102 Growing Flowers 



Orchids 



Orchids are beautiful flowers, but difficult to 

 grow. They require a soil of peat and loam and 

 should be kept in a cool, moist spot. They are very 

 delicate. They do not like to be disturbed and 

 should be planted very early in the fall and left 

 alone. A little sand mixed with the soil will aid 

 in securing good drainage. 



Palms 



Palms require a loamy soil, well drained, and 

 enough water should be given to keep the soil 

 always moist — not moist at times and dry at 

 others. Palms do not require sunshine. 



A little sweet milk added to the water in which 

 palm leaves are washed will give a beautiful gloss 

 to the foliage. 



A piece of raw beef chopped fine and worked into 

 the soil around palms, ferns, and rubber plants will 

 give nourishment to the plants and there will be a 

 marked increase in their size before very long. 



A tablespoonful of castor oil poured on the ground 

 around the roots of palms and ferns, once a month, 

 will give them a rapid growth, and keep them look- 



