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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-25

During the absence Of the headquar-
tiers of the regiment at Red Hill for
the coming week. Lieut.-Col. B. w.
Atkinson will be in command of the
garrison. AS. but two battalions will
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. g. e. Schaefer enter
tanned Miss May Bevin and Lieut. F.
w. Bowley at dinner on Thursday eve
ming. previous to Miss Pauline Schae
fer's dance which they attended later
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
VALUE OF SKUNKS.

Years ago ~" advised farmers and
gardeners To- protect Skunks western
Pennsylvania newspaper says: The
skunks viii hav" To hc protected or the
farmer may az well throw up his hands
The ground mice girdlcd thousands Of
dollars worth Of trees under the SNOW
while il was ON the ground last winter
We saw many locust trees large enough
for posts with the bark taken off clean
for foot up from the ground. When
skunkS were plentiful mice We're
scarce: hut now there is not an acre ~
ground in Hanover township withou
two bushels Of mice. Leave pile NJ
corn Out over night ana /, rs buried hv
morniuG, leave a stack Of hay ont over
winter and 10 is cat too fire for "A hen /,
nest. Tn" ladies will have t. get som Be-
thing else to put around their neckS
and let the skunks alonc--thc farmer
needs them n his business
Some tim" farmers viii learn. PROT
ably when r. ia 600 late. 10 know thor
friends among the beasts and birds
\ good ru.o 10 follow is unless abso-
Ntolv certain, u there is th, sl!ghtr-,
doubt. give the animals the benefit II
the doubt and ,ct them live.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
THREE GOOD PLANTS
FOR INCARCERATION

sun will he suitable for the winter
months. The soil must be kept moist
Usually "A thorough watcriuS in the
morning will be sufficient until the
operation Is repeated the next day.
The fronds or leaves should he
sponged with warm water with just
enough Ivory soap in 1t to slightly dis
color the water, to keep the frouds free
from dust. An occasional application
OF any OF the chemical fertilizers
recommended for house plants will be
beneficial, hut only half the quantity
recommended for house plants should
be used
During the summer the plants can
he plunged out doors. sinking the pot
to its rim IN n light but shaded place.
giv-ig the plant thorough soaking Of
water every morning. AS the plant
grows reporting will I've necessary dur
ing the summer and the plants should
only be reputtcd during the summer
With this treatment tho plants will he
n condition again for the next winter.
use.
In reporting use a pot only one size
larger, that il. one inch larger than tho
pot In which the plant Is growing, using
soil consisting of equal parts Of leaf soil
or peat and good garden soil with n
small quantity of sand added.
Tho Mexican tree fern. Cibotium
schiedei, in its native state attains q
height Of from ten to fifteen feet. with IN
equal spread OF frouds II is easy al
cultivation and one OF the best for house
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tion in an ordinary living room. A
Hight window is the best place TO keep
them in the house, and never give these
plants more water than can be absorbed
In twenty-four hours.
April or May is the best time to re-
pot which is not required oftener than
once year. Use light soil composed
Of two-thirds leaf mould. one-third
sandy loan, and be particular to give
good drainage by placing at least an
inch of broken pots in the bottom Of
the pot.
When danger from frost has passed
and the weather warns up outside the
plants can he plunged in a partially
shaded place where they will I've
sheltered from strong winds. where the
plants will make rapid growth during
tho summer and he In good condition
for use I'm the house during winter.
Schismatoelottis picta will surely he
given an abbreviated name. N Is not an
expensive plant, as its ponderous name
might indicate. and IT is one Of the
few tropical plants which. owing TO It's
succulent nature, will withstand the
dry, hot atmosphere Of the ordinary
living room
1t In very ornamental. bslng OF a
symmetrical growth and with a sub
dued color. which II very pleasing, the
foliage being dark green, marked with
crayish white blotches on either side oi
a pronounced deep green feather=d mid
| rih.
The plant is Of the easiest cultivation
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
AMERICAN POTASH.

Frank X. Lane, Secretary Of the In
terror. announces that American potash
will be produced in California with'n
a fcw weeks. Chemical fertilizer manu-
facturers fear that the quantity will
not be sufficient 20 meet the demand,
The plant at Scarles Lake, Cal, will
start with a production Of five tons a
day. and this will be increased TO 100
tons a day or $500 tons a year.
This Ia making n good start, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

/ that should be in the possession OF
every peach grower in the state.
\. H. S., Astoria, y. Y.-Thc writer
has been successful with English
gouseberrcs with such culture as was
given our domestic varieties The soil
was clay. well enriched with manure.
and the plants, which formed n border
around the vegetable garden were
watcred with q hose almost every eve
ming, except In rainy weather. No shci.
ter was given from the sun II any ~
our readers have grown English goose
berries we would like to have their
experience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

Hrl'otropes are rather impatient Of
being disturbed when fun grown and
consequently plants growing in the gar
den do not do we'll when ported and
paced in the window garden in the
sutumn
For window culture the plants should
he raised from seeds or cuttings. Seed
lngs make the best plants. The young
plants should he grown In pots and
thif.cd into larger pots according u
growth Grow them in a southern win
dow where they can have the fun sun
icht with a rather warm and moist
atmosphere
TT. object In covering perennial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

\ neighboring agricultural paper SAYS
that we now have writer's appearing
who tell us that swamp muck Will take
tho place OF potash. The striking
feature Of muck IL that IL has little o.
no potash"
Is our good neighbor quite correct IN
inferring that writer's state that muck
contains potash? We have seen no such
statement. What has been said. and
truthfully. In that humus In any form,
swamp muck, manure or green crops
turned under the soil, makes some OF
the natural potash which the soil CON
tains available for plant food and no.
where have we seen any such claim as
swamp muck or other natural fertilizer
containing potash.
II IL a fact that before potash was
generally used as n fertilizer and bc-
fore commercial fertilizers were gener
ally sold, when stable manure was
plentiful. quite as large crops were
raised as at present. Where are better
crops 10 be found either in size or quail
ity than Peter Henderson raised years
ago in Jersey city without the use ~
potash. except that contained IN the soil
and stable manure?
The tillage surveys Of the Department
Of Agriculture show the yields in every
case TO be In proportion to the per
centage Of vegetable matter or humus
In tho soil.
Theories in gardening and farming.
t, be OF value, must prove up with re
suits II results are unsatisfactory,
however cherished the theories may be
It IL time to discard them,
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use. giving an artistic effect uncdualled
by any other fern. AZ n pot plant e
seldom grows more than from four tn
SIX feet with spread of foliage Of
from six TO ten feet. Plants grown IN
ten inch pots are usually from two to
four feet high, with an equal spread Of
frouds. and are best for decorative pur-
poses
When properly grown by being kept
on the dry side and in a strong light they
Will last a long time In perfect Coudi-
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recommended for the BIRDS nest fern.
Treated in this manner and placed out
doors in a shaded place during summer.
the plants should remain in good coudi-
t!on for several years.
The informs lion rcEardi these three
house plants was supplied by James c.
Clark and the photographs by Henry
\. Dreer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

mallet. driving il IN 10 the first mark.
two inches for snowdrops and crJcuscs
and to the second mark for scillae.
Drop one bulb m each hole ana then
M up the hole with earth from box
which is drawn along as the operator
progresses with the planting
Never plant bulbs in strai. ,ht rows Gr
In rows Of any kind VIII naturalizing
them in the grass. The most cncetl"c
results will he obtained from planting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
ncl University experiment station and
the Michigan experiment station.

ncll University experiment station and
the Michigan experiment station.
by using cOttonsecd instead Of olive
oil Americans can not only save them
selves money but will benefit Southern
cotton growers suffering from the in
tCrruptiun uf their normal export trade
There has been a widespread belief
that Cuttonsced oil was used chiefly to
counterfeit or initiate olive oil. This
has unquestionabiy resulted IN IA pref
udcc which has done much to prevent
cOttonsccd oil from being judged on its
own merits. As matter of fact, IL IL
fully AS nutritive as olive oil. and, on
account OF It's bland flavor. il actually
preferred by many. 1t lacks. of course,
the distinctive olive flavor which many
persons especially the Italians, ind de-
sirable Italians, indeed, are frequently
not satisfied with the flavor Of the
highest grade virgin olive oil. but prefer
the poorer product derived from Sec
ond pressing of tho fruit.
Those who prefer their food less
highly seasoned Will find cottonseed oil
pleasant in French dressing or salads.
In mayonnaise dressing. where mus
tnrd or other condiments are used, the
Cottonsccd oil gives the dressing "A rich.
creamy taste.
The great advantage Of Cottonscd oil.
however. is Of course its chtapncs ~.
II always has been much cheaper than
, the best quality of imported olive oil.
and now that the importation ~ olive
oil is in.ctfered with the difference In
the price Of the two oils viii probably
be greater than ever. The lower cost ~
| the American COttonsccd oil is IN itself
, strong argument for it's more com
mon usc. Another is found in the fac;
that improvements in the process of
manufacture have resulted i'm max
Ing the modern Cottonsced table prod
uCts very different to-day from those
OF even few years ago. Then the oil
was objected TO because IL was rather
strongly favored and dark colored.
Modern processes have removed these
objections. ana now yield clear, rich
oils free from odOr and mild and pleas
ing I'm flavor
In this country sdiblc Cottonsecd oil IL
manufactured almost entirely in large
establishments. which make Use ~ sanl-
tary machinery. in this respect the
American product differs widely from
the imported. which is frequently made
in small quantities on individual farms
whose proprletors rarely devote much
attention to HYGIENE considerations
The original oil pressed from the COT q
tOnseed by powerful hydraulic presses
liz a dark red. To this soda compounds
are added In order to remove the free
fatty acids and also TO take out some Of
the color. The remaining color is re-
moved ny tho addition of I'ullpT'g cart n.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

and requires very little attention other
than receiving "A fair amount OF water
and having its leaves washed clean at
least once week, so as to remove the
dust and open the pores, which are the
lungs Of all plants.
The soil should he renewed once or
twice year, according TO the health
OF the plants. using soil similar 10 that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

For planting small bulbs such a.
snowdrops, scilla and Crocus in lawns
a broom handle makes a good dlbber.
cur the handle off close to the broom.
sharpen the end and cut a notch AT two
inches depth and and another at three
inches. Pound this homo made dihber
into the lawn with heavy carpenters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

frost DO not divide the bulbs until
they are set cut in the spring when
planted they should have warm
sunny spot Tubcruse bulbs left in the
ground until the weather gets cold or
kept In a cold or moist place will fail
90 bloom next season.
Thunbcrgia grandnor1 IL "A splendid
vine for the window garden It has
thick, ErIreful foliage with clusters Il
snowy blue flowers and II flowers
freely. Thunbergia harrisii is also a
good climber for pot culture.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

When cooking beotS, 10 retain The
deep red color put them into boiling
water. Putting heets in cold water AMI
letting the water come to a boil causes
great loss of color.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
LOUIS PHILIPPE.

But TIA IL not her real name II -
pdorata. From the rose records one
learns that she was imported into this
country from China. va France, in
1910. where che was reChristcaed Louis
Philippe Tor The French King but she
has no right To the name. as she is n
perfect lady in AL her attributes. sweet,
neat. beautiful and modest She Ia the
mother Of many hybrid children who
have inherited some Of her charms but
not all OF them. She breeds no suckers.
She keeps her own place in the garden.
She neither struggles over the border
nor infrngcs on the space that belongs
- her nc!ghburs. She never grows old
but always remains young and charm
ing. She VIII give you more roses to
the square inch OF garden space than
any Of her relatives, and she WI M
your lie with fragrance and your heart
with good vii. 10 all the world. She Is
very dwarf. Her color Is vclycty Grim
son ON the outer petals, very double,
and shades into light rose at the heart.
where golden stamens surround a ruby
eye and where the altar OF rose IL dis
titled for you and me and the humming
birds. Her foliage IS neat. bronze green.
with the young growth quite red. She
Is solitary, on long STEM and her
bloom re, aims It's fragrance, after cut
ting, in dried state long after the
color IL lost. she is most valuable in
In I. tt-I,..
her in remembrance all winter \
.itt.e child N describing the rose said,
1T is that pink ono with the red petit
coat" which Is accurate, as the shades
are very distinct. | have never known
the bush TO he out OF flower in my gar
den from spring 10 a heavy frost, and
whom the winter se,s in ! put headless
key over tho bush. and I cover Il with
pane of glass. when she goes On
blooming for another month or two,
depending on the weather. one day in
November l took from the bush "A num-
Der Of cuttings that were fun Of unde-
veloped buds and planted them firmly
in THE ground 10 be rooted, covering
them with "A glass jar. One day about
Christmas. under the melting snow I
noticed a blaze OF color, and brushing
away mo SNOW L lDIllu lIt jar run u
buds and roses in full bloom, I have re-
poatod this experiment since always
successfully. one autumn all the roses
were mulched with manure and sods.
and by accident a long branch ~ this
rose was buried In drawing II up in
the spring | found II had rooted in a
dozen places along It's entire length,
so that I had cuttings made NJ every
root and they made fine plants. | know
Of no other rose OF such strongly vital
reproductive power. The original bush
in my garden is more than fifty years
old, and was brought from southern
Indiana twenty years ago. ] do not
know why this rose IS not In the cata-
lopues. II Is probably grown under an
other name. It Will be found in old
gardens. and Il Is blooming to-day, Sep
tenber IS. IN great snlendor. while
this rose has passed into oblivion az
to the catalogues, Il lives I'm the hearts
~ those VINO know and love this dear
est OF roses. SUSAN p. OKru.
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Make a hole in tho garden and rake
into it the fallen leaves, sprinkle the
leaves with lime cover the whole with
sol and when rotted a good pile OF leaf
mould will lee available for pottlng
plants or spreading on the garden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

America may in the future produce all
the potash required for domestic use.
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TO I'LL corner at a social function where
the decorations ara arranged by a
florist.
This plant is a good house plant and
will keep in good condition for several
years II given proper attention. II
should be placed in window in a room
where the temperature ranges fom So
to 90 degrees. y window with south
east exposure il best. although south
ern window where the plant win re-
ceive tho full and direct rays Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
DAHLIA BEDS SHOULD BE PRE-.
PARED NOW.

The daalia seems to be constantly
growing IN favor, and no wonder There
IL no other plant 80 easily cultivated
Offering 50 many ciusses VITA such
variety OF colors and shades. There are
/ the cactus. show, pumpon. single, COLI
/ larette, pcouy lowered ana decorative
dahlias. all beautiful, and where the gar
den * large enough a dozen different
varieties Of each class will he none too
many.
II th" intention L. t1 have a dnhlia
bed next summer preparations should
be- made now for best results Manure
. heavily and spade the bed mp as deeply
the bed twenty inches deep. with little
energy and the thought of the immense
bouquets Of beautiful dahlas to result
/ next season. In the spring go over the
ground again before planting.
Make the bed where it viii I've fully
exposed 10 the sun all day.
DahliaS can be brought into flower
carly by planting early, but the best
flowers will 1t bc produced until tho
nights are cool in the autumn. The
tubcrs can he planted a. soon as danger
Of frost has passed in the spring and
planting can continue until quite late
IN Jane.
When planting tim" arrives make n
hole SIX or eight inches deep and m X
prepared sheep manure with the soil
IN the hole and place tho tubers. COW
erlng with about four inches of soil
Three rcet apart each way II hest II
space Will permit. Where space IS
limited the plants may he considerably
more crowded for the purpose OF grow
ing ms many varieties as possible. but
best results OF course viii be had where
the plants have ample room.
When tho plants begin to grow culti-
waite the soil frequently and continue
throughout the season.
When the plants have made a growth
Of four or five inches remove all but
the strongest shoot and cut This back
to the second Joint 10 make a better
and stronger plant.
In ordinary seasons our average rain
fall will supply all the moisture dahlias
require but in seasons like the one just
past, when there IL no rainfall for more
than month, water should be supplied
liberal'v ocCa Si0nally and at the roots.
In watering dahias give a copnus
watering md do not water again until
the earth is dry, when the operation
should he repeated
To produce the largest flowers the
bud clusters are removed except the
strongest or. largest bud. when the
plants are about to flower liauld manure
will be beneficial. or applications Of nj
trate Of soda, one ounce 20 the gallon
OF water.
Dahlias are easily grown from seed,
and many who plant the tubcrs also
raise their own plants from seeds
The Northwestern Fruit Exchange
Of 30 West street, New York, has is
sued n very interesting and valuable
booklet with pictures In natural colors
OF various apples showing the season
when they are at their best The title
OF the booklet is Fat the Right Apple
at the Right Time" and II may be had
free on application. Orders for boxes
of Skookum apples may be sent directly
10 tho Northwestern Fruit EXCHANGE
and the apples will be found uniform IN
size and each a perfect specimen, \
box ~ apples will make a sensible
Christmas gift
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

Plum and cherry trees will he bcne-
fitted by good dressing of lime Al this
time. Cover the soil under the trees
as far out as the branches reach
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

rhwanger classes Louis Philippe ne a
rose OF moderate compact growth. and
says It Is an inferior Agrlppina. Agrip-
pima was introduced into England IN
1879 "a rich crimson, valued for its fine
buds, useful for bedding and for forcing.
From Agrippinn, Planter in 1894 pro-
duccd Cramoisi SUPERIOR. a free grow
ing rose, with rich velvety crimson
double flowers that are especially good
when In the bud and II "a good bedding
variety.
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I. Scilla Siberica.
II. Snow Drops.
III. Crocus.
~. Tulips or Hyacinths

IN small groups NJ the same Kind "a
shown IN the Illustration
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Tubcroses should ne taken mp, we'll
dried and laid away in dry place
where they Will not be touched by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

New York State Agricultural Depart
ment Bulletin 81, Peach Yellows and
little Peach" Is a very valuable work
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SPECIAL OFFER

No. 100 Bulbs fsr outside foWcrinE
including TULIPS Nlrcisst .tr. SIZE
No Zoo Bulbs FOR inside Towering. In
c'udWg lIHaclu'h,, TI'ips. Sat,
Clsst. Ct..... ........ 81 o.
No. s. Dozen Finest HyariDfhs for
po's -'...''..'. ..'. ~ .''' $40,
No. - Dozen Finest Mixed Hyacinths
FOR R,ddlnC ........ .......... 81 o.
No 81 Finest Mixed Tu!ips for out
door. or pots f,r Indoor blooming 81 .Oi
Prepared Fiber subr'luit fnr earth. Tor
growing bHihs sui plants In pots.
enough 'pr 1. pots ..... ............. rs,
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The birdsnest fern, Asplenium nidus
avis. IL a native OF India and some other
tropical countries. This beautiful fern.
with It's bold, broad holly green fronds.
can he used with good effect in all
sized plants. when two inches high,
grown In one inch pot. to the largest
specimens Ave to six feet high. A
hank u these plants grading down from
ere largest to tho smallest make an
,T'ctive screen under a mantle or used
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plants with manure or leaves in the
autumn Is not to protect them from
cold. These plants live over winter
without protection fairly well. 50 many
cannot understand why any special care
should be given them 1t is not 50
much the cold the protection is for as
to shade the plants from the warm rays
of the sun in the early spring The
warm sun frequently causes unprotected
plants To bud and even to leaf very
early. and this warm spell. followed by
severe freezing weather. kills tho new
growth which is unable to stand the Sc
we're cold.
Around New York last spring very
early In the season many shrubs and
perennial plants hollyhocks, hydran-
geas and others. started into bud and
On some leaves Aared Then very
severe weather followed and many
plants were killed back to the ground
and some were entirely dead. The
mulch Of straw. manure or leaves keeps
the plants shaded and the ground frozen
solidy until the mulch is removed
when the plants can safely he exposed
peonles phloX. delphlniums and other
percnnials can still be planted All the
percnn!als will be benefited 10y mulch
Of straw or salt marsh hay. \ light
covering of straw can be used and THIS
covered with leaves, or leaves can be-
used alone. although leaves pack rather
too heavily and solidly for some
pcrcnnialS
Roses and All kinds OF shrubs can b.
pl4utpd as long as tho ground can he
worked.
Bulbs for the garden should be put in
now before the ground freezes. This IL
likely to be the last opportunity.
Small fruits can he planted now. such
as raspb"rries. blackborries. currants,
sooseberries, and they viii get gooi
early start IN the spring.
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Sow spinach In the garden now 10
early use next spring
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Small fruits can he planted now. surh
as raspbcrries. blackberries, currants
sooseberries, and they viii get q good
early start IN the spring