206 Gardening Under Glass 



pots, in which they must remain for some years, 

 it is a good plan to add a five-inch pot of quarter- 

 inch bone to each wheelbarrow load of soil. 

 Manure water each week in summer will assist 

 all plants which have their pots full of roots and 

 need some feeding. Soot water is also an ex- 

 cellent food and is especially good for keeping 

 the leaves a dark green color. 



Sometimes worms are troublesome in the soil. 

 To get rid of them, take a piece of stone lime, 

 slack in a pail or tub of water, and give the 

 plants the clear liquid. This will cause the 

 worms to make a hasty exit. Some scattered 

 on the surface soil and washed in will effect the 

 same result, but gives the surface a very limy 

 appearance. 



To keep Palms clear of insect pests, the hose 

 should be freely used: in winter once a day, and 

 in summer, twice a day. It should be directed 

 with strong force on the leaves, to keep such 

 pests as scale, mealy l)ug, and red spider in 

 check. A spray nozzle, screwed on the end of 

 the hose to produce a fine misty spray, if used 

 once a week will be found an excellent help 

 toward keeping the Palms clean. If spraying is 

 properly done, there should be little need of 

 fumigation. 



A convenient and cleanly fumigant is nico- 



