Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-18
CARE or FUcs.siAs.
NINETTE.

Dear Soicals Corner Sisters: One Sep-
 tember a friend gave me q fuchsia in a pint tin can. The plant was about
 nine inches tall and looked anything but thrifty, but my friend said it was
 from . beautiful, variety. so took it.
 doubtful of growing 1t to amount to anything.
 I procured some fine. well decayed
 leaf mold and a little moss, also some
 good clean sand, and proceeded to the
 business of repotttng. I removed the
 bail, and made holes in the bottom of a ten pound lard pail, put in broken dishes and small stones to the depth
 of an inch for drainage, over this was
 placed layer of moss to prevent the soil from settling into the drainage. For potting soil I used about seven
 parts of leaf mold and one of sand,
 filled the pail half full of it, and re-
 moved the fuchsia from the can, dirt
 and all, placing 1t on the soil in the
 pail and filling around it with the pot ting soil; also put little all over the top. gave the plant a good spraying and set it in a window where it would
 not get much sun for a time. Soon it
 commenced to grow and in October it blossomed.
 The last of November I put it in the cellar for season of rest and there it remained until the latter part of February, when I brought it up, pruned i. severely, getting it into good shape, gave it a good watering, and put it into a warm ligat room. Growth soon commenced and continued until I
 had a beautiful plant at least four feet high with numerous large side branch es loade witt. flowers. I never any where saw such a fuchsia: the foliage
 a rich dark green and very large, and the blossoms had scarlet sepals and a
 pure white corolla. The flowers were very large and double. I concluded the trea atment must have been just the one required. for it certainly tf1rove on it. It was showercd about twice a week, care being taken that the under side of he leaves were thoroughly washed. It vas never troubled with insects and it stood while in blossom in a north window. While in :he cellar it was given just water enough to keep it from drying out. l. dropped most of it's leaves while there and the remainder when brought o the light.
 keeping Tomatoes-To have fresh toma atoes late in the season, try this plan: When the frost kills the vines pick all the good sized green tomatoes and wrap each one separately in a piece of newspape Pack away close ly in a box or basket and set them in a dry room Whcr1 the temperature is as low as possible; the object is to keep them firm and solid but not to ripen. As fast as they are wanted for the table, bring out few into a warm roam and -gr1dually accustom them to sunshine: they will ripen
 quickly. and though less tender than the naturally ripenei ones. are good
 substitute. l have often kept them in
 this way until the holidays
 How to Winter Cannas-A friend
 says she takes up her cannas after the
 first frost has nipped the foliage cuts
 off nearly all he tops, and places the clumps of roots (witIl all the soil that would adhere to them when lifted) in
 shallow roxes, being careful to place
 them all tops up, and only a layer of
 roots in each box. A little more soil
 is added to that already in the box, and the boxes placed in light, frost
 proof cellar or room where they will not freeze but where it will not be warm enough to induce growth.
 The cannas winter best in an aver
 age temperature of aoout 45 degrees
 The soil should not be allowed to dry
 out entirely. nor should it be kept
 more than moderately moist
 s- MADGE