Varney, Almon Clother, 1849- [from old catalog] · Detroit, Mich., J. C. Chilton & co. · leaf 368
Grass. . Take one pound of alum and dissolve it in one quart ofrain-water. Tie up bunches of feathery grasses, wild rye,oats, bearded wheat, etc., loosely, and suspend them over atub. Heat the alum-water, and pour it over them veryslowly until every cluster is thoroughly saturated. Leavethe bunches… … m FOR THE
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