kcel
comfur aiIe looking. You can give them
li,tlc stronger sunlight by letting them re
main there while the sun shines in tina
direction, by pu Ting Il thin curtain be
tween them ana the glass. In 4 We, X O
ten DAYS more. itlhey are naturally robust
the TOO, VIII have started enou4ll to repo
them Into Il size larger pot. first @ivin-
them Il GOOD watering. In case they ar,
quite >!ocky and dwari-h to begin w.th i
mI@ht perhaps be pea icr,,b!r TO put th,n
in two or three sizes larger pot~, and s,
avoid repptting them too many TIMES. a
every one of much experience X, oWs rc
citing tend, to make them send OUT sid,
Sto'l> lll>lcHi Oh upright ones L hitN'
flncicd too they wer, IL her imlatcn, il
being moved about very much in ,litirrrn
p ,>ition>, particularly the Brgoni;t, uni
they a.c quite strong again.
| wouId like to say II wore, in regard t,
Bu1, ar,ii;l,. had :, few varieties If hen
l last spring that had blussomcd through th
| winter, and thought best to bed them out
hoping by care in taking them from tn
pot not to disturb the roots 50 but what
t could take them in a.ain for the winter
Among the different ones WA, one Eli.
cans, which did not admire rs murh :,
the others and did not handle + ann. -,
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