Year: 1878

needed substances Tor tne gio"'h Vi
crops. and leaves them upon or near
the surface. The deep-feeding roots Oh
clover bring up from several feet below
the surface phosphoric acid potash,
and nitrogen, and convey these to the
leaves and stems and large top roots.
1t is this effect of gypsum when gives
it. through the clover crop, the charac-
ter of general fertilizer, while beng
in itself only one of special character
With gypsum we can produce clover,
and with clover we can produce all
crops-with time and patience'-Ne~
York Times. r,o


LIFTING AND PORTING PLANTs.-lhe
season is again drawing near for llftlng
out of the ground plants intended lor
Towering in the greenhouse during
winter; therefore, a few remarks on
lifting and potting may not be out OF
place lust now. The best time for hit
inc plants from the ground is when the
soil is in a moist condition, and during
dull weather, as then evaporation is not
SO rapid as during sunny days. More
or less mutilation of the roots attends
the lifting of plants, be it ever SO care
fully done. 1t is therefore necessary 10
prune back the tops proportionate TO the
destruction of the roots. SteUtaS and E"-
pator,uns generally make very strong,
and therefore very succulent growthS
when planted into rich soils, and II not
cut well back in the tops, are apt TO VIII
badly. and if not kept well shaded, and
the foliage dampened often, never re-
cover from the severe check they re-
ceive.


/ Lemon verbena and Rose gernnt'tnl are
two plants difficult to lift from the
ground, and do not succeed we'll If not
cut well back, say about two-thlrds OF
the soft wood. Roses should also be cut
back to the partially ripened wood, and
the soil pressed firmly around the roots.
No plant l know requires frmerpottlng
than the rose.


Several weeks previous to commenc-
inc to lift plants out of the ground Tor
potting, the soil intended to be used
should be turned, and the manure thor
oughly incorporated with it, and, when
used, should be neither too wet nor toe
dry. Have the different sizes OF pots
needed in readiness, so that the WORK
can 90 on uninterruptedly when com
mencement is made. Reduce the bal
of soil attached with the roots to the
plant, just enough to permit its going
freely into the pot; then press the soil
firmly about the roots with a narrow
strip of wood, so that no empty spaces
may be left around the side OF the pot
After the operation give good water
ing, but do not keep the soil in the pots
very wet until once fresh roots are start
ed. Many newly-potted plants are de-
stroyed with too much water before
there are any fresh rootlets to absorb Il
from the soil. An occasional moisten
ing overhead is great benefit during
dry period; they should also have apar
| tial shade from the sun for several days
after being potted. Have them wei
hardened before the cold nights begin
as the harder they are and the more &C
customed to plenty of ventilation before
winter sets in, so much the better cal
they endure the cold weather.


Such plants as AzaleaS and CanaetIsn
should have abundance of air day ant
night after being housed for severa
weeks, as often the buds of camellia
drop when kept too close after beint
brought in from their summer quarter
out doors.


All kinds of soft-wooded green-hous
Towering plants do much better plante'
on the greenhouse benches, when it /
convenient to do so. They produc
flowers for a longer period and NOR
abundant than when confined in pots
When lifting plants to be planted out OF
the benches, leave a good large ball o
soil on them and plant just as soon a
possible after being taken out OF tn
ground, so that there may be no DANCE
of the roots drying up before they ar
again in the moist soil.


Carnations do not require any cuttin!
of the tops when lifted, if CAREFUL
done. They may be in full flower, an
if shaded will bloom as if they had no
been disturbed. They will not endur
much watering until once they max
fresh roots, and as soon as lifted are bet
ter to have their flower spikes staked
whethtr kept in pots or planted o.
greenhouse benches. Tender plants
such as BouvardtaS, should be lifted be
fore there is any danger of frost, a
they are so easily injured. Hardie
plants should be left as long as possible
Roses, unless wanted for early flower
ing, are better left until severe frost set
in; the wood gets ripper and in bette
condition for being wintered in coll
frames. s.-Cor. Country Gentleman.


According to military writer il
the Cologne Gazette the soldiers in tn
French army are better fed thai
-, tho n Corp,op arpnv aoph hnrSp rpppiV