Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12

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ne following thorough and practical
Airections for the management OF house
nlanta vere Riven BY John q. Barker At
reoent meeting OF the Massachusetts, Hor-
xiouIturaI society, and will doubtless be
useful 20 many Of our readers
IF. Barker named % the hrst and most
ESSENTIAL requisite for the cultivation OF
house plants, good window facing the
south Q bay window is preferable, as
riviug light on three sides. glass door
S,r sashes to shut off the window from the
room is desirable to exclude dust and cold
Slrauehts when sweeping or ventilating
the room. Ventilation should always be
given at the top OF tho window. Cleanli.
l,ess cannot be too we'll attended to ; 1t 10
- necessary to tho health of plants a. to
fhat Of our bodies. Washing the leaves
With 3 sponge with water OF tho same
frrapersture e tho AIR Of the room, ~
we'll - m occasional sprinkling on fine
day. which may be done with o small
brush when syringe cannot conveniently
be used, will be . great help.
There 10 nothing more annoying to the
cultivator Of house plants than the green
Az smoking with tobacco is the best
remedy, but however closely the partition
-. ~ s..n. S;u ret ,nto tha room
sn1S w Th...ecss ma an infnsion
~ ss,hscco m.da hv fiIlino a nail with
stems and pourine on them ali the water
tha nail viii hold. This should stand
t~entv-four bours and be used in the pro-
rcst;on oS half \ mint TO a pail of water.
The plants should be turned bottom up,
placing the left hand over the top of the
pot to prevent accident, and then plunging
tha fiies dron off. Some of this solution
should alvays be kept on hand and used
IN the first appearsnce of the green fly.
After using. the plant must be rinsed In
claan water. Of the came Temperature AZ
his nlants c,ean in th;a vay without fumi
~ SStlng. % n ~ ssssy - anse0s ~ s;uru common OF
oleanders and other thick lesved plants
adheripg closely to the stems and leaves,
ia not 20 easily destroyed. These may be
washed with whale oil soap and water. A
sponge dipped in little sweet or kerosene
oil, and wiped up the stem and under the
leaves occasionally, will keep off the scale
effectually. The speaker had applied this
successfully to plants which had beer
neglected and got very dirty, using kero
sere SO freely as to have some misgiyiugl
how It would affect the plants, but the,
are now showing remarkably fine growth
The method given fol- DESTROYING th,
green fIy and scale win also be efiectua
for the red spider.
Iniudicious watering is . great injury I,
plants too much water Is oftener the
trouble than not enough. The soil on tor
OF the not will indicate the need of water
BY looking dry, and, when water is given.
it should be done thoroughly, and not In 3
mere driblet, that will not 20 half THROUGH
the soil. No rule can be given for water.
ing, except to give it when the plants
need it, and never without taking OF The
chill, if cold, by letting it stand in The
room or adding warm water, Plants In
warm rooms require to be kept moist q,
all times, but not saturated. AS ths day.
grow longer and tho sun gets higher, and
the plants begin to grow and flower, more
water will be needed. For plants close to
the glass box 6iicd with sphsgnum, in
which the pots may be plunged, will bs Of
great help In keeping an even degeee of
moisture, and avoiding spattering the soil
on the shelves and glass.