Floral
TO KILL EARTH-WORMS
Ten drops of carbolic acid in a pint of water, poured over earth in flower-pots will kill all earth-worms.
SURE SHOT FOR ROSE SLUGS
Make a tea of tobacco-stems and a soap-suds of whale-oil or carbolic soap, mix, and apply to the bush with a sprinkler, turning the bush so…
TO PREPARE AUTUMN LEAVES AND FERNS
Immediately after gathering, take a moderately warm iron, smear it well with white wax, rub over each surface of the leaf once, apply more…
KEEPING CUT-FLOWERS FRESH
Cut-flowers soon drop and fade. Here are some of the ways in which they are preserved: Add to the water a few drops of camphor or ammonia…
HOUSE PLANTS
Plants that require a high or low temperature, or a very moist atmosphere, and plants that bloom only in summer are undesirable. Procure…
THE CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS
When plants are frosted sprinkle with fresh cold water, and place under a box or something that will exclude the light and prevent too…
HINTS ABOUT PLANTS
Few things are necessary for the successful cultisuccessful cultivation of house plants. A patient, untiring spirit is most important. The…