THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



and pink oleanders which flower continually 

 are also well worth a place on the terrace or 

 in the garden. These three varieties need 

 only to be kept clean, nourished, given enough 

 water, not allowed to freeze, and occasionally 

 re-tubbed. 



When the tubs containing bay and box 

 trees and oleanders are brought forth from 

 their winter quarters, they require immediate 

 attention. They should first be watered with 

 a strong force to cleanse them thoroughly, and 

 then looked over for scale, which should be 

 carefully scraped away; if the bay trees have 

 accumulated any black mildew, it can be 

 scrubbed off with a nail-brush, which, al- 

 though a long and slow process if the trees are 

 large, is the only one which is effective. The 

 trees should then be sprayed with a strong 

 solution of Ivory soap, some of the earth 

 removed from the top of the tubs, and some 

 soot, which is the best fertilizer for bay and 

 box trees, dug in about the roots, and the tub 

 then filled up with cow manure. The tubs 



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