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BRANCHING RUBBER PLANTS. 



I never liked the tall "sticky" speci- 

 mens of the rubber plant, so when I was 

 given a healthy young plant last Christ- 

 mas I was advised to "branch it" as fol- 

 lows : 



Wherever I wished a new sprout to 

 appear I tied a small sponge where the 

 leaf joined the main stem and kept it 

 moist «// the time. I have a superb 

 evenly-branched specimen at this time 

 which is the wonder of all my visitors. 

 Wipe off the leaves once in two weeks 

 with milk and water. 



Another hint that may be of use to 

 some one. I have a cycas revoluta or 

 sago palm. It had been in the parlor all 

 summer, where there was an awning over 



the window before wliich it was placed. 

 The leaves began to turn yellow and 

 spotted as you gazed t!i rough them, when 

 held up to the light. I transferred it to a 

 room upstairs, where it had plenty of 

 light, but no sun and withheld water for 

 two weeks. INIuch to my satisfaction, 

 the spots disappeared and it gradually 

 regained its healthy appearance. 



One great mistake with the " woody " 

 palms is over-watering. On the contrary, 

 rubber plants, caladium sand sanseveria — - 

 a swordlike leaved plant, beautifully 

 blotched in green and white — can hardly 

 have too much w^ater. 



Mrs. jMinnie N. Hinds. 



Massachusetts. 



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