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5 feet deep, 6 or 7 feet wide, and as long 

 as you like. There the hydrangeas were 

 stored. A covering of boards and mats 

 did the rest, but that need not be put 

 on till hard frost appears. That is the 

 very best possible place; infinitely bet- 

 ter than any cellar, and no attention 

 needed until the warm days of April. 



Shrubs. 



If you do any business in shrubs now 

 is the time to plant; the sooner the bet- 

 ter, although if some protection is given 

 most of the really hardy species can be 

 planted up to winter time. Always strip 

 off the leaves of any deciduous trees or 

 shrubs if they have not already fallen. 



I hope it is not necessary to say here 

 tha,t evergreens should not be trans- 

 planted after the middle of September. 

 Don't do any, or very little pruning, to 

 the deciduous transplanted shrubs this 

 fall. Just leave the tops as they are, 

 but tie them so that the snows do not 

 break them down. Prune in the spring 

 without fail. There is very little need 

 of losing any of our common hardy 

 shrubs, if good soil is put lound the 

 roots, well trodden in and, although it 

 may sound funny to some people, if the 

 ground is dry give them a good watering 

 before you iill in the hole. Some un- 

 thinking people may not know that 

 many of our fruit trees, and even forest 

 trees,, are killed during winter because 

 their roots are dry. Trees want to go to 

 rest in the winter with their roots 

 moist. William Scott. 



ply very rapidly no time should be lost 

 in destroying them. The peculiar round 

 backed form of the older leaves of the 

 Meteor and some other varieties make 

 the under sides of the leaves an excel- 

 lent shelter for them, which is difficult 

 to reach in young stock, by reason of 

 the leaves being so near the pots. 



To control the ravages of this pest 

 syringing must be persisted in every 

 bright day, as the least neglect will soon 

 show in the increased destruction of 

 leave's. 



Green Fly. 

 This pest is so well known that it 



The Chicago Market. Views in McKellar & Winterson's. 



ROSE NOTES. 



Red Spider. 



Red spider is one of the most persist- 

 ent enemies of the rose. It is so small 

 as to be scarcely visible to the naked eye. 

 To the vigilant grower its presence is 

 soon made evident, and if left in undis- 

 turbed pos^sion for any length of time 

 the leaves will assume a scorched ap- 

 pearance. The injury is occasioned by 

 their destroying the tissue of the under 

 sides of the leaves, impairing the breath- 

 ing of the plants. They thrive best in a 

 liot, dry atmosphere, and as they nuilti- 



The only efl'ective remedy I know of is 

 cold water sprayed on the under side of 

 the leaves with sufficient force to dis- 

 lodge the spider and eggs. Some grow- 

 ers object to using cold water because it 

 subjects the plant to a sudden chill. This 

 can easily be obviated by lowering the 

 ventilators and increasing the tempera- 

 ture 8 or 10 degrees previous to syring- 

 ing. Having practised this for years 

 wilh good results, such as strong, hardy 

 foliage and absence of mildew, I have no 

 hesitation in recommending it. Warm 

 water has a tendency to encourage a soft 

 and rapid growth with tender foliage, 

 a condition very susceptible to mildew. 



needs no description. Its entomology is 

 interesting, and it is well to know the 

 habits of the enemy with whom we are 

 in daily conflict. The most effectual ex- 

 terminator of this insect is tobacco. It 

 is used in various forms, vaporizing, 

 smoking, etc., a careful vaporizing or 

 smoking once a week being sufficient to 

 keep it in check. The operation should 

 be done while the glass is cool and the 

 benches allowed to become as dry as can 

 be done with safety. The smoke or vapor 

 being cooled by contact with the glass 

 will stay lower in the house, and the 

 benches being dry, there will be little 

 evaporation, allowing it to reach the 

 lower leaves. This condition is best ob- 

 tained in the morning before 



Repotting. 



Repotting ought to be done as soon 

 as the plants have completed their first 

 growth in the 2-inch pots, and repotted 

 again after each succeeding growth, 

 using half-inch shifts. While entailing 

 a good deal more labor than larger shifts, 

 the plants are much stockier and start 

 in growth and make bushes much quick- 

 ci . Kibes. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



lu chrysanthemums we have cut and 

 sold our crop of white and yellow Pitz- 

 wygrams already. We think this a good 

 early variety, both for white and yel- 

 low. It did the best for us, grown about 

 three flowers on a plant, planting them 

 in the bench rather closely together. We 

 commenced cutting and shipping the 1st 

 of October, and they are gone in from 

 two to three weeks, so that you have the 

 bench room for other plants. 



I really think that the early varie- 

 ties, from a grower's standpoint, are the 

 most profitable, as they are cut and sold 

 when there are comparatively few on 

 the market, and are handled at a season 



