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°A I A HO MA FARMER, WEDNESDAY.
NOVEMBSR 2 5, 190 8.
; 5 LOWERS AND 0 \RDEN
crop of sprouts will suggest real mint
sauce.
Start hanging baskets now in the holi-
,.ays. The Duchess Oxalis makes a tine
plant for them.
Do not forget that any plant if in
a healthy, thrifty, growing condition
makes a pleasing gift even though It
does not bloom. In' fact, for house dec-
oration, palms, ferns and the rubber
plants are most popular.—American
Farm World.
CURIOUS FLORIDA HERB.
Almost everybody knows there are
such 'Jiings as insectivorous or carni-
vorous plants, but it is doubtful if many
know we have any such plants growing
right here in South Florida, th'era is a
plant, or rather herb, growing here,
which is really insectivorous.
It is likely that on account of its be-
ing extremely small it lias escaped at
tention. In fact, it seems to have been
overlooked by the botanists also, us wo
ai 0 unable to lind it classed among the
sensitive plants.
I his is an annual herb, and the en-
tire plant, including the flowers, is of
a deep rich led color. It rarely reaches
a height of more than three inches and
is never so broad. The leaves are spe-
culate when undisturbed and present
many small librillae and secrete at their
tips a tenacious fluid which is capable
of lioldniig the very small insects such
as ants and the like, upon which it
feeds. When any of these get lodged in
the fluid and disturb these flbrillae the
leaves slowly acquire a cup shape and
sometimes curl completely up over their
victim. When they have absorbed the
Insect they slowly recover their original
chape and leave only the skeleton of the
Insect remaining.
These plants grow on the very low,
flat, poor and sandy lands. They appear
In the late winter and early spring
months.--punta Gordo Herald.
can be grown during late winter, is that
I hey do not come on, as a rule, soon
enough to escape i ie dry, hot weather o(
a>, with its attendant swarms of in-
sects. Also, by the time they begin to
appear on the local market, home gard-
ens are producing in abundance other if
less choice vegetables.
But the growers will find it profitable
to get his irop in ahead of the drought
and insects and home-grown stuff—all
three and Me can readily do it by plant-
ing in a hotbed in late January and
potting in paper four-inch pots—Nepon-
sct pots are the best. These may be
closely packed in cold frames, where tiiey
will grow steadily and develop until set
out in the open, when all danger of se-
vere lrost has passed, with their root
system intact and the plants u lodt high
when set out, they will soon head on
beginning to head the inflorescence
should be protected by tying above the
head a few of the larger leaves. Don't
wait until the Inflorescence begins to
turn brown and wither before cutting
and marketing.
PROTECTION OF FLOWERS
For the better protection of flowers a
frost-proof cellar should be used in which
to store them. Cannas, dahlias and gla-
dioli should be cut within a few inches
of the ground after they have been'nip-
ped by the frost and until cold enough
to freeze the ground they should be
left undisturbed. With the exception of
gladioli, when they are dug up, let all
the soil on the roots remain. When plac-
ed in boxes label them plainly and place
them where the sun will ,shine on them,
covering at night or when it rains. When
thoroughly cured place them in the cel-
lar and cover with soil or dry sand.
Bedding Geraniums should Jje dug be-
fore frost and stored in the cellar or a
frost proof closet. Don't give water un-
less the stalk seems to be withering. The
Idea- is to keep them dormant until
March.
Oleanders and other potted shrubs
should be placed in the cellar and only
given water a few times during the win-
ter.
After the ground freezes give a mulch
of coarse manure to the roses, spring
blooming bulbs, and Irish.
Use cornstalks or evergreen boughs
as a mulch for the pansies, pinks and
sweet williams. The mulch suitable for
that which dies entirely down through
the winter would smother all that re-
tain their leaves through tiie winter.
For these there is nothing better tha\i
evergreen boughs, but cornstalks will
do.
BUTTER BEANS.
Complaint is often made that not
enough butter beans are offered for lo-
cal market gardeners. What is probab-
ly meant Is that the price of this vege-
table Is not sufficiently low, as compared
with other cheap commodities like cab-
bage or turnips, to enable the household-
er to put all that is wanted on the table.
This is true, for butter beans cannot be
grown as cheaply as "snaps" and such
truck, for several reasons. Pole limas
have to be staked, and that costs some-
thing. Their gathering costs more than
where the bush is low. This is not the
case with snap beans. Limas have a
short season compared with pole beans,
and, while Henderson's liush Lima is
productive, it is small, and Burpee's,
though large, is a shy bearer. With the
pole varieties the large Limas are not
usually very productive, and the Sievas,
or "Siwies," as they are colloquially
termed, are so small that it greatly adds
to th oost of, gathering and to the
amount necessary to make up a dish.
Then, too, all butterbeans are suscep-
tible to dry weather, and do not then
fill out well.
But there is a variety of bush butter-
beans—the Jackson—that is astonishing-
ly drouth proof and an enormous heavy
and continuous bearer. It is somewhat
dry, but it may be had in quantity. The
public does not like it on account its
dark color, for the original Jackson was
a "calico" bean. But there Is a strain
developed by Mark Rlegel, of Pomona.
Ga., some years ago, and this should re-
move the chief objection to the bean.
The Riegel bean ought to be extensiv-
ely cultivated—if It has not been lost.
It was certainly worthy of extensive dis-
semination.
VALUABLE FLOWER GARDENHINTS
As a covering for the bed for winter,
there js nothing better than leaves, or
coarse straw put on thinly, and covered
_ with wire netting to prevent them from
blowing away. The snow-drops will
come up through this, but it should be
removed carefully when they are safely
through the soil, so as to be out of the
way of the following relays. The hand-
ling of the beds, after the blooming
commences, is very simule. By the time
that one relay is out of bloom the suc-
ceeding one will be ready to follow it,
and it will not be necessary to cut the
stalks of any of them, but, instead they
should be allowed to ripen, and you can
use the bed a second year. When the
last relay is in full bloom, go over 'the
top soil with hands or handrake and
loosen it up, make it smooth and sow
some annual, like phlox Drummondi.
Ly the time it appears above the ground
the last relay of plants will have ripened
their bulbs, and they may be cut off
close to the soil, which will give the
annuals full sway, and, in the usual
time, you will have a bed full of bloom
which will last all summer.
In the month of November is the time
to clear up the garden ready for the next
season. Do not allow this important work
to remain for spring, as that seasoa
brings more work than can be readily
taken care of. and the garden which Is
allowed to remain neglected over winter
will show the effect of it in next sea-
son's operations. This is especially the
case in the handy garden. The hardy
beds and borders should be thoroughly
cleared ef all rubbish. The perennials,
such as phlox and peony, should have
the dead tops removed and the crowns
protected by a shovelful of strawy man-
ure or coarse straw, and, if thev need
it, they should be divided at this time,
and the portions removed set in new
locations.—From the November House-
keeper.
EARLY CAULIFLOWERS.
The trouble with cauliflowers at tlte
South, except in Florida, where they
• Pale, Delicate Women and Girls
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE-*
LEtes "I'ILL TONIC, drives out malaria
and builds up the system. For grown
perple and « uiuiren. 50c.
FLOWER GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
The baby-rambler is easily grown in
the house, and really blooms the year
'round. Keep it in a sunny window in a
temperature of 60 to 65 degrees. If the
red spider troubles, spray or syringe
with clear water twice a week.
Another ever bloomer is begonia Gloire
de Lorraine. It blooms "all over" al-
most all year; its flowers are dark pink,
and litterally cover the plant with a
glistening curtain of loveliness. It flour-
ishes in the temperature recommended
for the rambler. Water r. .•oil when
it feels dusty to the o.vvi, . ut do nor
wet the leaves or In ft >i s.
Get a dozen or two of cold storage
"pipes" of the lily of the valley, and
plant them in moss sand. Keep them
in a temperature of 75 if possible, and
they will bloom in four or five weeks.
When the flowers expand move them to
a cooler climate. They must be kept
moist at all times, and in the dark the
first two weeks after they are potted.
If a few bulbs of the Chinese sacred
lily be started now they will be in bloom
at Christmas. This flower Is a narcis-
sus, and any of its relation may also
be grown in stones and water. So may
cmany of the Holland bulbs, but it is
Almost impossible to get lovely liay-
clntlis to bloom at Christmas unless they
have been started by the middle of Oc-
tober at the very latest.
It ften hard for us on the farms
to net ■ ur orders filled as early as we
v h we should order early.
cla.men is a most satisfactory
f. nd beautiful Christmas bloomer. It
takes i rather cool room, and should bo
started mw,   "
Chim t! and . ohconlcal primroses are
winter 1 lomers that never seem to tire.
They are easily grown and are not sub-
ject to insects, but must be grown in
n cool room away from the direct sun-
light.
Pot a good-sized clump of mint this
month. Cut off the top, and keep In a
*unny window. Hy Christmas a fine
THE CENTURY PLANT
The century plant, so named becaus..
of the popular idea that it blooms but
once in a hundred years, in one sense
makes good its name, for it blooms
only once then dies. In the genial
climate of southern California It reach-
es maturity and blooms in fifteen or
twenty years, while In colder climates
the period may range from forty to
fitty years. There are many species of
the agave family native to northern
Mexico, where it is called the maguey.
The plant furnishes "pluque," the na-
tional drink of Mexico. At the time of
blooming the plant throws up a single
stock of rapid growth to the height of
twelve to fourteen feet, from which the
tassel-like flowers sprout forth This
great flower stock draws all the sip
and vigor from the body of the plant,
which soon withers and dies.
RAISING ORANGES IN TEXAS
I he growing of oranges upon a com-
mercial basis is marking a new epoch in
the development of Bee county,' said
W. O. MoCurdy of Beeville.
Bee count is the home of the original
Dugat orange. This tree, by the way,
is now more than 20 year old; it is still
bearing fruit, and it is the mother of
more than 100.000 trees, planted all the
way from Florida to California. Oranges
were grown until two years ago either
for ornameltal purposes or for the pleas-
ure of having them, but now it is a busi-
ness.
Just a year or so ago an orange grow
er of California came to Beeville and
alter a thorough investigation of the
situation set out about 30,000 trees.
Others have gone into the business ex-
tensively, more than 100,000 trees hav-
ing been set out last spring, some of
which are bearing already.
"Every farmer in Bee county Is rais-
ing oranges, having from a dozen up to
titty and sometimes sixty trees on the
place. From the Houston Post. *
DANGER IN POISONOUS. - PLANTS
In the vegetable kingdom all the way
from large trees down to bacteria, we
nave plants possessing various toxic
principles, says the Register and Fann-
er Every year there is a heavy loss of
animals from having eaten of musty or
moldy food, poisonous fungi, and of cer-
tain trees. The loss of animals on ac-
count of poisonous herbage every year
no doubt far exceeds one hundred thous-
and dollars in this state alone. This
oss could no doubt be greatly lessened
if there Were a better knowledge of these
dangerous plants. The several species
of loco weeds Like first rank in the
damage done, next, the several species
f larkspur. These two probably cause
£ml fan 90 p,er cont of tlie tolil1 mor-
tality of animals under range conditions.
The wi.d parsnip, lupine, cannas
monks blood, kafircorn, sorghum wild
cherry leaves, horse tail, mold, an,I many
more come in for their share of the re-
maining jo per cent of loss The study
of poisonous plants is a difficult mat-
lim  ^ t:'at are l)oison°us at one
time and not so at other times. Some
CTowfh °nly at certair  stages or
growth, some are poisonous in one part
of the plant and not ,n another. There
research In Z °PP';rlunIl>' f"r scientific
research in the realm of toxic herbage
leader ?n this°wJrkei'anria" S"°U,d be a
BETTER SAUSAGE — MORE LARD
LESS WORK.
11-obably there is no more disagreeable
work connected with farming than "rioq
frying out lard. Involves downright hard
Killing." Butchering is a disagreeable
Job, but the separation of the meat for
a inter keeping, making sausage anfl
imrd work of the roughest kind. Much
of this labor cau be avoided by having
proper tools, and nothing will prove more
effective than an "Enterprise" butcher-
ing outfit, consisting of an "Enterprise"'
Meat and Food Chopper and an "En-
terprise" Lard press and Sausage Stuf-
fer. „
Ihese are labor-saving devices of ln-
caleuable value, but tlie also increase
the earnings from your hogs. This prof-
it will pay fur itself In one season.
1 he I nterprlse" Meat Chopper chops
meat quickly, uniformly and perfectly,
it cuts the meat without crushing or
grinding, so that each minute piece will
retain all Its natural goodness and flavor.
This increases the value of your sau-
sage it's ,jetter flavored- better tasted
in every way and will command a bet-
t«T price.
The drudgery of lard rendering and
the hard work of sausage stuffing ato
overcome by the "Enterprise" sausage
Bluffer and Lard Press. Yo„ get more
ard and better lard with this machine
than in any other way, with on. -nth
the work.
1 he "Enterprise" Sausage Staffer has
a patented corrugated spout which vre-
vents air entering the casing, thus as-
suring tlie preservation of the saimage.
^ °u can't stuff sausage skins as effective
by hand nor with any other machine.
A most practical and economical way
of increasing the yield from the poultry
is to get an "Enterprise" Bone Shell
and corn Mill. Put ,, few cents' wor'li
of dry bone, old shells or corn Into „n
Enterprise" Bono Mill and it will In,
crease Its value tenfold as a poults f,,„,
S no food s" Kood for pouitry as
varety nor a way to save money si
asi|y as to grind your poultry food
using an Enterprise" Bone Mill
n„ u> y"'"' "ame -i'"1 address to The
Dauphin Street, Philadelphia, for a copv
Enterprise Manufacturing Co.. of Pi mi
is .,th° Housekeeper." Tills
is a cook-book containing over 200 choice
recess and other practical kitchen
POINTS IN POTTING PLANTS
Hants grown for the beauty of their
fcliage should be given rather large
pots holding plenty of rich soil, while
thosl gmwn for blossoms should be in
smaller ones.
Boot-bound plants seem to produce
more and finer blooms, but should not
ilth,? l° mean keeping the,n
d£thy r°0t"bonnd that they starve to
Ule POt Is fu" of rof>'8 "i'ift the
Pant to one an inch „r two larger and
fill the space with good soil. 1
„..N'"er fl" a I,ot ■<> full of soil that the
U.nl in7nVff thP tJP of sei-
ling into the soil. Leave a snsm.
cant in the top of the pot an incl or
more, according to the size ,,r n ^
St""   "T W-V^idt the
th^r'niay be lev*, W°°dy
no harm Is done as tlie wate^'stan r " '
around the stem will not in.
for soft, i rown^centered planta^like T
Primrose, the soil Hhn 11 u L lhtt
the center than at the edge Pr
into UKH,,roWn°%u,ea^ntPOaTlthe
crown of the plant L "Uo tIla
is known as "c.own^of? mI What
buds which form ' Wch ki"8
Much is said of usino-
in which to root cutting, i  t'n'mb-P°'s"
'nS" hundreds) j tr-cfor ♦ |U (a^ter root-
to smaller ones three-inch pots
then "the 7;;zrPrZ%z'" ^po.,,<'<1 off'
until the set' ii'l or thlrd"^ ""
would brini- t . nhnf tran 'Ptent'n/y
are ready for the ihreeT,'° Wh3r" Uie*
open ground. '^ee-in.-i, ^ or tf_#
The commercial grower
.economize in space an 1 ... ' 11:81
attention to the mints I,., ^astaat
smallest pots but thev "S6 f°r ,ha
to the average grower' of nk!t "ulsanca
Ityman-Gailiard. Plants.—Eva
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