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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 389, 22 October 1903, Page 7

GKOWING PALMS AND FEBNS. The wonderful increase—in popularity and demand of, this branch of florioultur" incredible. At ths present time a few palms and ferns are found in almost every house, where plants are kept, and one often finis some very fine specimens growing in small suburban gardenß and yards, and are very beautiful objects of foliage. Palms and feras are not bo difficult to grow as some people think. Many people thitk that plantß Bhould not be watered while the sun\is shining. That is correct as far as spraying the foliage because if sprayed or sprinkled while the sun is shining brightly, especially thoifl plants that may be under glass, the foliage would be burnt or blistered. When the soil begins to get dry water them, sun or no sun. Plants set in hot-houses might dry out many times a day, and if the once a day watering rule was adhered to, there would soon be s:>me sick plants. Then the grower oftea tries to make up for lost time by keeping them constantly Boaked with water which is sure to ihastea the death or prolong the sieknesß of the plants. The water is taken by the leader roots and evaporated through the foliage. If the rootß have perished by being too dry, the plants cannot taka up as much water as before. Then the foliage begins to brown at the tips, or the whole leaf dries up. Many people assert that heat is the cause of the plants loping a portion or all the foliage, when really it is all caused by the plants getting bo dry that the roots perish. Over watering is eqaally as injurious if parsieted in, but is not so likaly to occur except in real cloudy, cold, moist weather.

WHY SHE HiD NO SPOON. A. good story about Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan has just come to light. At a big dinner given to Mt. Morgan in Philadelphia it happened, by Booie unfortunate oversight, that the gueat of honour had no oyster fork. In commenting good naturedly on this accident, Mr. Morgan said: '1 am reminded of an anecdote my father used to tell about; a certain Mrs. Murphy. Mrs. Marphy, it seems, was dining out, and had so saltspoon. The hostess called her butler's attention to the f Act. «William,' she said, ' Mrs, Mnrphy has no saltspoon.' 'Madam,' William answered gravely, ' the-last time Mrs. Murphy dined here we lost a ealtspocn.' Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.~Ettripideß. She s 'Do thoughts that;- dame to you lonsc ago ever return P' mt He (a poet): * Yes; if I 'enclose a stamped envelope.' Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life. —Sidney. Young courage and old caution make a strong pair.—lndian proverb,