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Liquid Manure

The principal materials now used for liquid manures are to be used in the following proportions for all orfor all orinjure the bud. The superfluous leaves may be removed, but a sufficient number should be left on for the purposes of vegetation. The practice of removing all or nearly all of the leaves of cuttings is injudicious. In some . In some cases leaves alone will strike root. In the case of tubular stalked plants, it is said to be advantageous to insert both ends into the soil, each of which will take root, and may then be divided, when two plants will be produced instead of one. An equable temperature, a dinary purposes: Guano, dissolve 50 pounds moist atmosphere, a shady situation, and a moderate supply of water, are the princiweight in 10 gallons water, and of this strong a moderate supply of water, are the princisolution, add 5 ounces to 10 gallons of water pal requisites to induce speedy rooting. Exgallons of water pal requisites to induce speedy rooting . Exfor use. Sheep's-dung, 1 peck to 30 gallons. cess of any of these is prejudicial. When the Sulphate of ammonia, 14 ounces to every size of the cuttings admits, it is better to place them under a hand or bell glass , which gallon.

1825. Liquid Guano to Hasten the will preserve a constant degree of heat, and Blowing of Flowers. To hasten the blow- prevent evaporation from the surface of the ing of flowers the following liquid has been leaves, which is the most common cause of used with great advantage: Sulphate or their dying, especially in hot, dry weather. nitrate of ammonia, 4 ounces; nitrate of What the degree of heat ought to be is deciounces; nitrate of What the degree of heat ought to be is decipotash, 2 ounces; sugar, 1 ounce; hot water, ded by the degree of heat requisite for the 1 pint; dissolve and keep it in a well-corked mother plant. Most species of the erica, bottle. For use, put 8 or 10 drops of this dahlia, and geranium, strike better when supof this dahlia, and geranium, strike better when supliquid into the water of a hyacinth-glass or plied with rather more heat than is requisite jar for bulbous-rooted plants, changing the liquid into the water of a hyacinth-glass or for the growth of these plants in green-houses. changing the for the growth of these plants in green-houses. water every 10 or 12 days. For flowering Cuttings of the myrtle tribe, camellias, and plants in pots, a few drops must be added to most other plants, require rather less heat than the plants in their growing state. the water employed to moisten them.