A HOTBED—PARIS GREEN 
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How TO Make a Hotbed. 
The back benv^ hv^Uor tlum llu- front gives a declivity to the sasli, llius casting olT Ihc, rain, whicli it would not do if flat. 
Tlie box at proper .season is plai'ed upon a bed of fermenting material, which maldno- a 
ime) forlceil over two or three tunes at uitervals of a week and kept in a deep and compact pile 
11, 1 ii -ioi;,nsl.osiii,.ke or .steam, indicatmg that the proces.s of fenncnta(i(m lias set in If the 
dunu be very vwh lu gmm an ack itiou oi lorest leaves is desirable, as lliev serve to prolong the 
lici iod oi termcnlation. which otherwise might be too rapid. 
LOCATION AND MAKING.-^^lf'ii|-;'CS;;:l'r';!ii^?^!^i^„;^^ 
[lit one or two ieet deep, and on? foot lonjier and one f<)<it broader than tlic box Into this nlace 
:h barnvard manure, corn stalks, leaves orslraxv, for draina,t;(', and on il liiliuy 
fork ill the formi-nting dung and tramp it . 
bo.\ and fit thesash lightly, cover with mats ai 
lip \vith hot manure on the outside all aroiin<i at a 
nvn to a depth of two feet. Fhice 
fermentation to a.yain proecccl, )jai ^ 
Kle of 45°. Place oil top of the manure a 
CARE OF HOT BEDS. water every evening. Remove the mats every morning about !) o'clock, give air alwnt 10 o'clock. CutolTthe 
should W.v^„.l '^h' .^±y..'...„VL":^^^^^^ lea.st chilly. Cftyer with mat.s .xdorc sun.set, Hotbeds 
daily application, and air at midday. Without plenty of air the other requisites will be fruitless. 
All seedlings should be transplanted into other hotbeds or intermediate beds when two inches high. 
Hotbeds may be used for forcing Lettuce, Radish, Egg Plant, Pepper, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Ornamental Flowers. 
ARTIPICIAF HPAT we have known locations where stable manure for hotbeds was not readily obtained, and to meet such condi- 
" » ■ . tions we give the following directions for manufacturing a fermenting material for the production of a mod- 
erate and continuous heat, the quantities named being sufficient for a box twelve by seven feet. Takeastiiecrudematerials.StX) lbs. of Straw, 3 bush. Powdered 
Quicklime, 6 lbs. Muriatic Acid, 6 lbs. Saltpetre. 
• , Having prepared the excavation of proper dimensions, spread three or four inches of forest leaves or old hav in the bottom. Upon that spread eight 
inches ol the straw, tramp it down and sprinkle with one-lhird part of the quicklime. Dilute the six pounds of inuriatio acid with twentv gallons of water 
and, by means of au old broom, sprinkle the bed with one-third part of the solution. Make another layer of eight inches of straw, applying" iinieklirae and the 
solution as before. Repeat for a third layer. Upon this make a fourth layer of straw, and upon it sprinkle the four pounds of saltpo"tre dissolved hi lhirl\ 
gallons of water. Place the box in position, bank up outside.within the box spread three inches rich, finely pidverized earth, and put on ihc sash. A heat 
will soon be generated which will continue for two or tliree weeks. 
Paris Green to Kill Bugs. 
Experiments at Bloomsdale to test upon various plants their power of resistance 
to injury by Paris Green. 
Land Plaster 
Parts. 
320 
288 
22t 
1'.12 
lliO 
128 
36 
3> 
l^andreths' 
Boss Waterm'n. 
Strong enough. 
Too much. 
All destroyed. 
Acme Citron. 
Too mnch. 
All destroyed. 
Clieese Pump- 
Icin. 
Landreths' 
Turban Squash. 
Not enough. 
Enough. 
Not enough. 
Enough. 
Too much. 
Jersey Pickle 
Cucumber. 
Far too mucli. , Far too much. 
All destroyed. 
All destroyed. 
Not enough. 
Full enough. 
Too mnch. 
Far too much. 
All destroyed. 
Mrs. Reichert's 
COVER 
"" PLANT 
PROTECTOR. 
Made of waterfiroof pa- 
per; covering tlie plant in 
such a way as to ox crcome 
the atnios[)heric changes, 
and imparling a healthy, 
vigoro 
gr< 
ors 
produ 
ll:iv 
■ protect- 
to 
I'laMcs of the 
ipinlity from two to 
three \vecks in advance ot 
others mn, sd protected. 
PRICE ^ ^''^^ 1'^'° 'i""''''^''- 
' l2Bc. per dozen. 
Postage Extua. 
Four applications made nt intervals ot four davs and each lime the leaves dusted in the early morning with Paris Green. The Paris Green ml.\cd with 
ground land plaster in proportions as desi-uated. The plants all being in the rough leaf and two to three inclies high. 
- . - ^ - .v.... - Cucumber, 
third s 
KTCSl)I>T.— Squash proved to have the most resistance to the p(-)ison and to the stoppage of the leaf pores. Pumpkin, second strongest. 
1 strongest. Watermelon, fourth strongest. Citron Melon, the least vigorous. 
If you want varieties of seeds not kept by your Merchant , he can get them for you or you can \vrite to us yourselC 
