214 HOUSE PLANTS 



put on the top of the soil in seed pans for 

 germinating fine seeds Hke gloxinia, cal- 

 ceolaria, tuberous begonia, etc. Used also 

 for pot-layering rubber plants. 



Sprayers. A very handy little brass 

 sprayer is sold by the seedsmen, which will 

 thoroughly distribute kerosene emulsion, 

 tobacco water, or other insecticide. For 

 syringing the plants with water the best 

 thing is the ordinary bulb syringe; but for 

 larger plants there is a brass syringe hold- 

 ing a quart or so which will prove very 

 effective when ridding the plants of mealy 

 bug or red spider, because the spray can 

 be applied with much force. 



Stands. For holding plants, where one 

 has more than can be put on the window-sill, 

 there are a great variety of plant-stands 

 in the market. Some are circular, some 

 are semi-circular, others straight, but all are 

 arranged in the form of steps. These are 

 made of wood or iron. Plant stands are 

 all right, I suppose, but I never have cared 

 for them, as plants which are grown on them 

 are very apt to be one-sided, because they 

 are usually far from the light, and the 

 grower neglects to turn them around fre- 



