MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS. 



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There is a dwarf sort that is extremely pretty, never growing over 

 three feet in height. The mock oranges are all known for their sweet- 

 ness of perfume. 



Eleventh, plant Altheas. These come into bloom in August and 

 run through September. They are not all hardy, and the hardiest kill 

 back a little when small. This is no cause of discouragement, as a. 

 little protection for a few years will fiad them hardy enough when full 

 grown. The show is splendid when in full bloom. The colors are red, 

 pink, purple, white and variegated — both single and double. The vari- 

 egated-leaved sort never expands. 



Twelfth, the Hydrangea. 



Thirteenth, Snowball. E. P. Powell. 



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Notes From Wooclbanks. 



Friendly Insects. 



The soil tiller has quite a number of faithful allies among the in- 

 sect tribe. At Woodbanks we find the average number of them, but 

 while their help in our fight with injurious insects is appreciated and 

 welcome, it can not be said that we often felt justified to rely on it 

 entirely, or to relax, even in a slight degree, our efforts for the pro-^ 



tection of our crops against in- 

 sect pests on the strength of this 

 help. We try to apply our reme- 

 dies promptly, and without re- 

 gard to the assistance we may 

 possibly receive from our insect 

 friends. In most cases these 

 remedies (insecticides) are fully 

 efficient to protect our crops^ 

 and no thanks to our insect 

 allies. In fact, it might often be 

 better for us to forget that we 

 have the latter, as the expecta- 

 tion of outside help often tempts the soil tiller to be neglectful and 

 careless. 



On the other hand, some of these friendly insects rentier us ser- 

 vices that, while not showing very conspicuously, yet are of great im- 

 portance and efficacy. 



OUR insect helpers. 



Possibly we may not have an inkling of the truth, that to these 

 services we owe a great deal of exemption from insect depredations in 

 some cases. 



