The Jersey City news., 1901-07-18
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Florists tell one that plants should new
er be potted in glazed pots. But the con-
dltions under which the florists work are
very different from those which the anna
teur has to contend with, where rooms
are hot and dry and the soil in the pots
does not keep moist, as it does in green
house The japanese used glazed pots
with great success, and why shouldn' |
we?
Of course they must have good sizel
hole in the bottom for drainage
Sow seeds of Kenilworth ivy or linaria
in pots containing palms. They cover the
surface and drape the pot prettily. Many
insect pests are almost too small to be
seen by the naked eye, so when the leaves
turn yellow or look unhealthy take a
magnifying glass and examine the under
sides of the leaves for red spiders. The
preventive and remedy for the red spider
is moisture This can be attained by
spraying. Be sure to wet the under side
of the leaves. as that is their chief haunt.
Nothing is better for plants than to be
set out in gentle warm rain, but avoid
wind and cold rains, and never sc, a
blooming plant out in the rain If you want
the blossom to last.
Use the common garden asparagus as a
green for bouquets of sweet peas, Being
so light and airy, they make a most grace
full combination.
For large 1eaved foliage plants in the
house there is nothing more important
than cleanliness. frequent sponging ~ the
leaves Do not give them drioIets of wa-
ter-give them a thorough soaking in a
pail of warm water every week or font
whenever the surface of the soil looks dry.
This insures the wnole ball of earth be-
ing kept moist.
Heliotropes require rich earth and plen-
ty of water. They are gross feeders and
always thirsty and like TO be sprayed. Oc-
casionally give them a dose OF liquid
manure.
If roses become infested with green fly
dose them with nauseous tobacco tea or
whale-oi1 soap. Try insect powder. Its
effect is quick and it is clean, easy to APP
ply snd can be administered at intervals
thus killing the infant progeny as they
arrive.
Save all your wood ashes for sweet pea
trenches. There is nothing you can use
as a fertilizer that is so good, and it IS
also a preventive of insect pests. Sweet
peas like leaf mold. IIeliotrope and mig
r.onette together give ;he odor Of wall
flowers
Plant sprays are expensive. but a whislS
broom is,;n every house and does just
good work as a sprayer. Tip the plants
over and wet the under side of the leaves.
If you have pot OF aowers in bud give
them al. the sunshine you can, but when
the buds have opened keep tlsrn in ti;s
shade and they will last ,ongsr
Give liquid manure weak and often
rather than strong doses.
Many people fail TO grow mignonette
well II likas rich. porous SOIL and, if
lacking in lime, add old rotar or slaked
lime 10 the soil, weli mixed Mgnonette
wants copicus supplies of water 1t will
rot make much showing the early part of
the season, but in August ami September
you will have quantities of the delicious,
fragrant flower. It likes a Sood zeal OF
sun if 1t has plenty of water. but The little
spindling spikes that grow in some ne
elected corner generally have the most
fragrance.
AS catchy a scheme as has been seen
lately has black velvet polka dots, in
dividually applied, for its dominating
motif. OF the two dresses thus treated
fetching. So judge for yourselves; here
they are:-
The first is of cream white liberty satin.
oyerdraped with deep yellow guipure-
Blouse and skirt are quite plain. save for
a border consisting of three rows of
these dots. The lowest row shows dots
nearly the size of a silver dollar. Above
these come some approaching the
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corresponds in size to the dime. On the
blouse they are low down between bust
and belt. Tucked white NULL with the
guipure en- applique finishes the top of the
blouse
For the second example we find our
selves considering white liberty-finish
foulard. which boasts modest, irregular
black dot by way of pattern. The dash
ing velvet dots are arranged as on the
first example,
A very festive Swiss in this same mod
ish black and white scheme is thus
Embroidered black dots adorn the pure
white surface Of the plain blouse and
skirt The gala part of it is achieved by
three-inch ribbon of black velvet which
is drawn through slashed straps. On the
waist it is in suspender effect and it out
lines the narrow front gore on the skirt
The last slashing is below the knees. and
from there each velvet length is finished
with a loop and end that fall to the feet.
Since the nearest of the slashings are four
inches apart, it's an easy matter to get
it together after it has been laundered
For the woman who has whatever she
wants the most fetching yet in the way of
chatelaine bags is a beauty in dull tan
walrus.
mot so Oriental?" say you. Wait!
The mounting is enamelled in deepest
Oriental richness. No pale, modernized
nastel blending, but rather the tinting of
tbe far East. The whole effect is height
ened by five barcaue pearls, lovely. sinu-
ous things which seem to have been
pinched by the parent oyster into the very
forms best suited to this particular orna-
mentation.
All small children should be dressed IN
white saw writer in "Harpers Bazar.
It is great mistake to put them INTO
colors. There are plenty OF inexpensive
materials i'll white TO choose from y
make a variety AS soon as the papy Is