The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-08-20


have heard favorable reports of the
beneficial effects of the two aud one
fourth inches of rain which came just
after we were safely home from the
meeting.
Many took part in the discussion
of questions such as "Why do my
trees bear only on the north side"
"What causes and what remedy is
there for grape rust" and "Why does
not every farmer have plenty of small
frnit, etc." The latter brought out
strong plea from Mr.. HoaglaDd
who holds that any and every farmer
can be supplied with abundance of
the very luxuries of this kind on his
table and that his health and happi-
ness will be increased by the expert
ment.
Mrs. SmeltZer read a paper on
blouse Plants" which by vote of
the Society is herewith submitted for
publication. ]. t. Tredway talked
on "HOw to dispose of the surplus
grapes on the farm" The discussion
did not bring out any new market for
surplus that might be found nor
encouragement for planting large
vineyards for a prospective money
crop, but an abundance for home use.
Sacking to protect and retard ripen-
ing and preserve for late use of this
easily raised and valuable fruit was
advocated. In the discussion of the
raspberry, the Kansas and the Gregg
were given the first and second places
as desirable.
The sectary reported number OF
enrolled members as lbs. J. w. j.
PREPARING AND CARING FOR HOUSE
PLANTS.
Paper read before the Horticultural Society al
their August meeting.
| September usually finds the flower
garden in its greatest beauty and
attractiveness, taking it for granted
it's pOssessor has given it proper care
and attention. We need not cay here
that it is such that we always have in
our minds when we write. A piece
of ground that is dug over in spring,
planted by hired hands instead OF
loving ones, then left to take care OF
itself is not garden, it is one OF
Floras cemeteries, having no more re-
lation to garden in the proper sense
of the term, than does a house full OF
neglected children left with drunken
father to home. 1t is true we have
bought number of plants that have
not come up to our expectation, but
that was mainly due to the fact that
they did not find in our garden 9
congeniel home. We find that plants
accustomed to a moist atmosphere
will perish in such drought as we
sometimes have in June, yet these
little disappOintments do not detract
from the gardens true pleasure, thi:
enables us to make selection adapted
to the soil and situation we have fol
them.
AS the evenings grow cooler we are
reminded that we must not neglect
our house-plants, which in most cases
have been kept back in order to have
them in proper condition for winter
bloom and beauty. And now Oul
trouble begins. What shall we takt
up? What shall we leave? We have
heart room for every plant in the gar
den but house room for very few. One o
the greatest causes of failures in the
management of house plants through
the winter is in crowding them too
much or trying to grow two or three
where there is scarcely room for one
We know it requires q strong resOlu
ton to weed out lot of nice looking
plants, but it is better to do so thar
to crowd and have them weak anC
spindling and finally worthless
Therefore what is worth growing a.
all, is worth growing well.
1t is not expected or at least Il
should not be, that all plants can bI