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GARDENING. 



April 



Swanky White, California and old single 

 English are all alike in this weakness. 

 They are grown in frames, are well venti- 

 lated, have bloomed well and constantly, 

 and have had only a trace of disease." 



We think "W." should not grumble very 

 much with the result of his violet grow- 

 ing. If they have bloomed "well and 

 constantly" there is nothing more to be 

 desired. It is possible that after a spell 

 of cloudy weather and a bright sun com- 

 ing out they would wilt somewhat, as 

 plants often do in a greenhouse. One 

 other cause may be a soil that is rather 

 rich, and having caused a luxuriant 

 growth, which would be more liable, to 

 wilt than a growth made in stiffer and 

 poorer soil. For the benefit of "W." I 

 might add that no particular soil has 

 been proved to be the only soil that violets 

 will do well in. A cold frame, or a house 

 that is in all respects approaching the 

 conditions of a cold-frame, is the most 

 desirable. Plent)- of air or ventilation is 

 at all times of the greatest importance. 

 Wm. Scott. 



SCALE ON OLEANDER. 



From "Grand Rapids" comes the fol- 

 lowing: "I have an oleander whose crown 

 is at least 8 feet in diameter. As soon as I 

 took it in the house last fall I noticed 

 that some white scale formed on the 

 leaves and now branches and leaves are 

 all covered with the same. What would 

 you advise me to do for it?" 



The white scale is one of the worst of 

 all our plant enemies. Fir tree oil insecti- 

 cide, which is largely advertised, is 

 claimed to be a destroyer of it. But if 

 that is not convenient to procure the scale 

 can be destroyed with the following mixt- 

 ure: Stir one quarter of a pint of kero- 

 sene with one pint of new milk; you must 

 thoroughly mix for twenty minutes. This 

 you can bottle and put away and when- 

 ever you have occasion to use stir well. 

 To half a pint of this emulsion add one 

 gallon of water. With a sponge saturated 

 with the emulsion rub the leaves and 

 branches of the oleander. Be sure to keep 

 the solution well mixed when using. 



Wm. Scott. 



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It may interest some of your readers, 

 especially the small fry, to know how I 

 root flowering begonias, abutilons. etc., 

 in an ordinary plant room in a dwelling 

 I take an ordinary soap box, take off one 

 end and replace this end with a piece of 

 zinc tacked down tight; around the outer 

 rim of this zinc I nail a 3-inch strip of 

 wood to form a retaining wall and fill in 

 with rough moss. I then plunge in the 

 moss a small 2 inch deep pan of tin with 

 plenty of holes in the bottom and fill with 

 damp sand; then over this pan I place a 

 bell glass. V\ ith this plan I secure all the 

 moisture I want. For the bottom heat I 

 use a small night lamp, and by a little 

 manipulation of the wick I can raise or 

 lower the temperature at will. 



I placed on December 14 a small lot of 

 cuttings of such plants as abutilons, ger- 

 aniums, begonias, etc., and in IS to 20 

 davs most of them were rooted nicely. I 

 kept the teirperature of the sand (tested 

 by thermometer plunged in center of pan ) 

 at about 60° to 65° day and night, and 

 the temperature of the room about 5° to 

 10° lower. I am now going to try roses 

 and carnations, giving tnem separate 

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