Show ars 0 1 aind their care are and cultivation 4 4 eifle fig tulips make attractive flower flowers fer for home decoration THE TULIP IN POTS some varieties of tulips are well adapted to lie the flower pot the clu slana plana vent gros grows to a height of 20 inches with a slender stein the lea leases leaves ves are vry ry long aud and narrow and tha lover measures two inores across thia this arlecy Is of the fannel forni form with bright lemon yellow flo flowers ners with light shading of green or white hite sometimes streaked with pink it la Is very nery fragrant and road when nhen properly cultivated Is one of the roost most ot of all the tile tulip family the tulip Is easy to cultivate an as it thrives thries ft ell in either heavy or light BH soll it docs does better r in rather light soil well nell drained anil anti fairly rich those grown in heavy black soil produce smaller lowers flowers abid the colors are not nearly so bright in sone some of the uplands of the ideal tulip boll sell Is found for the growing of bulbs and it Is eald said to bo be almost identical with that of 11 holland olland where this flower la Is so successfully grown THE CARE OF YOUR PLANTS by L M bennington some reruns labor under the delu elon stun that water must be applied dally daily to their plants in the window garden more plants are billed killed e every ery year through this process thin by any other means plants watered every day are literally drowned drow ned out unless they hap bap pea to have the best of drainage others go on the ill lettle atle and often plan that Is they apply water in mall small whenever they happen to think of it the tile result Is the surface of the eoll soil Is kept moist and from this the owner fakes it for granted that the eoll soil beneath roust must be properly damp idne timea times out of ten examination will enow show that an inch or two below the the soil Is dry of course the root roots of the plant cannot do their work under such conditions the I 1 plant ocon sickens and eventually dies and tho the owner oner wonders ondera vr what caused th the trouble now la in watering ering plants plan several things have to be considered llast the nature of the plant some like a great deal of water ater others only a mod rate mount second the soil oil A close loamy soil sell dries out slowly therefore it will not require as frequent or as large apelt na its a light porous roll from which moisture evaporates rapidly third location and exposures must bo be ankin into consideration plants in the sun or a very warm arm place will mill need a rood good dial more water than those in full or partial shade or a low temperature fourth the size of the pot must be reckoned with kith the soil sell in a largo large pot will i III not dry try out for in two 0 or three days but the soil in a small pot will i III become quite dry every day little mol moisture aturo needed fifth a dormant plant requires but litt little lemater water it Is not ina in a condition to make use of much water and an o ner oer er supply of it will surely result in harm when the plant begins to gra x r then in crease the quantity and proportion tola this to the de made all these things must receive due consideration by the amateur who would know how to care for his or her plants intelligently study then thew L experiment with them in this way ay you soon become fat familiar nillar with the individuality of each ne and you will be able to give to each the cam care it needs we are often asked for some nil for watering plants it Is impossible to make any rule that can van be followed strictly the only rule I 1 have bave ever been ablo to glee Is this IN hen the surface ot of the noil son looks dry uee use enough to thoroughly saturate all the soil in ili the pot you can tell about this by the tho escape of some at the bottom of the pot then wait until the dry look op ap pears on the surface again and apply m water ater as before but ruth a as I 1 have said one will have to mo modify daify this rule to fit the bondt eions it Is a go nurul rule subject to such change as may appear necessary to the intelligent plant grower who ho dues does not believe in treating all her plants exactly alike give fertilizers to growing plant plants only A plant standing still need needs none and will be injured by the applications of the food it Is to not in a con ditlof to make use of aw i A good example of the beauty of a well kept lawn |