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the latter as the former. The best way is to 

 prepare a liquid manure, using, if obtainable, 

 one-half pound of dried sheep manure to two 

 and one-half gallons of water, or a quarter 

 bushel of decayed cow manure to twelve gallons 

 of water. 



Foliafje Plants Suitable for a Window Garden 



A chemical fertilizer may be made of the 

 following ingredients : — 



Nitrate of soda, one and one-half ounces. 

 Pliospliate of soda, one-half ounce. 

 Sulphate of potash, one ounce. 



]\Iix thoroughly and joulverize and, whenever 

 required, dissolve one heaping tablespoonful of 

 the mixture in a gallon of hot water. When the 

 water has cooled, apply a teacupful of the so- 

 lution to a six-inch pot — less or more according 



