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Show THE CALLA AND ITS CULTURE By BE8SIE L. PUTNAM. Rich soil, moisture, wnrmth, and sunshlno aro tho koy notes to buccobs with tho cnlla. It can yos must bo mado to bloom In winter without much sunshlno if tho othor essentials aro supplied. If wanted for winter blooming it Is bost to lot It rest in summer, turning the pot on Ub sldo, in somo out of tho way cornor. Repot in September, filling fill-ing in a layer of charcoal for dralnago and food. Over this put a layer of manuro well rotted, nnd finish with a rich compost. Water sparingly until growth commences, com-mences, nnd then tho water can hardly bo supplied too freely. Always uso warm water. Tho roots will enjoy It qulto hot, but this Ib death to tho stom. Some placo a ring of tin nround tho bnso of tho stom, pressing it down an inch Into tho soil. With this protoctlon tho hot water can bo frooly used. Bottom heat may also bo supplied by placing tho pot on n hot brick. Dy keoplng a pair of bricks for this pur-poso pur-poso and alternating ovory 12 hours tho buds can bo forced moro freely. Qlvo liquid manuro onco or twlco a week, gradually Increasing tho doso as tho plant seems to thrlvo. Itout tho red spider by spraying with cold wator, and tho scalo with soapsuds. When two leaves appear successively successive-ly from tho samo stalk, watch for a bud next. Othors will succeed It through tho wiutor if tho treatment outlined Is adhered to. Dottom heat, molsturo, nnd all tho sunshlno possible possi-ble nro tho best Incentives to growth. |