Crush them as fast as you can just as you find them
and let theni lie just where you killed them, the next
morning you will look in vain for their carcasses, as
during the night their brethren have carried them
off. They will not return to that city of destruction
again for the summer, perhaps never.
Creeping Charlie.
To arrange " creeping Charlie '* to grow luxuriantly
in a vase, place some broken pieces of charcoal in the
bottom of vase, with some beach sand on it to the
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depth of two inches; place the stems of the plant in
this sand and fill the vase with water. Set it in the
coolest corner of the room.
Pressing Leaves and Flowers.
Always press Howers between soft papers such as
newspapers, as soon as possible after picking. Stiff
paper will not absorb the dampness; open them every
day to dry and see that they are not shoved any.
PLANTS. '
Plants that you desire for the house for the winter,
should be slipped in the summer for potting in the
middle of September. Small pots are best for bloom-
ing. Put in rich soil, with powdered charcoal mixed
in the soil will give rich dark green leaves and brilliant
coloring to the flowers. Pot the plants in September
and bring them in about two weeks before requiring
fires. Use liquid manure, very weak, once a week.
Stirring the top soil once a week is very good especi-
ally for roses. Plants are very much like children,
will thrive and reward us according to the loving ten-
der care they receive, or the abuse and neglect.
Plants packed away in cellars that are quite dark will
require very little water once a week, according to
dryness of cellar. Do not allow gas to escape in the
cellar, as it is dangerous both to plants and people.
Wall Roses.
Make a two feet deep border of strong loam, four or
five feet wide, to be as rich as rotten manure can
make it; the border to be thoroughly soaked with soft
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water twice a week in dry weather, and when the
roses are in bloom, to keep them thin in the branches
as if they were peach trees and to play the water
engine against them as for a house on fire, from the
first appearance of insects tiU no more come. There
is a reason for everything nnder the sun, and the
reason for insects attacking roses in general and those
on walls more particularly, is from too much dryness
at the roots causing the juices to be more palatable
through the action of the leaves.
Worms at the Roots of Plants.
Sprinkle soot over the top of the ground around
them. For angle worms in house plants insert in the
mold a long sharp hair pin or wire, and then pour
lime water upon the soil, it will cause the worms to
come -to the top and crawl off.
For Insects on Rose Bushes and Small Fruits.
To destroy the insects strew the ground around
them with air slacked lime under the bushes in early
spring.
Currant Worms.
Take one large teacup of powdered white hellebore,
at the first appearance of the worms, to a pail of
warm water✪ Currant Worms Treatment and syringe with it. This will kill the
worms all off, but in ten days another lot will be
hatched out, which should be dealt with as before. I
have used this ever since the worm appeared and it
has never failed.
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Carbolic Acid for Insects.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Crush them as fast as you can just as you find them and let them lie just where you killed them, the next morning you will look in vain for their carcasses, as during the night their brethren have carried them off. They will not return to that city of destruction again for the summer, perhaps never.
Creeping Charlie.
To arrange " creeping Charlie '* to grow luxuriantly in a vase, place some broken pieces of charcoal in the bottom of vase, with some beach sand on it to the
The Queen Cook Book 293
depth of two inches; place the stems of the plant in this sand and fill the vase with water. Set it in the coolest corner of the room.
Pressing Leaves and Flowers.
Always press Howers between soft papers such as newspapers, as soon as possible after picking. Stiff paper will not absorb the dampness; open them every day to dry and see that they are not shoved any.
PLANTS. '
Plants that you desire for the house for the winter, should be slipped in the summer for potting in the middle of September. Small pots are best for blooming. Put in rich soil, with powdered charcoal mixed in the soil will give rich dark green leaves and brilliant coloring to the flowers. Pot the plants in September and bring them in about two weeks before requiring fires. Use liquid manure, very weak, once a week. Stirring the top soil once a week is very good especially for roses. Plants are very much like children, will thrive and reward us according to the loving tender care they receive, or the abuse and neglect. Plants packed away in cellars that are quite dark will require very little water once a week, according to dryness of cellar. Do not allow gas to escape in the cellar, as it is dangerous both to plants and people.
Wall Roses.
Make a two feet deep border of strong loam, four or five feet wide, to be as rich as rotten manure can make it; the border to be thoroughly soaked with soft
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water twice a week in dry weather, and when the roses are in bloom, to keep them thin in the branches as if they were peach trees and to play the water engine against them as for a house on fire, from the first appearance of insects tiU no more come. There is a reason for everything under the sun, and the reason for insects attacking roses in general and those on walls more particularly, is from too much dryness at the roots causing the juices to be more palatable through the action of the leaves.
Worms at the Roots of Plants.
Sprinkle soot over the top of the ground around them. For angle worms in house plants insert in the mold a long sharp hair pin or wire, and then pour lime water upon the soil, it will cause the worms to come -to the top and crawl off.
For Insects on Rose Bushes and Small Fruits.
To destroy the insects strew the ground around them with air slacked lime under the bushes in early spring.
Currant Worms.
Take one large teacup of powdered white hellebore, at the first appearance of the worms, to a pail of warm water and syringe with it. This will kill the worms all off, but in ten days another lot will be hatched out, which should be dealt with as before. I have used this ever since the worm appeared and it has never failed.
The Queen Cook Book . 295
Carbolic Acid for Insects.
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