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attending to the bandages may be emi)loyed far more profitably bv giving 

 the trees an extra spraying. 



There are a few growers who still make use of lamp traps at night 

 time to destroy the codlin moth, irrespective of the fact, which has been 

 l^ointed out again and again, that the codlin moth is not attracted by 

 lamps or lights. These traps do incalculable harm to an orchardist, as 

 they are responsible for the destruction of hundreds of lace-wing flies, 

 insects that are most useful as destroyers of aphides and scales. 



One of the secrets of success in codlin moth spraying is the destruction 

 ■of as many as possible of the insects of the first brood. Thus, if particular 

 care is given to the early sprayings, keeping the fruit covered with spray 

 for a month or six weeks after setting, this result is easily accomplished. 

 Some growers prefer to gather all fruit infected by the first biood. spraying 

 only for the second and later broods. Even if all the fruits attacked are 

 gathered, which very rarely happens, the grower suffers from the loss of 

 fruit, which he can ill afford, unless his crop be a heavy one. 



Another feature for consideration is the fact that the presence of any 

 arsenical spray on the foliage is responsible for the destruction of the 

 pear and cherry slug, root borer beetle, and all forms of leaf eating 

 insects. 



Spraving the cherrv trees for the slug will now be necessarv. Arsenate 

 •of lead may be used, provided the fruit is nut far advanced. Hellebore, 

 and also tobacco water are effective against this pest. 



Vegetable Garden. 



Frequent hoeings will now be necessary .so as to provide an earth mulch, 

 and also to keep down weeds, which will now be growing with great 

 vigour. Vegetables being generally very succulent and quick growing 

 plants, require a considerable Avater supply. At the same time, the hoe 

 should be kept in constant use during the summer. The beds mav also 

 be mulched. 



Asparagus beds should be kept constantly cut, and as few growths 

 .allowed to continue as possible. 



Potato, onion, and cabbage crops should l:)e frequently hoed and kept 

 from weeds. 



Tomato plants should Im- ilisbudded and ])inched back to prevent too 

 much wood growth, taking care to stake each plant. 



French beans, celery, peas, cucumber, melon and .similar seeds may 

 now be largelv sown ; while plantings mav be made from earlier .sowings. 



Flov/er Garden. 



Hoeing, surface cultivation, watering and mulching are the principal 

 necessities for the flower garden this month. The soaking rains of early 

 October have been of great value to the flower garden ; and if hoeing and 

 mulching are resorted to wherever and whenever possible, especially the 

 former, the garden will benefit very considerably. The moisture from these 

 rains should last for weeks, especially if it is conserved by surface cultiva- 

 tion. One hoeing is worth half-a-dozen waterings. Keeping the soil 

 surface loose, and providing an earth mulch for the plants, is far more 

 beneficial, and far less weakening, than the excessive waterings, to which 

 the garden plants are so frequently subjected in summer. It is safe to 

 say that a greater number of plants are lost in summer through excessive 

 watering than through the absence of water. Further, the light sprinklings 

 which are so frequentlv given in hot weather rarely reach the roots of the 



