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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 



all the sun you can. They require the same 

 compost as the Carnation. 



All potted plants desire a good supply of 

 water at this season. It should be given to 

 Fuchsias twice a day, and they should not 

 stand where the noonday sun falls directly 

 upon them. They love shade and moisture — 

 these supplied they fully repay the care be- 

 stowed upon them. Our stand of plants ex- 

 hibits fifteen Fuchsias of different colors and 

 forms, all in the iuUest bloom. In May, dark 

 peaty soil was obtained from the woods. A 

 plentiful supply of sand was stirred in, and 

 all the plants were repotted. A teaspoonful 

 of "fertilizer" was stirred around them, and 

 their growth is wonderful, glorious ! It is not 

 too late to apply the same compost, even now, 

 if your plants do not flourish. 



Plants must never be watered when the sun 

 shines hot upon them — it scorches them as 

 badly as the frost of autumn. Always water 

 after sunset, and be sure to give the soil a 

 thorough drenching. If only the surface is 

 wet the roots will not strike down deeply and 

 give the plant a vigorous habit. Sprinkle the 

 foliage with the fine nose of the watering pot, 

 but pull it off to water the roots. 



Asters and Zinnias, Stocks, &c., grow much 

 finer if the ground is mulched with manure at 

 this season. Train up each plant to sticks ; 

 pull up all the single ones, excepting a few of 

 the Stocks, as the double varieties of that flower 

 do not seed. Keep down the weeds — do not 

 let them steal the strength from your garden — 

 pull up a few every morning. In doing so 

 they are kept under. Don't cultivate so large 

 a garden that you cannot keep it neatly. It 

 was a sajing of the Carthagenians that "the 

 land should be weaker than the husbandman, 

 since of necessity he must wrestle with it, and 

 if the ground prevailed, the owner must be 

 crushed by it." All of us know of gardens 

 which get the upper hand of their owners ; but 

 don't let them become our masters. Weed, 

 stake, train, and prune daily, remembering 

 that neatness is as requisite in flower beds as 

 in our houses. None of our readers are too 

 poor to have a garden — it need not be a large 

 one — the smallest circle cut in the turf will be 

 greatly prized by its owner ; indeed, it may 

 be treasured all the more for its diminutive- 

 ness, and surely it will receive much more at- 

 tention ! 



If insects infect your roses and other plants, 

 prepare a mixture of ten gallons of warmish 

 water, one pint of soft soap, and half a pint 

 of salt. Syringe the roses once a week ; if 

 badly infested, twice a week will not hurt 

 them, and after a few applications you will 

 find your plants free from vermin. This is a 

 good remedy for the cabbage worm, but make 

 the mixture twice as strong, and water freely. 



s. o. J. 



DOMESTIC KECEIPTS, 

 Family Yeast. — A subscriber asks for an 

 approved receipt for making potato yeast. 

 We have applied to one of our lady corres- 

 pondents in whom we can rely for good re- 

 ceipts, but, not having yet received an answer, 

 we give the following which we find in the 

 Country Gentleman : — 



The following is the most superior receipt 

 for yeast that I ever saw, and I have tried 

 dozens, for we always use "hop rising." It 

 is especially available to country people, as it 

 requires no yeast to commence with. Try it, 

 and you will never use any other. Boil two 

 ounces of best hops in four quarts of water, 

 half an hour ; then strain it and let it cool to 

 milk warm ; then add a small handful of salt 

 and half a pound of brown sugar ; beat one 

 pound of flour with some of the liquor, and 

 mix all together. The third day add three 

 pounds of potatoes boiled and mashed, and 

 let it stand until the next day ; then strain it 

 and it is ready for use ; stir it frequently and 

 keep by the fire while making, and stir well 

 just before using. This is very strong, and 

 only half of the usual quantity is required. 



For Moths. — The following simple pre- 

 caution against moths is represented to be 

 quite as sure as any of the popular antidotes : — 



Safety from moths for furs consists in having 

 them undisturbed through summer in a snug 

 place. MuflF boxes are not secure. Taking 

 them out occasionally to air exposes them to 

 the moth. No pepper, camphor or tobacco is 

 needed ; after you have worn them for the 

 last time in spring put them into a linen pillow 

 case, tie up the end in a tight knot, and shut 

 them up in a drawer which will not be often 

 opened. A true and tried prescription. 



