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when their fronds turn brown, should have them cut 

 off level with the crown of the plant, which should be 

 kept drier until the new fronds appear in February, 

 when they may be shaken out and re-potted, the 

 larger plants being divided if the stock is to be in- 

 creased. Young plants will often be found growing on 

 the rockwork, these can also be potted. All varieties 

 will be benefited by having soot and cow-manure water 

 applied alternately twice a week during the summer. 



Potting Soil. For ordinary potting purposes the 

 turf cut from damp places and stacked grass down- 

 wards in a disused part of the garden, with alternate 

 layers of cow-manure and a little sand and charcoal- 

 dust between, will in time form an excellent potting 

 compost. The whole should be well watered, and 

 allowed to remain for six months or longer to become 

 fallow, after which it may be cut down with the fas 

 or spade, and a little sand added. 



For palms and the ordinary garden plants this 

 will be found to be the best soil obtainable in the 

 country for ordinary potting purposes. 



Leaf-soil. This can be obtained by placing all the 

 garden refuse into a large hole, filling it with water 

 when nearly full of leaves, and allowing the whole to 

 decompose and rot. 



The refuse of small gardens could be utilised by 

 burning, and the ashes -added to the soil. 



The following is a list of plants that have been found 

 to succeed in glasshouses in this country : 



POT PLANTS. 



Anthuriums and all Aroids. These are easy of 

 culture, and are not attacked by insect pests. 



A rtocarpus Cannonii. 



Attaccia cristata. 



Caladiums (pot bulbs in February, in leaf-soil, and 

 grow near the glass). 



Carhidovica palmata. 



C. plicata. 



