Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-31

NIT mere IS aH understood mutual
spirit OF yielding. The wife seeks coca
>.'u 1T standing aside and allowing me
20 ENJOY somC special treat or outing
WITH my son. An enthusiastic welcome
anyways awaits me i'm their home
, Wy daughter and have no fear of
we much-steered-cleaF-of "in-law." both
I.etailzihg how near and precious the rela,
non may he If she were called on to
0ud to this she would probably have
SohieShlng kind and pleasant to say of
-Harper'S Bazaar
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Queen Alexandra's Dairy.
One of the most charming bits" at
Sandrlngham is the Queens dairy. sit
uated at the far end of the heautiful
Kitchen gardens. 1t is such fascinating
niue place, built in simple rustic fash
ION; with everything as cool and bright
anu spotiesS as perfect care can make il.
IL Is wa led and paved with ornamental
tiles on the wide shelf running ronnd
II stand bowls of rich cream and on the
center table Is an assortment of pretty
cups and mugs and glasses. each member
OF the royal family having his own spe-
ciai drinking vessel
On one side Of the dairy is the little
can room and on the other the dainty
apartment where her majesty frequently
A''NH 90 anu tuAS DItau ana money
When she is staying at Sandringham. The
tea room is furnished in very simple
fashion and its recessed window looks
OUT INTO the little Dutch garden. with
lis quaint formal beds aud its box and
yeW trees clipped into all sorts of queer
fantastic shapes
10 reach the dairy, we have to walk
the whole length of the beautiful Kitchen
gardens; separated from the grounds inn
meqlatelE surrounding the hall by the
nlgh road leading from Dersingham to
" est Newton. The term Kitchen gar
deh probably sounds somewhat proSaic
to those who do not know the delights Of
SSuch a garden i'll England-an old fash
loned one for preference-with its
mllhgllng OF use and beauty, its vegetable
beds and flower borders. its cahbaces
and roses, its climbing beans and laven-
der bushes, its sunny south wall covered
with plums and pears; its currant trees
laden with graceful clusters of black,
white or coral berries its gnarled old
apple trees bending to the ground with
their weight of juicy codlings.
In the royal kitchen garden there is
abundance of fruit as well as flowers and
vegetables. The fruit trees are cult
waited i'll what to me is Il very novel way
Trained against the wall, all branches
are removed from the central stems,
which are planted very close together
and bear in consequence Of their pruning
fruit of immense size and perfect flavor
Not quantity but quality is the aim.
There are many glass houses-for cucum-
bcrs. tomatoes, figs, melons, peaches,
nectarInes and grapes. Several are de-
voted to palms, ferns ard flowers, and
all are in a state of absolute perfection,
IS they ought to be when we remember
that ft0 men are employed in the kitchen
gardens alone.
Queen Alexandra is very fond of these
gardens; lh"ir extent is quite bewilder-
ing even to gloWnups, and / heard one
small child say to another, "If all these
gardens belonged TO You you'd never
have time to 50 around them" And we
should imagine, they are a favorite re-
sort with the royal children, the Prince
of Wales sons and daughter and Prince
Queen Of Norway.-Sa ndrigham Cor
New Orleans TimesDemocrat
Care of Pot Plants
Plants in pots may be compared TO
Gagged birds. both being in unnatural
conditions. Their requirements must be
filled or results will be unsatisfactory.
\ free bird or a free plant, having the
air or mother earth around it, can re
sist winds and dust and dryness and
many other things that interfere with
growth; but when in cages or pots they
are entirely at the mercy of those who
own them. Birds generally fare better
than plants, for it is not uncommon to
see plants setting in windows and on
ratings Of verandas, day after day, eX
posed to sun, winds and drynesS the
pots are porous and the roots of the
plants are close against the side they
soon become hard and dry and incapable
of transmitting supplies to the leaves
and stems. The plant itself, exposed to
winds and dryness, reaches a pitiable
condition and life soon becomes a matter
of simple endurance, depending entirely
upon its powers of resistance. The sup
ply Of water is often deficient, the dry
pot absorbing great deal, and most
of the water running down on the out
side of the ball, the center of the ball
being dry.
Pots growing in exposed places should
have double pots or pot covers, much
injury being done by the exposure of
the porous clay of the pots to drying
influences. There are certain plants that
can bear exposure to adverse influences
better than others. Among them are
yuccas, aloes, fourcrOyas, palms, dra-
cenas. asparagus sprengeri and a few
Plants in pots should never be allowed
to become dry. Neglect Of this kind once
may cause more damage to the roots of
n plant than it can repair in a month.
The ends of a root are supplied with
mouths or ducts, through which they
can absorb moisture or nutriment. If
these are destroyed by drying or de-
cayed by overwatering the source of sup
ply is cut off from the plant. 1t has to
put out new roots before it can regain
its vigor. Hence the Importance of care
in watering.
New or dry pots should be soaked in
water before potting plants, so as to
fill the pores, or they will absorb mois-
ture from the soil ana dry out the roots.
1t is a good plan to protect potted plants
with covers or set them inside of a sec
ond pot to keep the plant from drying
out The roots near the sides of the
pots are easily dried in sun or draught
Covers or double pots shade them. Gov
ers can be made OF rice mattings and
various other materials. or pot covers
can be purchased ready made.
Plant rooted cuttings in two and two
and a half inch pots, and repot into
larger sizes as the pots fill up with
roots. Small plants should never be
put into large pots, but advanced as