Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1906 — FLOWER AND TREE. [ARTICLE]

FLOWER AND TREE.

The witch tree of Nevada is so luminous that on the darkest night it can be plainly seen a mile away. A person standing near can read the smallest print by its light Nitrate of soda is a tine stimulant for sick plants. Dissolve a teaspoonful in one quart of warm water and use about twice a week, or until a healthy grow tli is resumed. The castor bean makes a tall, majestic plant for the lawn, with glossy green leaves, brown or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet or of green, prickly fruit. The canary bird flower is a pretty floral novelty, very common in some places, but little known in others. It grows to a height of ten to fifteen feet, covers trellises thickly and bears hundreds of yellow flowers that look like canary birds with the wings extended.