PANSIES. 



year old Crimson Rambler in full bloom 

 is a sight long to be remembered. 



One of the most troublesome pests 

 of the rose is the " rose-slug " ; the best 

 remedy I have found is to dust the 

 plants with powdered white hellebore, 

 in the morning when the dew is on ; or 

 if no dew, first spray the leaves and 

 then apply the powder. Another trou- 

 blesome insect is the green fly, which 

 usually attacks the young growing shoots. 



and is easily prevented by the use of 

 tobacco dust, which should be dusted 

 over the plants once or twice a week ; 

 however, it would be best to make both 

 these applications before the insects 

 appear. In very dry weather the plants 

 should be thoroughly watered two or 

 three times a week, and hoed at least 

 once a week. Never allow the soil to 

 bake or become hard; the surface should 

 be kept loose at all times. — Vick's Mag. 



PANSIES. 



THERE is lots of pleasure in store 

 for those who have never owned 

 and studied a pansy bed ; and 

 even more for those who know just how 

 much joy is in such a possession. 



If you have a hotbed, sow pansy seed 

 there in August. Transplant until they 

 are five or six inches apart. Protect 

 with mats on outside and paper on in- 

 side during cold weather ; or, instead of 

 paper, give a light covering of leaves, 

 which, to be an ideal covering, should 

 not be packed closely. Give air and 

 light on warm, sunny days. Very early 

 in spring the protection may be re- 

 moved, and if carefully watered and 

 sheltered from the noontide sun, the 

 pansies will soon be blooming. As 

 soon as the frost is out of the ground 



they may be transplanted to the garden. 

 Make the bed rich with old, fine, stable 

 manure (preferably from the cow stable). 

 Give them a sunny situation I say, with 

 all deference to writers who say pansies 

 need a shady position. Mulch the 

 pansy bed with chip dirt, chopped hay, 

 lawn clippings, fine manure from the 

 bottom of the heap, — or better than 

 anything else, if you can get it, is wood's 

 earth or leafmold. A good mulch and 

 plenty of water, and we have no sun- 

 shine that will hurt the pansies. They 

 bloom earlier in spring and remain in 

 bloom later in fall in a sunny situation, 

 but possibly a sheltered bed would give 

 more and larger blooms in mid-summer. 

 — Vicks' Magazine. 



Improved Kerosene Emulsion. — 

 One of the best emulsions for use in the 

 greenhouse or window on plants affected 

 with aphis, scale and mealy-bug is pre- 

 pared by adding one part of fir tree oil 

 to five parts of kerosene and diluting the 

 mixture with water, according to the 

 insect to be fought. For scale and 

 mealy-bug, use 20 parts of water to one 

 of the mixture, syringing it all over the 

 plants infested. For green and black 



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aphis, use 40 parts water. To produce 

 a thorough union of the oils and water, 

 put them in a pail and mix well with a 

 syringe for a moment. Some florists 

 who have used it think it cures and 

 prevents mildew. It is preferable to the 

 old kerosene emulsion in which a por- 

 tion of slightly sour milk was used h^^ 

 cause it can be prepared with so much 

 less trouble. 



