The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-04

& II only love were always a8root OF Wis
OF house plants could not fall to thrive.
the French woman d OF d baby. At fur
nishcs, :" there are a dozen at least VINO
potter With Green things obgrowhg Gmis
is#an ideal hortIculturisti In an appreci 4
tive family, and her windows are mt oncci
Il alike in summer or winter-wilerefore. t.
geems worth while to tell how she makes
and keeps them SO. III J. !,
Sunshine and Ehap and water, love a .,
liquid imnnure-they re positively all the q,
II witchcraft l have used. y Marjorie SAID
laughing oyer Bost fern she had cher
q wavy mass Of lacy, deep green fronds.
fling all the corner between Two su Tss
some the we meet
are broader than the hand. They spring
from matted roots. crowding a ten inca
and old crowns have broken out wnene veg
they got so high above the roots that tie
new fronds from their tips lacked sit.nI. s
!. day-enough to wet the pot thoroughly.
but not to stand in the saucer. II has
ss srsfa %se fnd sahs b
tub. after covering the earth surface q, and
the pot edges Mltt c fan tepId and
the frdhds are well washed In 1t with some
good white soap. AS soon as they are
g drained drain OF es and the Whole plant well
showered with clear water. Il,
fey psatts 9ys e hnys
fern-a asparagus sprengeril--is one Of them:
4 To have LONG. thick sprays OF # prodigal
j OF blossom. and later OF coral red ber-
filled with water every day besides ], soak
hs ar,h II h Pct ho sheu oants
Indeed, not too big for the tub. are the
better for them. The giants must have.
Wh q GEAR
Y Leaves are plant lun gs, and choke quickly
indoors aly. 8
trah }pume af bo tfrn soris
lace fern, fern balls and a fern dish,
green and furnishing al! the year around.
enhair fern, knowing 1t will not liye OUT
( sideia greenhouse. except In a rdlan
case, for which she does not car care: The
Every morning, the ferns are taken out,
roots snnk 5aSa tho
back In tie dish, The dish sits through
DAYLIGHT where i mToderaieh Z. sunght
lent notion that ferns fear the sun, They
wll5llVe In the shade. sheasays. She also
here are seEts Yd a ta
part Of those In house culture love light
especially sunlight and never do thelr
best without IT.. i54 u (,
Marjories window boxes are sprlnkled
layishly twice q day. II. IT. Is dry and
dusty, the leaves are we'll shaken before.
the sprlnkling They oyerrun VII bloom
etnnaqs aSiar are aed
i by the fact that they !nfalllbly fall prey
to plant lice and root llce.s AS q prevent
.atiyey OF root lice, Marjorie often scalds
and boxes, II possible, she gets ,. earth y,
Irlanllre-abOlltN half and hall.
Failing that she takes my which Is
handy and enriches It with ammonated
bone meal. mixed well through. or else
teaasspoonfui Of tie bone meal OF q table
4 spoonful y Of manure, Is enough for q
slx-inch not of earth. Neither must be
: kept directly on the roots of plants.
Liquid fertilizer likewise must he kept,
I. off roots, stems and leaves. Make "a
hole Mt one side or. q trench Just inside.
the not RIM pour In the fertilizer and
let 1t sink, then put back the Garth, and
water the not we'll. Us 81 Ssi 81
To make liquid manure, pour half q
II gallon of boiling water. upon Two heap.
ing tablsspoonfuls Of sheen manure, nr
one of ammoniated bone meal, stir we'll,
let stand over hight. then apply in The
proportion of IA small cupful ito "a SIX
inch pot Dig the sundissolyed residue In
the earth OF the bigger potst az those Of
rubber plants. palms and SO on.
RI Marjorie has roses and acamellias, also
Daphne and a Cape Jessnnine.. Now
that we have gone. back to the fashions