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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



December, 1906 



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zA PRACTICAL HANDBOOK 



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Br ARTHUR SEYMOUR JENNINGS 



Extract from Preface 

 The author has endeavored to include char- 

 acteristic designs in vogue to-day, and to give 

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it with water. Begin the application of it as 

 soon as you have reason to suspect the presence 

 of fungus, and keep up its use until your 

 plants are free from it. This can be told by 

 their leaves taking on the old, healthy dark- 

 green color, and showing no signs of blight 

 about their edges. It is well to go over the 

 plants daily, and remove every leaf that be- 

 gins to show discoloration. All diseases of a 

 fungoid nature spread rapidly in the dry, 

 warm air of our living-rooms. Burn the foli- 

 age taken from the plants. 



Look at your potted bulbs from time to 

 time. Turn some of them out of their pots to 

 be sure roots are being developed. If the soil 

 seems pretty dry, give enough water to 

 moisten it evenly. Keep the light away from 

 the place in which your bulbs are stored, as 

 this will have a tendency to encourage top- 

 growth. 



If aphides annoy the plants, make use of the 

 solution of ivory soap frequently advised in 

 this department. If the mealy-bug is found 

 make an emulsion by adding kerosene to soap, 

 melted, and agitating it rapidly until union 

 takes place. A white, jelly-like substance will 

 be the result. Here is my formula for the 

 preparation of this insecticide: 



Ivory soap }4 pound 



Kerosene ]/ 2 gallon 



Soft water y A gallon 



Shave the soap finely, and put it into the 

 water as soon as the latter comes to a brisk boil. 

 When the soap has liquefied, remove it from 

 the fire, and add the kerosene. Churn the 

 mixture with a large syringe, such as florists 

 use in spraying plants, or a force-pump. There 

 will be a perfect union of soap, oil and water if 

 the mixture is churned rapidly enough. For 

 the mealy-bug, use one part of this emulsion 

 to twenty parts water. 



For scale, one part emulsion to nine parts 

 water. 



Apply with a sprayer, taking great care to 

 have the mixture get to all parts of the in- 

 fested plants. Be sure, before making an ap- 

 plication, that there is no free oil on its sur- 

 face, as this will injure the foliage. If any is 

 found, dip it off with a spoon. 



This insecticide can be kept for an indefin- 

 ite time, by putting it into bottles and keep- 

 ing them well corked. Keep them away from 

 the light. 



A correspondent asks if I would advise the 

 application of castor oil to the roots of palms, 

 to increase growth, and to their foliage, to se- 

 cure glossiness. 



I would not. There is no element of plant- 

 growth in the oil. If you apply it to the roots 

 of a plant, it repels moisture and disease is al- 

 most sure to set in, as a natural consequence. 

 If you apply it to the leaves, their pores, their 

 breathing-surface will be clogged by it, and 

 very soon you will sec the effect in yellowing 

 foliage. To encourage growth, make use of 

 reliable fertilizers. To give the foliage of 

 smooth-leaved plants a glossy look, wash with 

 water containing a little sweet milk. 



Another correspondent asks: "Which is best 

 for plants, hard or soft water? Should it be 

 warmed in winter?" 



I have used both hard and soft water in 

 green-house and window-garden, and I have 

 never been able to see much, if any, difference 

 in results. In winter, let water stand until 

 it is of about the same temperature as the air 

 in the room, before applying it to your plants. 



"Would you repot plants in winter?" is a 

 question I have been asked to answer in this 

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 plant should have the same attention in win- 

 ter that is given at any other season of the 

 year. When a pot becomes full of roots, and 

 the plant must receive a check unless it is 

 given more space for development, then is the 



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