. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. quidform. The soluble chemicals however must beapplied with care, for it the liquid is allowed tostand on the foliage tor any length of time it isliable to be seriously injured. Comparative Tests. The results of trials madewith special fertilizers for Carnations, Pansies,I>ettuce, Cabbage and Tomato plants under glassduring several past winters .iustifled the con-clusion, that of nitrates, sulphate of ammoniagives best results. Of potash and soda salt, sul-phate of potash has been f
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. quidform. The soluble chemicals however must beapplied with care, for it the liquid is allowed tostand on the foliage tor any length of time it isliable to be seriously injured. Comparative Tests. The results of trials madewith special fertilizers for Carnations, Pansies,I>ettuce, Cabbage and Tomato plants under glassduring several past winters .iustifled the con-clusion, that of nitrates, sulphate of ammoniagives best results. Of potash and soda salt, sul-phate of potash has been far the most satisfac-tory. Hone black must be given first place inhastening maturity of plant growth and in pro-ducing seed, while nitrate of soda seems to be rather than beneficial. These, however, can only be given as the resultsof a comparatively limited series of experi-ments, but every precaution to understand allthe conditions were taken, and very completerecords made. As the results also confirm theopinions of some of our best scientists. feels warranted in recommending as. New Hullyhuck Disease. See opposite page. special fertilizers for greenhouse crops sulphateof ammonia and potash, ground bone or bonemeal and dissolved bone black. The tendency of nitrate of soda to absorbmoisture renders its use dangerous for suchcrops as Lettuce, because of the increased mildewwhich the moist condition generates. Muriateand nitrate of potash were no better than thesoda, while dried blood and other animal nitro-genous substances are very unsatisfactory in thegreenhouse, because of the amount of moistureand animal life which they produce in the pro-cess of decay. In the use ot the various salts, many a batch otseedlings and cuttings have been destroyed bytheir too free use, or so injured as to render theconditions favorable lor lungus growth on thefoliage. Cultivation of the Violet. I Abstract of a paper read by Mr. M. A. Hunt before theSociety oj Indiana Flor
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