WATERING AND FEEDING 87 



and will prove a welcome change occasionally. Nitrate 

 of potash and phosphate of potash may be applied about 

 once a fortnight, dissolving one ounce of each in five to 

 six gallons of water. 



Watering overhead, or a good syringing occasionally, 

 has a fine stimulating effect on the plants. This, like 

 the watering, should be done in the cool of the evening, 

 and the conclusion of a hot day should be chosen for 

 this attention. By the aid of an " Abol" syringe with 

 an inverted nozzle, it is quite a simple matter to diffuse 

 a well-directed spray of water at any point of the plant. 

 In this way the under side of the leaves may be treated 

 to a good syringing, which would not be possible with 

 an ordinary form of syringe. 



