Manures and Fertilizers 



"It is easy to convince one's self that the adhesion of the petals is not due 

 to the presence of a sticky substance, for any length of soaking in water or 

 alcohol does not cause them to separate any more easily. It is evident, fur- 

 thermore, that the only surfaces that adhere are on the colored, velvety parts 

 of the petals, the colorless bases or claws being normally free. 



"In the accompanying photographs a normal and an abnormal bud of 

 Wm. Scott carnation is shown. The latter is several days older, somewhat 

 lighter in color, and has grown to the utmost size ; a normal bud would 



NORMAL 



ABNORMAL 



NORMAL 



have expanded before the petals had attained the same length. The same 

 buds were photographed after cutting off the upper half. In the normal bud 

 the portion cut oft' at once dropped apart, but in the abnormal bud it re- 

 tained its form equally well with the basal half." 



Natural Manures 



Wherever natural manures, such as horse, cow or sheep manure, can be 

 obtained at reasonable prices, they are unquestionably the safest for ordinary 



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