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Sand. — Good, clean builders' sand. Medium- 

 size grains, and grit, used for rooting cuttings, 

 and also to make soil friable. 



Bone Meal. — You have more use for this 

 than for any one fertilizer. Get some of the 

 coarse, raw bone, called "rose-grower's" bone, 

 and some of the bone flour. Use the latter 

 where quick results are wanted. For soil in 

 benches and in potting up, use in proportions of 

 about half and half. 



Sheep Manure. — It is very good when you 

 can get the genuine article. Commercial ma- 

 nure should be used with care. Cow manure, 

 while not as strong, is staple for many purposes. 

 Tankage and dried blood contain more nitrogen 

 than bone, and are used for many purposes, es- 

 pecially for top-dressing flowering plants. 



Nitrate of Soda. — The quickest of all fer- 

 tilizers. Good for stimulating leaf and vine 

 growth, and bringing along backward plants. 

 This should be used as a liquid, one tablespoonful 

 to three to ten gallons of water. 



Fertilizer Complete. — A special "Green- 

 house Mixture," containing 5 per cent, of nitro- 

 gen, 8 per cent, of phosphoric acid, and 3 per 

 cent, of potash, made up from the best materials, 

 is put up by the Nitrate Agencies Company of 

 New York. 



