is 3 feet wide, would be about 100 pounds per acre, 

 The quantity, however, may be larger where the plants 

 such as cabbage are half grown and in good con- 

 dition to grow. 



Nitrate of Soda is an ideal fertilizer for all kinds 

 of flowering plants, especially roses. It is, as you 



Fertilizer Experiments with Chrysanthemums. 



Phosphoric Acid and Potash. 



Phosphoric Acid and Potash with 

 1| oz. Nitrate of Soda. 



know, neat and cleanly and harmless (not acid, nor 

 caustic), and every woman who cultivates vegetables 

 and flowers should keep it on hand, to be used as occa- 

 sion shall demand, as a top-dressing, say, at the rate 

 of one-half to one teaspoonful to the square yard, or 

 one rose bush. 



