132 THE GABDENETTE 



Blanch. To take the color out. To make white. 



Cole slaw. A cabbage salad. 



Compost. A mixture of various substances for fertiliz- 

 ing or enriching the ground. 



Debud. To remove buds. In practice, all the buds but 

 one on each stem are removed, so as to give increased 

 size and vigor to tfie one remaining. 



Flat. A shallow box used in starting seeds and small 

 plants. 



Fungicide. Anything that destroys fungi without in- 

 juring the plant. 



Germinate. To sprout or bud. To start growth, either 

 from seed or roots. 



Hellebore. A poisonous, whitish powder, made from the 

 rhizome of the White Hellebore plant. For sale by 

 druggists. Dissolve one ounce in three gallons of 

 hot water. When cold, apply with sprayer on 

 foliage of the plants. Or apply by dusting directly 

 on the foliage when the latter is damp. Destroys 

 slugs, worms, caterpillars and leaf-eating insects. 



Heeling out. Temporary transplanting. In heeling- 

 out plants they are usually set somewhat closer and 

 deeper than in ordinary transplanting. 



Insecticide. That which destroys insects without injur- 

 ing the plants. 



Jardiniere. An ornamental flower pot or container for 

 an ordinary pot. 



Mulch. Half rotten straw, litter, leaves, etc., used to 

 cover roots of plants to hold moisture, and to protect 

 from frosts. 



Also a layer of fine soil or dust around the plant to 

 conserve moisture. 



Plunge. Plunging potted plants is to bury the pot in 

 the soil so that its top is even with, or slightly below, 

 the surface of the ground. 



Perennial. A plant that continues more than two years. 

 Perpetual. 



