New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

garden culture Tie addition OF little sahn o'
leaf mould II it be obtained, or Of street s"eep
ngs for those who live in the city, or anything
that will make the soil light and porous is ue-
sirable for potting the young plants with tender
roots.
..PIants grown in the house best kept In good
hape by pinchng the end buds OF those SHOOTS
that grow too vigorously. This is much better than
allowing Il few shoots 10 grow until they h'eu s"P
port and then cutting them back
"In taking up plants from the garden for mouse
culture /; IS best cut back at least one-haif' ana
after potng in good soil. water at once an" put "
"Amatomrs. a. a rule rcpot too often. and keep
their plants IN too large pots IT rons IS oi have pretty
well occupied the old There Is proper 'e mel 10 sr
pot and that is when the ban Of ear,h Is wr hy
HneS,hnr point to be remembered Is that if large
dower-pots re used there will be more leaves than
flowers often pants have refused 10 n.ossoh @
%py Were 6~ni pon Ts ormne r rooss and
1T is essential to give the pants , aouhuavr drn,1gbt H
~ cold air mould ne YER be allowed TO blow directly
the plants; the window should DE- OWL tb rnd
bows strongly from the direction in when the VIII
dow is located.
AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED.
THE amount of heat required by the ordinary
class Of plants in tn" windows is sometimes
source Of great anxiety TO the amateur. My eX-
perence has been thar The amount OF .ent pea may ne
governed by the effect upon ourselves; ior eXhtnP, M
g. 10 20 during the day and 80 Co night. the
same heat will be just right for our plants
WATERING.
"probob'y more mistakes are made In watering
window plants than in any other part OF their
culture. II Is Of course. quite natural that the
heat OF the ordinary room VIII have drying effect
on the plants, it is not advisable to keep the saucer
filled with water constantly. as it has "A tendency
10 induce sourncss OF the soil. The best method
with which am familiar is the practice OF set
tn. In, Inxs .iniu an iprn a \, Of
sand moss will answer the purpose equally as we'll
GERANIuMs NOT PIONEERING
why do not my gerlnum- flower? IL ques
ilon We hear very frequently. There Is. as rule
but one wer-vlz., they are In too large pots.
hve-nch pot * sufficiently large for geraniums. The
best OF ali designs for growing tn" geranium In Is
tin can; old fruit cans are admirable: the quart
% sze is much hcter than seyrnnIn poi poi; IN such
dry out so rapidly the soil remains moist ana cool
The proper conditions OF growth. Geraniums have
doom @ nnI z " @ mi so m % of fo"gc wd% pt t D
florist 10 shame.
THE INSECT PESTS
''ro keep plants free from insect pests requires
constant watchfulnrss and considerable labor II
walt until our stock is ovcrrun with green fly
scale and mea,y bug. the task is almost hopeless
II We faithful in work and take the first of
the intruders and put them ruthlessy to the sword
1t is comparatively easy. Tobacco smoke is certain
death to the green ny. or aphis. II the plants are
az once. by using an iron pot filled with moist or
damp tobacco stems: into which drop a few live
Goals. much the better: but the many that
Keep plants have no such convenience. they must
cOniine their plants in paper bag barrel and
there give them good dose OF smoke the mcaly
bug and scale usually succumb touch OF a
camefs hair brush. dipped In mixture of alcohol
ana water. "quai parts
EVER-BT JOINING ROSES
Roses as a class are not successfully cultivated
hy the amateur in the window garden, says The
Woman's Home Companion. so II is better 10 bed
tnem outdoors. where they remain from year
10 year II the planting - done early in the sea
son 50 that good development Of roots and tops
Is secured the first season. the plants usually en- |
dure the first winter unharmed by iros;. IL IL |
usually better. however. 10 place Il board frame |
around the bed in autumn. and ls the holidays APP
prOHcn I'll In evergreen bOusns. and cover
with boards arranged that tney will turn the |
water. When warm days come in the spring re-
move the boards and evergreen branches and re- |
rarcy injured 10y cold until after mdwner when |
he sunrays begin 10 gain In strength and cause |
the buds swell II Is then that the protection il
particularly needed In Canada and the far North |
States mos, OF the "Ner-blooming roses will |
need protection every winter: but In the Middle and
southern States the plants when well established |
will rarely suffer from cold. except that sometimes
he tips OF the branches killed These branches
however can be removed In the spring and the |
growth will be all the more vigorous for the prin- |
uP Of