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-iomo soir in another, to iH'iidcr tlif i'luiii- 

 iration (|uite incilVctivi'. 



Anotlirr lliintr th:it, sdiiie may tliiiik I 

 am oviT-pait iitilar alioiil, is the (huiner 

 connerird \\ith \\\r use (it; iliis <^asf but 

 umlcr HO roiiilil iciM trust aiivborty "Uiio is 

 at all iiiiliiiiil io carcifssiu'ss to liave 

 anythiuu' to do witli it, for there is no 

 iviiown remedy lor it if you ^et a (h'SO ot 

 it "oxeept liio undertaker," as my 

 familv |>h\sii-iaii said one day in s]K>akinj:f 

 Qf it" If vnu iia\e any lUiubt ol" (he 

 rapiditv wiili whieh it woi'ks, do as I 



did onre, h'a\e in the house a rut ihat iis^ 



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III ' --1 1 ;i!- '■,■! I : III! I s' iia \ e a 



you iia\(' no tLirlher use for wlnac ymi IfW rv, - un iln-ii wh.ih- l.'ii-tli njimlly 



riiV'. '■'! il "'' !'■"'■ 'hi' i'\i'- at I hi' lidiiniii 

 III' illi- >.ii 111 .'Mill ihi' r\i'^ iii'ar ihi' tup \\i 



can see it, yourself slamliud' ai a sal' 



distam-i; outside, and to tin' w ind'.\aid, 



ami SI.' how smidi'iiiy she \vill stup in e.-Tifnoi rNjirftfi ,i uiiifnrm pi'iind of 



her perandiulat ions. This one was walk 



iiid ;il(iii;^' as naturally as pussilih; and 



ot 



fniniat Mil:, a-- '! \''- whii-li lia\o lii'cn 



ill til.' pii p.-r ninlii ii.ii I'.ii- piiipa^at iuLC 



had just raised In'r tH'il to step ii\it a [mi i tm-i'v will ii:iiiiiall\ In' ii-ady to pot 



low cross iron to a lii'm'h. wln'ii In Inn' ihi' ;illii'i-. lim- prntrarlini: and 

 she stopped in that positiiui and iii'\i'r inakiiiu '\\i- wi'nli- Im-iuIi iriec^ndar ami 



stirred ajiain, I'vidently not knuwinM what 

 sti'iick liei' ami imt sutVeriuL;' at all. a.'^ il 

 ••ids on t he heai'l. \l. \'.. Sii I riii;i.r. 



iiiiiiiiii^ till- I i-K III' Ill-Ill'^ a lii^ )ii'ri'i-nt- 

 :ii;c lit llii' l'.ili:iL;i'. 



'I'lii' i'iilliiiL;s shniild. if piissilile, h.'ive 

 IWii i'\r^. lilid \,ili'l'i' till jiiilits ;il't' riose 



i-miii'.:h III admit nf il, ihree cyi's. Tlu\v 

 vliuiihl lia\i' |ilriii\ n\' iddin ill the liem-h. 

 <ii lii.'M ihr |i';i\i-> dii mil nxiilap. ;is this 

 rrlai'ds the ilr\in^ mit of tlic t'oliam; 

 al'ti'i' -|ira\iiiL;, whii-li i-- most essi'iitial 

 til till' Will lii'i hl: 111 I III' i-ut t in^'. 



Till' sand slualld in'vir lir allnwed tn 

 lii'ciinii' di\. as this is i-i'i'l.'iin In cause 

 the lra\i- 111 driip and, Iihwi'Mt well 

 t^l^ lulling;- maw In- iiintid. ^inli cutlin^s 

 will iii'Xi'i allaiii lli.'it \ iLi"! iieri's>ary to 



ihi' lust --lirii'-..--. ( l\ iTW .'1 I I'll M^ will pro- 



dii'-r till' >ami' I'l'^-ull . 



Till' lieiH'li slinuld ill' xh;idid diiiini,' 

 liilt:ht wi'atiier fur tin- liist iwn weeks, 

 III' until I hi' callus has fniini'il. \^ hen t hey 

 ■ -.'III III- iiradM.'ilK cNimsi'd til I'll' full siin- 



The most llorilcrous iilanls will, ni' Imhi. 



BLIND WOOD. 



i notice the advice <j;i\<Mi by Kibes on 

 jiage JlOij ot' your last issue, in ;i case 

 if e.Nci'Ssive amount of biiml woml on 

 lose-. The c()ni|ikaint sngcrests two 

 ihin^s to my min^l: l-'ii'st, the possibility 

 that the jdants may h;i\e lieen propagat- 

 ed frmti blind wood, which is a -^reat 

 lis.'uhantaee in tlow^'r ]>roduetiou; sec- 

 ond, tli.at tiie ]ilants lack viijor, which 

 miejit be imhiccd by the use of a eoud 

 dressing' of cow manure and a se\ere 

 priiiiinti' iif the lijiml wnod. T'lie blind 

 I'. ii(>i! has no commercial \:ilne and ser\es 

 \it;il fund ions of thi^ plant as well as. 

 and III the place nf. pi'iititable bloom- 

 iieariiiL: \\iiiiii. The shuck to the ])l;(nts 

 re-iiltiii^ fnmi a sr\ci'(> priininjj in I'e 

 moving blind wood by cutting it back tu 

 a strong' durnmnt eye, together with an 

 ajiplication III' i|uickly .-ixtiilable plant 

 t'oiid, pret'irably in the foi'in of a mulch 

 il fresh ciiw mtiniire, will I believe, haxe 

 I he desired effect. This treatment has 

 been n>ei| by the writer with good re- 

 ■^ults ;ind it is a common pr.actice with 

 liiiit ■j^mwrv^. W'h.'it is needed is a Hush 

 "t \i^(i|'iius iii'w wuod. l''iioi| and prnn- 

 ini; are the most certain means (if seeiir- 

 oii: i.'ink new 'jrowlh. It will, ;it least, 

 dii lie liiiiiii III ii'v tlir |ilan on a few 



plants'. 1_ (■_ ( ■(||;h].;-1"i-_ 



AMERICAN BEAUTIES. 



Ill M Ill-tin^ w I fill' the jiiopagat inn 



'1 American I leant ies' it is wisdiun tn 



■|\""l ali t!iii-|. phillls the foli;|uv ,,r 



*\hiidi is i|,|. 1,.;,^! |,ii ,,|'f ciilnr, as the\- 



*^i'l be allMiisI r, ||;;i|i tn -lu'd llleil' 1(\'I\('S 

 bi'Inre fnrmill;^ Ini t.s ;ind. e\c|i thnUgil 



'In-y iln inriii inni-. they nre ci.'rt.'iin tn 

 ha\e a pnnr I'l.iiM lint inn. 



In nearly i\c)\ |>>e;iuty hmise there will 

 also be fmind plants slniwiiiL: extra stronc;' 

 growth, but which slmw an obstinacv 

 in tnrmiii:.'' linwir buds. Thes,. should 

 •■''"" be a\iiii|eii. as wiind t.'iken frnm 

 -'"■h plants is sine tn pe|pctu;(te ilii< 

 eharai'tel Ist ji- t,, ;, ri'l'tain lii'HI'en. 



eoui'se, not h;i\e such a wealth "i' wood 

 to select frmii, Init ;ui effort should be 

 made to get this chiss of wnnd where 

 possible. 



Ha\ing uscil this method of selecting 

 Wnnd for mtiny yciis with gnnd results, 

 I can i'ecomm(.nd it with e\i'ry coiiti 

 dehce. 



|{y S(dectinu' wi 11 ripened, short -.jointed 

 wood, there is a possibility i<\' neitinn; ;i 

 b.-itch III cnlliii;;^s o\' the same cmidit imi 

 nt' ripeness, which will naturall.v ni.'d'Ce a 

 mure iinifeiin runt formation in the saine 

 |ieii.ii| th'iii if the extra lone stems .are 



Tn |i:i\n stink I'c.'idy (<•]■ lieiiching in 

 .\la\, |il np.'ii^at i iin slinuld be accniil |il isliei 1 

 liet'iire the did nt 1 ti 'ci •111 I n ' 1'. bnr .luiie 



lii'iii'liiiie, -.laiiiiarv pinpn^atinn is early 

 e'cniuii. ^ KlIiKs. 



TOO WARM AND DRY. 



I have had snmi- i i mi I ili- wit h m.v 

 rises, til 1^1'^ III' ihe leave- turniii'.^ 



I 111- cnlnl' III I hn-e I ■ 1 1 1 ' li isi -il . < U II \ nit 



tell lie what i-.'lllses iJiiN III id abn ,'| cllle 



I'm s;ni,e .' I ). II. 



t I'l 111' . !i' w : ' i' till 



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