10 Oct., 1916. 1 Orchard and Garden Notes. %'^'^ 



The Flower Garden. 



Flower gardens are troubled with many pests at this time of the 

 year. Rose aphis is one of the most prevalent; frequent applications 

 of tobacGO water will kee]) this pest in check. The hot winds should 

 not be waited for so as to rid the garden of the pests, because a great 

 deal of damage is done before the hot winds come. They should be 

 sprayed in any case. 



Rose mildew will also need combating. This may be done by dusting 

 the bushes with sulphur while they are wet with the morning dew. 

 The ground may also be sprinkled, as the fumes check the fungus. 



Leaf-rolling or leaf-eating insects will need to be sprayed with 

 arsenate of lead or Paris green. 



The surface should be kept well hoed so as to conserve the moisture, 

 especially after the frequent waterings that should be given. 



Dahlia and chrysanthemums may be planted in soil that has been 

 dug over two or three times, and each time digging in manure. The 

 soil must not be too rich, but must be well drained. 



Bulbs that have lost their foliage may be lifted, but do not cut the 

 foliage, as this means loss of sap and energy. 



Asters, zinnias, salvias, balsams, amaranthus, celosias, &c., lobelia, 

 bedding begonia, iresines, alternantheras, <S:c., may now be planted out 

 for summer and autumn flowers. 



EFFECT OF SULPHATE ON CROPS. 



Certain plants, says the Fharinuceutical Journal, seem to be bene- 

 fited by treatment with sulphates, but others show less response to 

 sulphates than to phosphates. Plants belonging to cruciferae and 

 leguminosiP are most favorably afi^ected by treatment with calcium sul- 

 phate, although the latter appears to stimulate seed production in cereals 

 such as barley and oats but have little or no eifect on straw. In the 

 case of clover the increase in the air-dry material due to calcium sul- 

 phate (gypsum) was 23 i)er cent, while with rape calcium sulphate 

 mixed with a comj)lete fertilizer gave a crop 17 per cent, heavier than 

 with complete fertilizer alone ; with radishes the increase in the crop 

 under the same conditions was 9 per cent. The root development of 

 red clover and i'a])e showed a marked increase under tlic inilncnci' of 

 the calcium sulphate dressing. 



Free sulphur is harmful even in larger supplies of calcium carbonate. 

 — Extract Journal Lndii.slrial and Eiujitwering Chemitttri/.^iiiy, WIG. 



HEMINDERS FOR NOVEMBER. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — Continue to feed stable horses well; add a ration of greenstuff. 

 Rug at night. Continue liay or straw, chaffed or whole, to grass-fed horses. 

 Feed old and liiidiy-iondit iunccl horses liln'raily. If too fat, iiiarcs due to foal 

 should be put on poorer pasture. Turn out workers due for a spell at <jras9. In 



