The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

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telligent care given to it. 1t should
be annually enriched to give the bush
luXuriance and vigor. 1t should be
mulched, and if a long spell of dry
summer weather sets in it should have
plenty of water given to it. 1t will
do well in trying climates where these
aids are given it.
Miscellaneous Queries.-"DO plant
lice hatch out of ant eggs?''
No. Many have noticed that ants
and plant lice are frequently on the
same plant. EtOmOlOgists tell us
that the plant lice secret a sweetish
fluid and the ants get after that. In
other words the lice live from off the
plant and the ants live from off the
plant lice.
Il saw a direction where boiling
water should be poured over Gamma
seed and the seeds then soaked "A
hours. Should the water be kept boil
ing hot all this timeY'
No, again. Boiling water is poured
on untitled Gamma seeds to crack the
hard shells. 1t takes little time for
the crack to open enough for the
water to soak through. By this time
it will have cooled enough to do no
injury. But if set on the stove or
radiator to keep at boiling point, when
the heat did once penetrate through
it would kill the Gamma germ the same
as any other germ.
please tell me how to make the
HeliOtrOpe fragrant?"
L cannot. When the Almighty
makes a Rose without beauty, or a
Heli0trOpe without fragrance, it is
useless for mortal man to interfere.
please tell me how to graft Roses,
Oranges, Additions, Oleanders and
ever so many n ore things like that
all together. | think dozen things
like that all growing on the same bush
would be great curiosity
1t would indeed, but you will never
see it, nor will anyone else. Some dis
similar looking plants are sometimes
grated together for the curiosity of
the matter. Even then it will be
found that they are bOtanically re
lated. Thus. the Ash, Privet and Lilac
can be grated, being cousins. Nature
never crosses the deadline, however
Only members of the same general
family can be grated together.
Refractory Night-BlOOming Cereus.
-Night-blOOming CereuS is not a diff
cult plant to grow but is sometimes
contrary about blooming. A great
many persons water their Cereus
about the same the year around. They
never give it a rest. These are the
cases where the Night-bloOming Cere-
us takes its revenge by long continued
barrenness. Keep the Cereus at semi
rest through early and midsummer,
giving only water enough to keep its
tissues plump. In this way it will
ripen up its wood and will be ready
to set bloom buds at its next period of
activity.
Cinnamon Vine.-'Is the cinnamon
vine worth growing? Is it hardy q?
Does it spread? Are its flowers
pretty?''
In its place and well-grOwn the Gin |
namOn Vine is good thing 1t does
not like hard, poor soil, and would |
hardly be recognized as the same thing
as vine of it grown in rich mellow |
soil. 1t is hardy, it spreads like a |
scandal, and is as hard to get rid Of |
Its flowers are so utterly insignificant |
that no one would ever notice them |
were it not for the delicious cinnamon
OdOr that they diffuse. There are stu |
atiOnS where spreading mass of |
vines is what is wanted. For such a |
n1acn thic wiz ife,,