OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



without the Paris green, and this generally 

 keeps the plants in good order. The last 

 spray must be applied immediately after 

 the blossoms have faded, in order to give it 

 time to wear off before the fruit is ripe. 

 Otherwise one finds one's currants unpleas- 

 antly flavoured with copper, and quite unfit 

 for use. Care must also be exercised not 

 to spray while the blossoms are still fresh 

 on the shrub or tree, because the poison in 

 the flower will kill the insects and prevent 

 them from fertilizing, in which case there 

 will be no fruit. There are only one or 

 two days between the fading of the blos- 

 soms and the swelling of the fruit, and it is 

 only then that one can safely administer 

 the final spray. Mildew and rust are, after 

 the scale, the most difficult enemies I have 

 to contend against in my garden, for they 



attack so many varieties of plants, and do 

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