Such Stuff as Blooms Are Made of 67 



Bone Meal. — For a small greenhouse, say 

 18 by 25 feet, a supply of 50 pounds of very fine 

 ground bone, or flour, and a like amount of 

 coarse ground bone, will do for a start. The 



To maiiitiiiii hoiillhy and vigorous growth and have perfect blooms, 

 your plants, of course, need plenty of food. So you must know what 

 they eat. 



"flour" is used where quick results are wanted, 

 such as mixing with soil for potting cuttings and 

 the like. A half pint to a pint to a bushel of 

 soil is plenty to use. If this can be mixed with 

 the soil a week or two in advance of using, it will 

 be better; but it may be added at the time of 

 using the soil without any danger to the plants, 



