Another to drive away red ants: — One pint of tar in
two quarts of hot water, put in earthen dishes or tin
covers and set where their haunts are. Some say
powdered borax sprinkled around will drive away all
kinds of insects. I find dry sulphur the best. Spread
it on shelft
To Drive off Rats and Mice.
Rats will leave the premises if wet chloride of lime is
spread where they run, and around and in their holes.
Tar is good.
Another for rats and mice: — ^Two parts well bruised
squills, three parts of finely chopped bacon, corn
meal to thicken✪ Rats and Mice Deterrent. Roll thin and bake in small cakes.
Place where they run. Sure thing.
Bed Bugs.
The only certain cure for bedbugs is a solution of
corrosive sublimate, put intp the cracks and crevices,
after the bedstead is thoroughly washed and scalded,
where you can. If they are in the walls, smoke with
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brimstone. Examine often and repeat the process
every week if necessary. This is a deadly poison»
therefore keep it locked up, away from servants and
children.
A Useful Cement.
A good cement for mending almost anything, made
by mixing together litharge and glycerine to the con-
sistency of fresh putty. This cement is useful for
mending stone jars, or any coarse earthenware, stop-
ping leaks in seams of tin pans, washboilers, cracks
or holes in iron kettles, to tighten loose boxes in
wagon hubs, etc. The article mended should stand a
few days to harden.
Suggestions about House Puints and Insects.
The calla lily blooms at three years, in the early
spring. Take an ordinary earthen one-gallon, or
more, jar, without a hole in the Jbottom, fill the jar
within one inch from top with rich earth, in the fsdl,
taking off all extra bulbs and rootlets, press the soil
firmly around. The first of January bring them out
of cellar and fill full every other day with quite warm
water. A few drops of ammonia in the water will
hasten their blooming. Give plenty of water, and as
much light and sun as possible. In California they
only bloom during the winter months; always out-
doors in the coldest rains. The pots should be set in
a shady corner during the months of June and July
and be given no water except that which falls from
the clouds. The English or German ivy will grow
dicely if put in a bottle of water.
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Bulbs.
Hyacinth bulbs can be planted the last of August,
or tulips, after having been up out of ground in a dry
place for two months. For house bloom plant in
pots, or place in water in hyacinth glasses. Set in
dark, dry place for two or three weeks, then give them
plenty of light and warm water, and they will soon
bloom. Tulips, narcissus, crocus, can be treated in
the same way.
Scarlet Amaryllis.
These should be potted the first of March, in quite
a small pot; break off about half the rootlets, and all
the new bulbs. After flowering the bulb may remain
in pot until the following spring, and should be kept
pretty cool and not very moist.
Lady Slippers.
Collect seeds from center stalks only of double lady-
slippers to make them double next year.
Training of Grape Vine.
As the method or plan of training the vine has
much to do with the way it is pruned or trimmed I
will say that our style is a modified Fuller process.
We, the first year, run up one cane, the second year
we run up two, which in the fall we cut back to two
or three eyes, each above the surface of the soil.
The following season we let only two canes grow,
fruiting them this year. We use poles or stakes up to
the fall of this year or the early spring following, when
we put up our trellis of three wires, the first one
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Another to drive away red ants: — One pint of tar in two quarts of hot water, put in earthen dishes or tin covers and set where their haunts are. Some say powdered borax sprinkled around will drive away all kinds of insects. I find dry sulphur the best. Spread it on shelf.
To Drive off Rats and Mice.
Rats will leave the premises if wet chloride of lime is spread where they run, and around and in their holes. Tar is good.
Another for rats and mice: — ^Two parts well bruised squills, three parts of finely chopped bacon, corn meal to thicken. Roll thin and bake in small cakes. Place where they run. Sure thing.
Bed Bugs.
The only certain cure for bedbugs is a solution of corrosive sublimate, put intp the cracks and crevices, after the bedstead is thoroughly washed and scalded,
where you can. If they are in the walls, smoke with
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brimstone. Examine often and repeat the process every week if necessary. This is a deadly poison» therefore keep it locked up, away from servants and children.
A Useful Cement.
A good cement for mending almost anything, made by mixing together litharge and glycerine to the consistency of fresh putty. This cement is useful for mending stone jars, or any coarse earthenware, stopping leaks in seams of tin pans, washboilers, cracks or holes in iron kettles, to tighten loose boxes in wagon hubs, etc. The article mended should stand a few days to harden.
Suggestions about House Puints and Insects.
The calla lily blooms at three years, in the early spring. Take an ordinary earthen one-gallon, or more, jar, without a hole in the Jbottom, fill the jar within one inch from top with rich earth, in the fsdl, taking off all extra bulbs and rootlets, press the soil firmly around. The first of January bring them out of cellar and fill full every other day with quite warm water. A few drops of ammonia in the water will hasten their blooming. Give plenty of water, and as much light and sun as possible. In California they only bloom during the winter months; always outdoors in the coldest rains. The pots should be set in a shady corner during the months of June and July and be given no water except that which falls from the clouds. The English or German ivy will grow dicely if put in a bottle of water.
)^\:^
The Queen Cook Book 299
Bulbs.
Hyacinth bulbs can be planted the last of August, or tulips, after having been up out of ground in a dry place for two months. For house bloom plant in pots, or place in water in hyacinth glasses. Set in dark, dry place for two or three weeks, then give them plenty of light and warm water, and they will soon bloom. Tulips, narcissus, crocus, can be treated in the same way.
Scarlet Amaryllis.
These should be potted the first of March, in quite a small pot; break off about half the rootlets, and all the new bulbs. After flowering the bulb may remain in pot until the following spring, and should be kept pretty cool and not very moist.
Lady Slippers.
Collect seeds from center stalks only of double ladyslippers to make them double next year.
Training of Grape Vine.
As the method or plan of training the vine has much to do with the way it is pruned or trimmed I will say that our style is a modified Fuller process. We, the first year, run up one cane, the second year we run up two, which in the fall we cut back to two or three eyes, each above the surface of the soil. The following season we let only two canes grow, fruiting them this year. We use poles or stakes up to the fall of this year or the early spring following, when we put up our trellis of three wires, the first one
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