KENTIA PALMS
Kentia palms are among the most popular of indoor plants. Many housewives find it extremely difficult to grow these handsome plants. A few simple hints on their cultivation should be appreciated. Periodically they should be repotted. A mixture of nice fine sandy soil should be used, and the bottom of the pot must hav'e ample drainage. The leaves should be sponged once a week with fresh water so as to keep the pores free from grit or dust. During the summer, Kentia palms should be Avatered twice a Aveelt and through the winter mouths about once a Aveek. Place the pot in a bucket of Avater and lea A-e it to soak, then let it stand to drain. i
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 32
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121KENTIA PALMS Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 968, 10 May 1930, Page 32
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