21 8 MANURES FOR OTHER TREES 



A special manure for lime-trees is composed of 

 3 parts of bone meal, 2 parts of silver sand, 

 1 part each of ammonium sulphate, kainit and 

 magnesium sulphate and an -g-th of iron sulphate. 

 The manure should be applied at the rate of 2 

 to 7 lbs. to each tree. 



Linderas are benefited by being occasionally- 

 treated with superphosphate of lime, kainit, silver 

 sand and iron sulphate. 



Liquidambars. A special manure contains 

 bone meal, magnesium sulphate, iron sulphate and 

 silver sand. 



Liriodendrons are improved by occasional 

 applications of bone meal, silver sand, and small 

 quantities of kainit, nitrate of soda and iron 

 sulphate. 



Locust Trees ("acacias") are benefited by 

 occasionally using bone meal, silver sand, and a 

 small quantity of iron sulphate. 



Magnolias ^ are benefited by being watered 

 with a solution containing ^ oz. of sulphate of 

 ammonia, and ^ oz. each of kainit, iron sul- 

 phate, and lime superphosphate to 2 gallons of 

 water. 



The Magnolias are among the first true-flowering 

 plants to appear in geological times. They are 



' A. B. Griffiths, Special Manwes for Garden Crops, p. 93. 



