GARDEN ENEMIES 



their work so quickly and thoroughly. Not a 

 leaf escapes their blighting touch on an in- 

 fected plant, and if it is not quickly checked, 

 all the foliage will soon turn black and fall, 

 sifting, in its descent to the ground, the 

 powdery germs of reinfection on the neigh- 

 bouring plants. 



There is, however, one drop of comfort in 

 fighting garden enemies, and that is that 

 one can conquer most of them by a per- 

 sistent and thorough course of action. At 

 all events, one conquers the particular 

 species attacked (except scale and rust) 

 sufficiently that it is not seen for several 

 seasons afterwards. It is true that some 

 new variety is sure to appear in its place, 

 so that one is always kept on the rampage 

 after something. But it is, at least, more 

 interesting to wage war against new 

 enemies than to be always ineffectively 

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