The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-12-19
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
what Kinds to Cultivate.


will grow out-ofdo will grow in the
house. This is mistake; some plants
can only be grown with great care, and
some plants cannot be grown at all in
rooms. 1 will name here what consider
the best and easiest kinds for house cul-
ture, with the conditions OF their growth
briefly stated:
Heliotropes AS geraniums.
Hydrdngea. .-Propagated by separat
ing the root. Like shady place and
plenty of water.
Geraniuna8. kinds are good.
Easily propagated from cuttings. Full
sun and plenty of heat.
Petunia. grown from seeds or
cuttings in any sunny window, rich soil
and frequent but not too profuse water
ing.
Primrose. se.-Grown, with some diff.
: Guilty, from seed. Not too hot place.
Plenty of water on the roots, but not on
the leaves.
chamberlain old-fashioned plant,
but very desirable. There are red and
white varieties. Plenty of sunshine,
heat and water.
Abutilon-red and white-started easi-
ly from cuttings, requires warmth and
sunshine and that the foliage should be
frequently washed.
Gala Lily.-Grown from tubers.
Plenty of heat, sun and water, and rich
earth. Plants should be set in the
shade and allowed to rest for six weeks
after blooming.
Fuchsia.-From cuttings. The win
er-blooming sort most desirable. Not
too much heat or sun. Plenty of water
when growing rapidly, and air as often
as practicable.
Begonia-for it's fine foliage and clus-
ters of red and white blossoms. Grown
from cuttings or seed. Partially shaded
place. Keep soil wet, but do not wet
the leaves. Moist heat, but little sun.
Pak.-Among the most desirable.
The new varieties of Carnations almost
constant bloomers. Propagated by cut
tings, layers or seeds-preferably the
first. Not too much heat. Frequent
showering.
Mignonette. seed. Sow at any
time, and in six weeks or two months,
under favorable conditions, there will
be flowers. Candytuft may be grown
in the same way. Give plenty of air,
moist heat, and frequent showerings.
There is nothing prettier for winter
bouquets.
Rose.-Among the most desirable of
all window plants, but will not thrive
except in a moist atmosphere of medium
temperature and plenty of air. Keep
the foliage clean by daily showering.
Do not let the earth get sodden in the
pots by too frequent waterings. Out
back the bushes after blooming, and let
them have two or three weeks rest in a
cellar or other shady place. When the
buds are swelling, little guano added
to the water that is given is benefit
IVna. NJ. F. Found.
Manure for Orchards.
Wood ashes are doubtless excellent
for orchards, but instead of being put
around the trees, they should be spread
over the land. But where are the ashes
to come from in this region? We have
little or no wood, and, of course, little
or no ashes. In our limited experience
we have learned one thing about Or
chards as well as fruit trees of every kind
that we have cultivated, and we be-
lieve the principle can be applied pretty
much to everything that grows upon
the earth, which is, "that the applica.
ton of manure benefits them all. y
Ground occupied by fruit trees should
be manured as literally as are other
portions of the land used for the raising
of wheat or corn. 1t is the neglect tc
do so, in connection with the general
negligence with which the orchards are
treated in many sections, that makes
them Improbable and to be worn ou,
permanently. And as to the kind oi
manure with which orchards ought t.
be treated While any kind, aim os
without exception, will prove an advan
tage, there is none in the world to bt
compared with barn-yard manure.
liberal application of this only ever.
third year, while careful pruning, scrap
ing and washing the trunks of the trees
will make a prodigious change in al
orchard. This top dressing can be ap
piled at any time when the ground i
not frozen, and, if not bestowed in to-
heavy Jumps SO as to injure the Cor
chard) grass, will yield couple of ton
of good hay. We have known three full
crops of hay to be cut from one orchard
-GernlantOacn Telegraph.
Covering GrnpevInes.
In some localities the hardest vine
never need covering. But there ar
occasionally severe winters when evel
the most hardy are benefited by pro
lection. Intense cold often blunts vital
ity when it does not destroy. At sucl
times a vine which has been covere,
will open it's leaves in spring before on
which has been fully exposed has fairl
swelled its buds. Many are deterre,
from covering their vines because the
take laborious way for doing it. The
need not usually place earth upon them
It is often quite sufficient to prostrat
them, holding them in place by stick
of stove-wood, or with bricks, or wit
fat stones. An additional thin or pal
tial covering with corn-stalks will b
useful in protecting from sharp wind
and in holding the snow. Earth,
heavy or compact, tends to rot the bud
if they have not ripened well, or if lei
on few days too long in spring. Wir
ter covering has another advantage. j
renders late autumn pruning safe--a
operation too often postponed till to
late when left till spring.-Countr.
Gentleman.
Twig Blight.
', DR.. Frankenberger writes as follow
to an Illinois paper l desire to ca
attention to disease commonly calle
twig blight. When this disease ovel
takes fruit tree, the leaves first begi