parts powdered limestone and bone meal, two large hand- 
fuls/ mixed well into the soil, in a space one and one half 
feet square^ with two additional handfuls of fine cotton¬ 
seed meal worked into the surface above the roots. The 
photograph was made in early September, when new ir¬ 
ises are approaching their maximum growth; however it is 
generally to the grower’s advantage, especially in the north, 
