CHAPTER XXXVII. 



FERTILIZERS. WHAT TO USE. 



I NEVER use guano or any other fertilizer for 

 Camellias. 



Use lime water three times a year to keep the soil 

 sweet, and kill the worms which are working in it. 



This is the cause of so many plants having that yellow 

 and sickly appearance. 



To obviate this trouble, take a half a peck of lime, put 

 it in a flour barrel, fill the barrel with water; do not mix 

 the lime up; allow it to stand over night so as to settle; 

 the next day it will be ready for use. 



Be sure the plants get a sufficient quantity of water to 

 wet every root and fiber, and it will be only a few minutes 

 before the worms which have not already been killed will 

 come to the top of the soil. 



I frequently syringe my Camellias with this water; it 

 kills many of the insects which are on the foliage. 



Be careful not to stir the lime up from the bottom of 

 the barrel after it has settled. 



It is only the lime water that you want. 



The plants do not need to be whitewashed. 



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