American homes and gardens . it with water. Begin the application of it assoon as you have reason to suspect the presenceof fungus, and keep up its use until yourplants are free from it. This can be told bytheir leaves taking on the old, healthy dark-green color, and showing no signs of blightabout their edges. It is well to go over theplants daily, and remove every leaf that be-gins to show discoloration. All diseases of afungoid nature spread rapidly in the dry,warm air of our living-rooms. Burn the foli-age taken from the plants. Look at your potted bulbs from time totime. Turn some of them
American homes and gardens . it with water. Begin the application of it assoon as you have reason to suspect the presenceof fungus, and keep up its use until yourplants are free from it. This can be told bytheir leaves taking on the old, healthy dark-green color, and showing no signs of blightabout their edges. It is well to go over theplants daily, and remove every leaf that be-gins to show discoloration. All diseases of afungoid nature spread rapidly in the dry,warm air of our living-rooms. Burn the foli-age taken from the plants. Look at your potted bulbs from time totime. Turn some of them out of their pots tobe sure roots are being developed. If the soilseems pretty dry, give enough water tomoisten it evenly. Keep the light away fromthe place in which your bulbs are stored, asthis will have a tendency to encourage top-growth. If aphides annoy the plants, make use of thesolution of ivory soap frequently advised inthis department. If the mealy-bug is foundmake an emulsion by adding kerosene to soap,melted, and
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