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As much is to be placed on each pot as will 

 remain and not wash off. The soil is to be 

 examined to see that it does not get too wet. 

 In ten or fifteen days after the plants are 

 placed in the house they will begin to show 

 plenty of blooms, and will continue to push 

 forth buds all the winter. By the first of 

 December, if the plants are doing well, they 

 should have a little weak liquid manure. 

 Place one-half bushel of fresh cow-manure in 

 a barrel containing fifty gallons of water; 

 stir it thoroughly and let it stand two days 

 before using. The plants may be allowed to 

 become a little dry before the liquid is ap- 

 plied ; it can be used once a week. Chicken 

 manure is also excellent, applied in the same 

 way, but as it is stronger, about twice the 

 amount of water should be used. When 

 neither of these fertilizers can be had, Peru- 

 vian guano, two pounds to fifty gallons of 

 water, may be substituted. A peck of soot 

 tied in a coarse bag and allowed to stand in 

 water for several hours, is also a useful stim- 

 ulant. To destroy worms and keep the soil 

 sweet a dose of lime-water may occasionally 

 be given with excellent results. One peck of 

 fresh lime is placed in a barrel, and enough 

 water added to it to slake it, as a mason 

 would do in making mortar. When the lime 



