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you would find them more satisfactory if you are at all fastidious in this direc- 

 tion. From such a window-box one can cut a dainty button-hole bouquet every 

 day during the season, if it is carefully cared for ; and what could be lovlier than 

 a yellow rose-bud and a purple pansy, with a geranium leaf, or a cluster of pale 

 yellow, white and blue pansies, unless it is a Perle rose, just opened wide enough 

 to give you a glimpse of its golden heart, with a cluster of lavender heliotrope ? — 

 American Agriculturist. 



Beg'Onia Rex likes warmth, shade from bright sunshine and a moist 

 atmosphere, but not to be wetted much overhead; also a light, porous soil, 

 extra good drainage and rather limited pot room. It thrives well as a pot or 

 basket plant, and may be set aside on a stand or planted in the ground in a 

 somewhat shaded place in summer. It may be kept rather, but not quite, dry 

 in winter. B. ?netallica being of upright, bushy habit requires richer soil than 

 J^ex, and should be kept in active growth in winter as well as summer : other- 

 wise the above conditions suit it too very well. 



Whitewashing with the Spraying Pump.— The use of Bordeaux 



mixture in the spraying pump suggests that the machine can be used to good 

 purpose in spraying whitewash upon greenhouse roofs, barn basements and 

 fences. We now apply all the whitewash upon our larger glass roofs by means 

 of a pump and nozzle. The whitewash is made in the ordinary manner, of lime 

 and water, and is diluted to about the consistency of cream. If a large surface 

 is to be covered, especially if it is difficult to reach, a direct delivery nozzle, like 

 the Boss or a common discharge nozzle, is used, and the operator stands several 

 feet away. But if it is desired to 'cover the surface evenly and neatly, the 

 McGowan nozzle is most satisfactory. — Ex. 



Skins of Fruit. — The skins of fruit should never be eaten, not because 

 they are not palatable or digestible or are unhealthy in themselves, but on 

 account of the danger arising from microbes which have penetrated into the 

 covering of the fruit. Everybody has noticed that at times a slight scratch will 

 create a considerable sore on the human body. It is generally ascribed as an 

 unhealthy condition of the blood, but a close microscopical examination will 

 show that it is due to the presence of microbes thus introduced into the system. 

 So with an apple, a peach, a pear, or a grape. The fruit may be perfectly sound 

 and healthy, but on the skin or covering may be microbes, which, introduced 

 into the human system, will breed disease. These germs are not uncommon, 

 neither are they always present. It is possible to eat this covering without 

 injury, but the danger is such that it is best not to incur the risk. — St. Louis 

 Post-Dispatch. 



