THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



twenty -four hours after the tonic is applied. 

 Its results amply reward one both for the 

 time consumed in administering and for the 

 expense. The application may be repeated 

 in ten days, and afterward every three weeks, 

 if advisable. 



Sheep manure, either in liquid form or 

 used dry, is an excellent fertilizer for peren- 

 nials. 



Then, there is nitrate of soda, which does 

 not stimulate root-growth, but is valuable in 

 producing rapid increase in bloom and tends 

 to give more brilliant coloring to the blos- 

 soms. This product should be regarded, how- 

 ever, as a quickening tonic, for use somewhat 

 as nitro-glycerine is prescribed by the med- 

 ical profession. 



No fertilizer will produce such quick results 

 as nitrate of soda if properly used, but, if 

 used too freely, probably no other fertilizer 

 can damage the plants so quickly. Nitrate of 

 soda should be used as sparingly as one 

 sprinkles sugar upon berries or cereal. In the 



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