Decorah-posten., 1898-02-04
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something Worth Knowing.

1t is worth knowing that the
success or failure Of every plant
grower is largely due TO the de-
gree Of Intelligence he or She may
have and also to the care given
The plants. Ii one Is unwilling
to give any time to the study Of
one $ pants il is best not TO un-
dertake their culture. 1t requires
very little time 10 read up on
the Geranium, Fuchsta, or any
other plant one wishes to cuitl-
vate. The knowledge thus Sc
cured combined with faithful and
patient care will make success
comparatively easy.
1t is worth knowing that the
round or irregular shaped black
spots that often appear on Rose
plants are known as the black
spot by florists and that they are
the result of a disease which, if
unchecked. will cause all the
leaves Of your Rose to fall off.
The only remedy IS to watch your
plants carefully and to pick off
any caves having these spots on
them, which will often prevent the
spread of the disease. Excessive
drought or excessive moisture
may produce the black spot
and one should guard against both
OF these evils.
1t is worth knowing that the
Monthly Rose is not hardy
enough to stand the winters with
out protection in a climate where
the temperature falls far below
the freezing point,and a little pro-
lection viii do no harm in a mild
or climate. Dry leaves make a
good protection. Bend the Roses
down within a few inches OF the
ground and cover them to a depth
of several inches, laying a few
sticks over the leaves to keep
them from blowing away.
- 1t is worth knowing that Rex
Bcgonia decidedly objects to hav-
ing water on its leaves, and that it
will DO better in the hall or some
part OF the house in which the at
mosphcrc is not so dry and hot as
in the general living room. 1t
does not require a high tempera-
turc nor but very little sunshine.
- 1t is worth knowing that the
simp.e est and easiest and safest way
to get rid of that troublesome lit
tie customer, the red spider, is to
wash or spray your plants three or
four times a week with clear cold
water. Be sure that the under
part of the leaves are reached for
that is Just where the spiders lair
is. lie is more troublesome on
the Rose than on almost any other
plant, bat he hates shower baths +.
while the Rose loves them.
1t is worth knowing that
your plants will make more rapid
growth and be thriftier in every
way if you keep the soil in the
pots from becoming hard and
packed tight around the roots.
Stir the soil thoroughly once or
twice a week, and keep it up
around the plant stock instead Of
a hollow to form around
the stalk.
= 1t IS worth knowing that IL
quid manure is very helpful to
plants particularly when they are
putting forth buds. Guano is
good when used in the proportion
OF a heaping tablespoonful to half
a gallon OF water aud given once
a week. Water fltering through
a barrel OF barn-yard manure
2 kes one Of the best of liquid
manures. Bowkcr's plant food
applied in a liquid form according
to the directions on the package
also an excellent fertilizer.
II you want an absolutely
pure white GIadiolus buythe snow
white variety. There S not a
more perfect pure white Gladiolus
in existence. It's flowers are large
and fine. Octoroon, an exquisite
~ beautiful salmon pink tint, looks
wei grown with the snow white.
- Have you ever grown any
vlolet-scented Pansies? III not a
real pleasure is in store for you.
They are unlike any other Pansies
in existence. The flowers are
much larger than those of the
ordinary Violet and not 50 large
as many varieties of the pansy.
The perfume Is that OF the Violet
and the flowers are extremely
graceful and dainty.
1t is worth knowing that
flowers will do quite as we'll in
Old tin cans as in the most eNpen-
slve flower pots. Take a NAH and
make two or three holes in the
bottom OF the can, paint it a soft
gray or a terra Gotta shade and
you will have a neate. and prettier
hover pot than many OF the red
and gilt or gorgeousy lowered
glazed affairs costing 40 or So
cents each.
The B~lushing Bride IS a
strtkingly handsome Poppy. 1t
strongly suggests the Pcony when
Il IS in full bloom lis nat,ls a,a