LAWN 



FLOEAL NOTES FOE OCTOBER 



WM. HUNT; 



O. A. C, GUELPH. 



INSECT PESTS. With the advent of 

 autumn weather comes the necessity 

 of artificial heat in dw^lUng house 

 and conservatory. The drier atmosphere 

 caused by the use of artificial heat means 

 close and increasirtg attention to plant life 

 to prevent and ward oflf the attacks of in- 

 sect pests, all of which appear and increase 

 more rapidly as the need of increased fire 

 heat becomes necessary. 



By sprinkling or syringing the foliage of 

 fuchsias, roses, heliotrope, chrysanthemums, 

 ferns, and similar plants on fine sunny days, 

 much can be done to prevent the appear- 

 ance of thrip and red spider ; whilst a shrink- 

 ling or even dipping of the tips or leaves of 

 many window or greenhouse plants in a 

 strong solution of tobacco water will gen- 

 erally rid the plants of aphis or green fly, 

 that appears more or less on almost all win- 

 dow plants. Cinerarias, scented leaved 

 geraniums, pelargoniums, roses, calla or 

 arum lilies, calceolaria, and the splendid 



window plant, " Impatiens Sultani," or as 't 

 is sometimes called, the Patience plant or 

 Zanzibar balsam, are especial favorites for 

 the attacks of these little pests to window 

 and greenhouse plants. 



The tobacco solution can scarcely be 

 made too strong for the above purpose, as 

 an application of even the strongest solu- 

 tion will seldom harm the most tender 

 plants, except perhaps to discolor slightly 

 the foliage. A sprinkle or syringe wjth 

 cold water an hour or so after applying the 

 solution will remove all traces of discolora- 

 tion. 



To make the tobacco solution, put a good 

 handful (about i pound) of raw leaf tobac- 

 co or tobacco stems in a pail, then pour boil- 

 ing water on them sufficient to cover them 

 two or three inches in depth, cover the pail 

 up closely, and when the liquid is cold 

 strain it oflF carefully, when it will be fit for 

 use without any further diluting with 

 water. The young growth of many of the 



