Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1874 — House-Plant Compost. [ARTICLE]

House-Plant Compost.

The Ma»sachu»ettß Ploughman says: Compost for house-plants should be made of the following ingredients: 1. Good garden mold. 2. Mold'from decayed turf, from a pasture or field. 3. Decomposed stable or cow-yard manure. 4. Mold from decayed leaves. 5. Sea or river sand, free from salt. 6. Peat from the meadows that has been exposed to frost. 7. Coarse sand or gravel. 8. Broken flower-pots, charcoal or oyster shells. 9. Old mortar or plastering. Garden mold will not be needed if there is a supply of fine decayed turf About one-fifth of the pot may be filled with the drainage materials, viz.: broken bits of pot, charcoal or oyster shells. If a little meadow moss is placed over these it will prevent the earth washing through. Compost for camellias, roses, geraniums, etc., should be: One part river sand; one part leaf mold; one part manure ; two parts leaf and turf, br garden mold. For cactuses: Two parts coarse sand; three parts leaf and turf mold; one part peat and a little broken plaster. —The First Baptist Church was recently organized in Los Angeles, Cal. Chinese and English services were held by the Rev. Francis and Lee Kee; also open-air English and Chinese services on the public square. 7" ■' '’ • . ■ ft •