liquid manure for it is in this form 

 that the plants can absorb their food imme- 

 diately. Care should be taken that newly 

 moved plants have their liquid manure weaker 

 till they have made some strong growth with 

 their large healthy leaves. It is a wrong prin- 

 ciple to suppose that a strong growing plant 

 requires least liquid manure ; on the contrary 

 it wants, because it can use, the most. In 

 watering with liquid manure give the soil a 

 good soaking and then hoe the surface as 

 soon as possible after. Soap water and the 

 overflow from a cesspool make good liquid 

 manure. The following is a good artificial 

 manure to be applied after pruning: — 



Superphosphate of lime . . 12 lbs. 



Sulphate of potash . . 12 „ 



Sulphate of ammonia . . 5 „ 



Sulphate of iron . . 1 lb. 



This mixture to be applied at the rate of 

 4 oz. a plant. Roses like lime and an appli- 

 cation of 3 oz. a plant is beneficial. For a 

 liquid manure dissolve half an ounce of super- 

 phosphate, a quarter of an ounce of sulphate 

 of ammonia, and the same amount of sulphate 

 of iron in two gallons of water, and apply this 

 quantity to each plant during the rainy season. 

 Sulphate of ammonia and nitrate of soda 

 should be used at the rate of a quarter of an 

 ounce to a gallon of water. Another mixture 

 to use at the same rate is — 



