Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . not to be intimidated by formulas for soilsthat you are sure to meet with in importance of having special soils forthe different species of plants is sadlyoverrated. Wherever common gardenvegetables will grow, flowers also will best soil for plants can be prepared bytaking sods from the roadside or meadow,pile them up in any convenient out-of-the-way place, and let them rot; this will give asoil that contains all the elements thatcontribute to the growth of plants. Now is. CASTOR-OIL HEAN. the best time for this work, when the turfis fres
Strawbridge & Clothier's quarterly . not to be intimidated by formulas for soilsthat you are sure to meet with in importance of having special soils forthe different species of plants is sadlyoverrated. Wherever common gardenvegetables will grow, flowers also will best soil for plants can be prepared bytaking sods from the roadside or meadow,pile them up in any convenient out-of-the-way place, and let them rot; this will give asoil that contains all the elements thatcontribute to the growth of plants. Now is. CASTOR-OIL HEAN. the best time for this work, when the turfis fresh and green; as the roots of the grasswill die sooner than at any other time. Itis not necessary for the roots of the grassto become thoroughly rotten; all that isrequired is to have them killed; then thecoarser the soil the better for the plants, asthe roots of the plants will consume theroots of the old turf as fast as they are decom-posed. Plants grown in this soil will bestrong and healthy, consequently florifer-
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