SPRING 



which should be repeated about the 10th of 

 May and again the 1st of June, to prevent 

 the rust, that unsightly disease which covers 

 the leaves first with red spots and then 

 causes them to shrivel and fall, leaving a 

 bare stalk. This year I have taken the 

 precaution to spray the seedling Holly- 

 hocks three times during the Summer, so 

 that I hope to get ahead of the rust en- 

 tirely. 



The Roses, too, should be sprayed early 

 in April with kerosene emulsion, and about 

 the 1st of May with slugshot, and again, 

 just before the buds form, with kerosene, as 

 prevention against the creatures that attack 

 them. Gardeners generally say, that this is 

 unnecessary and wait until the pests appear, 

 but experience has taught me that in the 

 end it is less labor to keep ahead of the 

 enemy. 



The leaves of Monkshood have a tendency 

 to turn black from some microbian disease, 

 which will be averted if the plants are 



