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Amapyllis not Blooming'. 



901. SiB, — Why is it that in}' Amaryllis 

 will not bloom ? I have had it several years, 

 and given it ordinary treatment with other 

 house plants. 



A Subscriber. 



/?e/>/y by Prof. Hull. O. A. C, Guelph. 



In answer to your correspondent's 

 question as to why her Amaryllis will 

 not bloom, I would say : This is a very 

 general complaint, and the trouble gen- 

 erally is that the habit of the plant is 

 not understood. The Amaryllis must 

 have a period of rest after each period 

 of growth, and unless it get such a rest, 

 it will not be likely to bloom. As long 

 as the plant is sending out new leaves it 

 should be given plenty of light and 

 watered regularly, but as soon as the 

 new leaves stop coming and the lower 

 leaves begin to turn yellow, it is an 

 indication that a rest is needed. This 

 should be encoumged by taking the 

 plant out of the light and giving only 

 water enough to keep the bulb plump. 

 If all of the leaves dry up no harm will 

 be done. After several weeks of com- 

 plete rest the plant will begin to resume- 

 growth, and often the first signs of it will 

 be the appearance of a flower-stalk. 

 When growth commences the plant 

 should be put in the light, be given a 

 little more heat and should be watered 

 freely. A very dilute application of 

 liquid manure once or twice a week at 

 this time will help to increase the size 

 of the bloom and the vigor of the plant. 



Fertilizers for the Lawn. 



00«. Sir,— I have a large lawn, 110 ft. 

 X -200 ft. Kindly tell me what quantities of 

 nitrate of soda and phosphate of lime I should 

 use, and should these sulistances be dissolved. 

 or applied dry, and at what time of the year? 

 A. BoEHMKli, lierlin. Out. 



For a lawn of about half an acre, such 

 as the one described, we would recom- 

 mend about loo lbs. of nitrate of soda 

 and about loo lbs. of superphosphate. 

 This latter might wisely be applied in 

 the form of bone meal, '50 lbs., and acid 

 phosphate (dissolved rock) 50 lbs. We 

 would also recommend the addition of 

 potash in some form, say, 200 or 300 

 lbs. of wood ashes. These may be ap- 

 plied separately, in a dry state, and each 

 sown evenly over the ground. The best 

 time for the application is in early spring. 



Pears for Alg-oma. 



909. Sir, — What pears would you think 

 suitable for this locality? Also, would quinces 

 succeed ? 



W. H. McNab, Jocelyn, 

 St. Joseph's Island, Alijoma. 



We have as yet no definite information 

 regarding the suitability of that district 

 to our various fruits. We would advise 

 our subscriber to try Flemish Beauty and 

 Sapieganka pears Possibly Clairgeau 

 would succeed also. Try also Orange 

 quince on well drained soil, and report 

 the result. 



Fertilizer for Raspberries. 



910. Sir, -What is the best concen- 

 trated fertilizer for la.spberries and other 

 small ruits. 



W. 11. ( 'uux. Afimico. 



Would recommend for an acre half a 

 ton of wood ashes to furnish potash ; 

 and three or four hundred pounds dis- 

 solved phosphate rock ; and say one 

 hundred pounds nitrate of soda. ' 



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