THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



agreement regarding the methods of routing the 

 pest. A large number of prominent growers 

 were present on the occasion, some of whom 

 were bitterly opposed to the act recently passed 

 for the destruction of the insect. After con- 

 siderable discussion of a report by a committee, 

 a resolution, modeled after that passed at our 

 Whitby meeting, was considered and passed 

 after a warm debate. The resolution approves 

 of the efforts of the department to stamp out 

 the pest ; asks for a continuance of inspection ; 

 the destruction of all badly infested trees; and in 

 case of trees being slightly infested that the 

 owner have a choice between their destruction 

 or having them treated under the direction of 



an inspector on condition of bearing a share of 

 the expense of such treatment ; that all nursery 

 stock be fumigated previous to sale, under the 

 eye of an inspector. One clause was added 

 that was not included in the Whitby resolution, 

 viz., that the owner have a voice in estimating 

 the value of his trees destroyed. This latter 

 provision would surely cause endless disputes 

 and litigation. We think it far wiser that a 

 reasonable basis be established, and then let 

 the application to each individual case be 

 settled by the inspector. Badly infested trees 

 are of no real value anyway, and the privilege 

 of treating trees slightly infested is surely a pro- 

 vision that should satisfy everyone. 



THE TEMPERATURE FOR HOUSE PLANTS. 



On cold nights when there is a liability that 

 the temperature will fall below the danger 

 point, it is well to spread newspapers in the 

 window and draw shades so as to prevent as 

 much as possible the loss of heat. The plants 

 themselves should be covered with papers, or if 

 possible should be removed from close prox- 

 imity to the windows If placed in the centre 

 of the room, preferably upon tables, or at least 

 well above the floor, they will often escape 

 injury, while similar plants remaining in the 

 window would be frosted and perhaps killed 

 by cold. 



As a rule, plants do best at a temperature lo 

 or 15 degrees colder than they need during the 

 day, and most ot the species commonly used 

 as house plants do no need over 50 or 60 

 degrees at night and will not suffer if the temper- 



ature falls as low as 40 degrees, although if such 

 a low temperature be continued for several days 

 it will check the growing of most plants. In 

 case plants have been frozen they should be 

 slowly thawed out. While it will perhaps be 

 impossible to save the foliage of tender tropical 

 plants, the plants themselves, as well as the foli- 

 age of the hardier ones, can often be saved. 

 They should be removed from the direct rays 

 of the sun and kept at a temperature of 35 to 40 

 degrees until they have thawed, when it may be 

 gradually raised Cold water can also be used 

 to advantage in thawing them out, but the tem- 

 perature should be kept as low as 35 degrees as 

 long as frost remains in the plant. Water used 

 at 50 to 60 degrees will generally do more harm 

 than to allow the plants to thaw out themselves. 

 — American Agriculturist. 



common name 



The Meai.y Bug.— What 

 is known as the Mealy bug 

 is a flat, tender, yellowish 

 insect, of the form shown 

 in the engraving, and is 

 covered with a white mealy 

 substance, from which the 



is derived. It is especially 



troublesome to Coleus, and many soft- 

 wooded plants. With a little care it is not 

 difticult to eradicate. Remove and destroy 

 all that may be found, then syringe the 

 plant two or three times a week with 

 soapsuds to which has been added a little 

 kerosene, say two tablespoonfuls to a gallon 

 of suds. 



