Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . Some are so porousand deep that water will easily settle through themand the bulk of the filth be retained in the toploam; and in such cases it may be said that ordinarycultivation and the growing vegetation will absorbthe objectionable element. Water in such locationsis regarded pure and safe. But where wells areshallow and dugin clayey or impervious soil, havingnear to or at their bottom an impervious stratum,they are likely to be receptacles for filth contamina-tion for many rods aro
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . Some are so porousand deep that water will easily settle through themand the bulk of the filth be retained in the toploam; and in such cases it may be said that ordinarycultivation and the growing vegetation will absorbthe objectionable element. Water in such locationsis regarded pure and safe. But where wells areshallow and dugin clayey or impervious soil, havingnear to or at their bottom an impervious stratum,they are likely to be receptacles for filth contamina-tion for many rods around. It does not follow thatbecause the contents of sink drains soak out ofsight that the deadly element therein is gotten ridof; it too frequently finds its way to the water whichthe family are prone to extol as the very perfectionof purity. It is never safe to depend upon taste inthis matter; it there is a source of contaminationnear the well, rid yourself of it without delay; atleast do not rest content until you have had thewater subjected to a thorough chemical analysis. 1886. POPULAR GARDENING. 31. TREECLIMBERS TALKS. ABOUT THE BANANA OR MUSA. Last month an inquiry from a correspondentbrought out some remarks about the Mangoes,a tropioal fruit not much known by us; in thisarticle I want to speak of the well known trop-ical fruit, the Banana. I easily remember whenthe Banana was but rarely seen in this coim try;
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