Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-10-14

above results is not liable, sufIi-
Gent can be determined to make
them very satisfactory, and the
scale upon which the work was un.
dertaken gives fair indication of
what may be hoped for in this
method. F. III. HILLMAN,
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Reno, New, Oct. 8, 1898.
! FaIl and Winter Care of Flowers
By this time all tender flowers
should be taken up and put into
pots or boxes. In doing this care
should be taken to have the soil
rich and loamy, to cut off good
portion of the top, to see that the
soil is filed in carefully around the
roots and that plenty of moisture is
supplied. Generally it will be best
to set in the shade for day or two
until the plants can make start to
grow. While the weather will per.
NIT every opportunity should be
taken to set out in the air and sun
as the plants will keep healthier
and grow better in the open air
than in a room.
| With quite a variety of plants
the best prunings can be used for
cuttings or slips, and if properly at
tended to will make nice plants.
Do not undertake too much. A
few choice plants given good care
will prove much more satisfactory
in every way than larger number
carelessly looked after. Select
good variety, give them plenty of
room determining the size of the pot
or box by the future growth as well
as the present size of the plant. So
far as is possible, arrange for plenty
of light, and in putting the flowers
in their places, remember that some
varieties need all the sunlight pos
sible in order to thrive we'll while
others do better in partial shade.
There are many plants that can
be left out, if they are properly pro-
tected, covering we'll with straw,
forest leaves or coarse litter of any
kind. Pansies can be sown in a
good, rich soil in a rather protected
place, and after they come up, and
and before cold weather sets in,
should be we'll mulched.
There are two leading causes why
plants often fail to make healthy
growth during the Winter. One is
that the air in the room is too dry,
and the other is that the air is too
warm. One reason why house
plants in the kitchen window often
grow and thrive is because the steam
from the cooking vessels keep the
air moist. When there are plants
in room it is a good plan to keep
| a vessel with water in it on the stove.
Then whenever it is possible admit
fresh air into the room by opening
the doors or windows. Another
thing that is very destructive of
plant life in rooms is dust. 1t set
ties on the foliage and stems of the
plants, and smothers the life out of
them. The plants should be care
fully covered whenever the sweep
ing is done or good care be taken to
wash them regularly. The plants
breathe through the pores in the
leaves, and if these are closed up
by minute particles of dust the plant
will die.
Water must be supplied, but how
much and how often can only be de
termined by the appearance of the
plant. When flowers are formed,
care should be taken to remove the
blossoms as soon as they begin to
drop and fade. The maturing of
seed will greatly lessen the maturi-
ty of flowers. Anyone can have
few flowers during the Winter if
they are willing to give the plants
proper attention.
Perhaps some of our readers
would like to know in what respect
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
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