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board and rub the fibre on it, placing the board ona slant ina box or case e ‘i 
washwoman would do in a tub; or a piece of the wire netting with which 
bale is encased may be tacked on to a flat board and used in the same vel 
Small quantities may be rubbed between the hands. : 
Before using in the open ground for trees, plants, vines, &c., or for Po 
plants, the fibre should be moistened with water, if at all dry, until a, ee 
weighs about 35 Ib.; but if only for seed sowing it may be watered as dire? 
under ‘“‘ Sowing seeds.” aa 
Tt is advisable to prepare only such quantity as is required for immecs 
use, So as not to unnecessarily promote evaporation of moisture. ah 
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Potting Plants in Jadoo.—Always use pots two sizes smaller than requ ata 
for soil; then proceed exactly as with soil, but pot much more firmly in all We: 
If Jadoo and soil are used together, then a pot one size smaller than ae a 
soil may be used, and the firmness of potting modified accordingly. 5° 
plants require loose potting in soil; pot these a little firmer in J adoo. 
again, such as palms, require very firm potting; use extra firmness with ce 
then again, the firmness of potting should be modified by the quantity 
mixed with the Jadoo. When watering, do it thoroughly. Don’t water MI! 
because the surface seems dry. No hard-and-fast rule can be laid doe 
discretion must be used. Mr. W. Wallace Lunt, a celebrated horticultums 
who has had wonderful successes with Jadoo, may be here quoted. He Wa 
“In conclusion, let everyone who has brains grow his plants in Jadoo, bub © 
he intends growing on the ‘hit-or-miss’ plan let it alone.” the 
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Sowing Seeds.—Crock the pans or pots as usual, putting some Re, 
rougher portions of the Jadoo over the crocks. Fill up with the fibre and pre 
evenly down, and water thoroughly; then sow the seed thinly and connie 
about its own depth, add a little silver sand, and again press all firmly * ms 
smoothly. Be careful not to over-water afterwards. If Jadoo and sol 
used, mix thoroughly before use. The above applies to the larger kines 
seeds, from the size of a small pea upwards. For fine seeds— ( of 
Hirst sift a small quantity of Jadoo with a sieve, say $-inch mesh inBh 
smaller according to size of seed). Then proceed as above, but, before sow? bs 
water well and let the pan stand for awhile; then sprinkle about an eig iinlys 
a quarter of an inch of the fine Jadoo over the surface, and sow the seed th! ; 
and sprinkle a little more fine Jadoo and silver sand to cover it (if requ ce 
and press all evenly down (the bottom of a pannikin or similar article & 
this purpose well). Very fine seeds, such as lobelia, &c., require no covering: - 
After once watering, or if Jadoo is used in a sufficiently moist state, ae “4 
water is seldom required till the seeds germinate. Should the surface app 
very dry at any time, a slight sprinkle with a fine syringe is sufficient. 
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Vines.—Vor Old Vines: Scrape away the earth as near the principal ne 
as possible ; place the Jadoo about 6 inches below the surface, covering ih 00, 
earth again, The object is to catise fresh fibrous roots to form in the “the. 
It is specially important that the Jadoo be used moist. For striking vine» an 
eye, or cutting, should be started in a bed of Jadoo fibre. In planting om 
young vines put a gallon of Jadoo fibre above and also below the roots. ‘pel. 
liquid diluted 20 to 1 will be found to help on the crop greatly, given Wo” 
vines are first breaking, and when the fruit iia to colour. u 
Fig-trees—Scrape away earth for 6 inches deep in a cirele ro kel 
stem, varying in diameter with the size of the tree, dividing the earth t# cing 
out into two parts; mix an equal quantity of Jadoo with one of them, repli 
it next the roots, then put the other half on the top next the surface- 
actual quantity of Jadoo used must depend on the size of the tree. ach! 
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Peach-trees.—Scrape away the earth and put in a bushel of Jadoo t0 ‘od: 
tree, as close to the roots as possible, replacing earth above it. In pla? 
young peach-trees put a peck (quarter bushel) of Jadoo in with the tree P 
below, part above the roots. 
