Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
1036
Enquire within upon everything
·
Robert Kemp Philp
200
The
writer
of
the
article
saw
this
process
carried
out
by
a
Chinaman
that
he
had
in
his
service,
and
the
trees
thrived
and
presented
a
healthy
appearance
for
eight
years,
when
the
Chinaman
left
his
employ
and
took
the
trees
with
him.
He
tried
the
plan
which
has
been
described
but
failed,
but
he
was
successful
with
an
acorn
and
a
datestone
which
were
planted
each
in
a
thumb-pot
in
a
mixture
of
peat
and
loam.
The
dwarfing
was
effected
by
turning
the
plants
out
of
the
pots
at
intervals
of
six
weeks
and
pinching
off
the
ends
of
the
roots
that
showed
themselves
behind
the
compost.
This
shows
that
the
production
of
dwarf
plants
is
chiefly
due
to
a
constant
and
systematic
checking
of
the
root
growth.
277.
To
Clear
Rose
Trees
from
Blight.
Mix
equal
quantities
of
Sulphur
and
tobacco
dust,
and
strew
the
mixture
over
the
trees
of
a
morning
when
the
dew
is
on
them.
The
insects
will
disappear
in
a
few
days.
The
trees
should
then
be
syringed
with
a
decoction
of
elder
leaves.
278.
To
prevent
Mildew
on
all
sorts
of
Trees.
The
best
preventive
against
mildew
is
to
keep
the
plant
subject
to
it
occasionally
syringed
with
a
decoction
of
elder
leaves,
which
will
prevent
the
fungus
growing
on
them.
279.
Your
Friend
the
Toad.
Toads
are
among
the
best
friends
the
gardener
has;
for
they
live
almost
exclusively
on
the
most
destructive
kinds
of
vermin.
Unsightly,
therefore,
though
they
may
be,
they
should
on
all
accounts
be
encouraged;
they
should
never
be
touched
nor
molested
in
any
way;
on
the
contrary,
places
of
shelter
should
be
made
for
them,
to
which
they
may
retire
from
the
burning
heat
of
the
sun.
If
you
have
none
in
your
garden,
it
will
be
quite
worth
your
while
to
search
for
them
in
your
walks,
and
bring
them
home,
taking
care
to
handle
them
tenderly,
for
although
they
have
neither
the
will
nor
the
power
to
injure
you,
a
very
little
rough
treatment
will
injure
them;
no
cucumber
or
melon
frame
should
be
without
one
or
two.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
