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- GOLDEN TRUTHS 
HEIR HANDS, LEST THOU DASH THY FOOT AGAINST A 
STONE.—Psalm 91:12. 
-|Plant Corner 
Ruth F. Yoars 
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- CULTURE OF REX BEGONIA 
FOR THE HOUSE ~ 
The Rex Begonia is one of the 
_ most beautiful begonias in cultiva- 
tion today, and the varieties run 
into the hundreds with leaves of 
many forms and in bright colors 
in almost every combination. Some 
are naturally small while others 
- grow much larger. They have 
_ flowers but their main beauty lies 
_ in the gorgeous foliage. They are 
a tropical plant and of course do 
___ best in a greenhouse, but they may 
_ be grown very well in a room with 
a subdued light. Their main _ re- 
quirements are high humidity, 
: proper drainage and an acid soil. 
fies It will help to set them ina shaded 
outdoor enclosure during the warm 
weather where they will harden off 
and be prepared for the months 
ahead when they must be kept in 
the house. If the temperature and 
humidity are not to their liking in 
winter they may have a pan made 
the size desired for the window 
garden with pebbles covering the 
bottom and water kept in the bot- 
tom but not enough to touch the 
pots. Over this may be prepared a 
_ frame large enough to cover the 
plants naturally, and over this a 
cover of plastic so at night this 
cover can be used to hold the hu- 
 midity in over the plants. Water 
well but do not allow them to have 
wet feet, let them feel almost dry 
on top of the soil before watering 
again, then soak well. A standard 
soil mixture is composed of 2/3 
oak leaf mold, 1/3 sand, and peat 
with 1/4 bone meal to a bushel of 
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mixture. They need little fertiliz- 
er, but when they are fertilized it 
should be light and not more than 
once a month. The only require- 
ment is that it be a balanced feed- 
ing. Too much fertilizer, too much 
sun or letting the plant suffer for 
water causes the foliage to dry at 
the edges and drop or clear and 
burned spots. Over-feeding causes 
glossy soft texture, also curling 
and wilting of leaves which can be 
fatal to the plant. Over-watering 
may cause the leaves to rot and 
leaf drop. For this trouble use a 
4% solution of Clorox, wet the soil 
and plant in this solution. 
These plants grow from leaf cut- 
tings or seed. The cuttings should 
be grown in damp sand or spag- 
num moss. A large pot that can 
be watered lightly is an ideal place, 
also a large fish bow] is a fine place 
for propagation. After the small 
plants are ready, place in two-inch 
pots. Never overpot a small Rex, 
they are a shallow rooting plant 
and should be moved to larger pots 
as thev show roots to the edge of 
pot. When repotting shake off all 
the old soil or wash the roots and 
pot in fresh soil. 
SEEDS: The seeds of this plant 
are very small, and should be han- 
dled carefully to prevent the seed 
heing lost. The best place we have 
found to grow these seeds is a large 
fish aquarium and the growing me- 
dium used is spagnum moss. 
This eliminates damping off which 
can ruin the small plants entirely. 
Prenare the shredded moss in the 
bowl then mix the seed with sand 
so it can be evenlv sown. Dampen 
the moss thoroughly but do not 
make it wet. sift the seed over the 
moss evenlv, use a clear plastic 
cover over the ovening to the bowl 
and hold in place with a rubber 
band. Leave the bowl closed un- 
til the plants appear, then keep 
close check on the moisture and if 
the small seedlings seem at a stand- 
still dampen the moss with water to 
which has been added a weak so- 
lution of fertilizer. Leave the small 
plants in the bowl until they have 
grown large enough to pot up in 
small pots. With good seed one. 
should get many fine varieties and 
some new ones that will be worth 
naming. 
JESUS CHRIST, THE SAME... 
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tions, the first step toward this kind 
of a deliverance is to look well to 
your spiritual condition. Unless. 
we are truly walking in all the light 
the Lord permits to come across 
our pathway and unless we are 
willing to make any adjustment 
that the Holy Spirit presents to us, 
we are in no position to exercise 
faith for our physical deliverance. 
Also unless we are willing to re- 
gard our bodies as the temple of 
the Holy Ghost and care for them 
as such we are in no position to 
receive physical help from the 
Lord. 
The first step then is to examine 
your heart honestly before God 
and, in the light of the Holy Spirit, 
seek to take advance ground spir- 
itually. No matter how close you 
may have been walking to God, yet 
if you will pause and ask Him for 
the help of the Holy Spirit to en- 
able you to take advance ground, 
He will surely reveal to your heart 
a place of advancement, where 
your soul will receive a fresh touch 
from heaven placing you in a posi- 
tion of confidence and trust, where 
your faith can truly take hold of 
His Word. 
Many times you may believe 
you are strong in faith, when a 
closer view in the light of the Holy 
‘Spirit will reveal much unbelief 
lurking there. This is a grievous 
