Show I How to Raise House Plants i I Successfully S u cess fully The housewife need have no no more withered house p plants if sho she will exercise ex- ex a a. moderate mod of ot Judgment judgment judgment Judg judg- ment in their care Tho The best plan best plan to toll follow ow in watering a plant is to Walt wait until the surface Is dry to the depth of half haIt an nn inch Then pour niter over it It until it reaches rOaches tho the saucer Do not water again until the surface Is Js dry SET PLANT IN WATER To keep ferns fresh tresh and growing growing set the fern dish ina pan ot at water com coming coming ing about half an inch ab above ve the top topo o of ot the dish dih The plants should be kept in t ti the e water for about bout twenty minutes every ev other day Sprinkle the the- foliage profusely with tepid water and drain thoroughly A r remedy for forthe the plant louse and the red spider is a a. tablespoonful of extract of nicotine added to a gallon of wat water r. r The aphis aphIs' and the e bug bug- are destrOyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de by dipping the foliage tollage In strong soar soap suds Buds Fir Fit tree oil is the the best remedy for sc scale le which attacks such smooth-leaved smooth plants as as ivy and palms |