320 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Kellogg: May I ask Prof. Snyder one question? On 

 how many acres would you apply one hundred loads of manure 

 in order to get the best result? 



Prof Snyder: That would depend upon the soil and the 

 crop you wished to apply the manure for. On some soils we 

 can apply at the rate of twenty tons, while on others we can- 

 not apply more than ten to the acre, but I think it would be 

 safe to say ten rather than risk an over- estimation. The fer- 

 tilizer is what we might call an indirect fertilizer; it makes the 

 soil good by something else. Too large a quantity of salt in- 

 duces too large a quantity of alkali. 



Mr. A. H. Brackett: Did I understand you to say that the 

 harder the wood the greater the percentage of potash? The 

 oak, maple and ironwood, for instance? 



Prof. Snyder: I find our hardwoods contain a higher per- 

 centage of potash than the softer woods. 



Mr. Brackett: What percentage? 



Prof. Snyder: In analyzing maple ashes, we find about ten 

 per cent; but in most woods it is under that, while in soft wood 

 ashes it is only five per cent. 



Arranging Cut Flowers. — Flowers are no longer massed to- 

 gether, as they once were. While calling at a beautiful home in Cal- 

 ifornia I was pleased, and at the same time surprised, to see a dozen 

 varieties of flowers in as inany different vases. The glorious Cali- 

 fornia poppies, whose sheen no artist can put on canvas, were in a 

 large glass bowl where the sun's rays fell on them. The modest 

 little violets, which are such a favorite everywhere, were carelessly 

 arranged in low, quaint shaped little glasses with an abundance of 

 their own foliage. Beautiful roses with long stems were gracefullj'- 

 arranged in tall slender glasses. Pansies in all their glorj'^, varying 

 from a golden yellow to a royal purple and velvety black, were laid 

 in flat dishes on a bed of green vines and leaves. 



Baskets and shells make admirable receptacles for flowers. A 

 large silver dish is most effective when filled with pink flowers and 

 green leaves or vines. 



Sweet peas and mignonette should always be grouped together. 

 While sweet peas are pretty arranged alone, the two together are an 

 improvement. There is no more picturesque and effective decora- 

 tion for a summer luncheon or dinner than maiden-hair ferns. Fern 

 dishes are much more reasonable than ever before, so nearly every 

 one can afford at least one. When filled with the lovely growing 

 maiden-hair nothing can be more effective or refreshing. 



Tall Chinese vases which can be placed on the floor in corners or 

 near the mantel are much liked for large, long-stemmed flowers. A 

 pretty rose vase is of pale green glass. — Vicks. 



