1070 Rural School Leaflet 



tiny beak, or proboscis, with which it pierces the leaves of the cabbage 

 and through which the jmces of the plant are sucked into the mouth of 

 the insect. It is this constant drain on the plant caused by thousands 

 of tiny beaks sucking out the juices that produces the injury. The leaves 

 remain small, become deformed and rolled up, and finally wither and per- 

 haps die. The whole plant remains stunted, fails to head, and so becomes 

 worthless. 



The cabbage aphis is exceedingly difficult to control, but the lice can 

 be killed if they are hit with whale oil soap or " black leaf 40," a tobacco 

 extract. Whale oil soap should be dissolved in water in the proportion 

 of one pound to five gallons. The " black leaf 40 " should be used in 

 the proportion of one oimce to six gallons of water, but a little soap should 

 be added to help it stick and spread. The undersides of the cabbage 

 leaves should be sprayed in order to actually hit the lice. In the fall all 

 cabbage stumps should be removed from the garden; otherwise they would 

 carry the eggs of the aphis over winter. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN 



We are hoping that the day will come when in every country home in 

 New York State there will be a few house plants grown each year, and 

 when there will be enough flowering plants in the garden to give a note of 

 joy to all who pass. We hope, also, that the time will come when every 

 rural school building will have near it trees and shrubs and a border 

 of perennial and annual flowers that will be kept in good condition because 

 of the community pride of the young folk. A beginning must be made 

 for such a state-wide movement, and we want you all to help by giving 

 some serious thought to the growing of flowers. It is important that you 

 should do a real piece of work this year so that you will have some first- 

 hand knowledge. We have asked Professor White, of the Department 

 of Floriculture at the State College, to prepare for the next September 

 leaflet for teachers an outline for an entire year's work on flower gardens 

 in rural communities in New York State. This will mean that with the 

 beginning of the school year you can all make a good start, and by the end 

 of the year you will have carried out some work that will be of value to 

 you all your lives. 



In preparation for next year's work in flower culture, we want you to 

 look through the list of flowers on page 1075. The teacher will tell you 

 how many of these plants she knows, and you can talk over those that you 

 know. Look at all the garden flowers in the neighborhood during the 

 spring and summer so that you will be able to recognize them easily, and 

 also obtain advice from the growers if you care to have flowers like them 

 next year. You will find many of the old favorites: lilies-of-the- valley, 



