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some kinds, as the Rose, Dahlia, Aster, Clematis, and 

 Cosmos, are becoming more and more difficult to raise. 

 The Rose, especially, is in need of constant care and 

 watchfulness from the swelling of the leaf-bud until 

 the end of the growing season. One of its most 

 dreaded fungous diseases is known as "black spot," 

 which must be given thorough treatment in the begin- 

 ning, before the leaves start in the spring on plants 

 that have been previously affected. Syringe with 

 Bordeaux mixture and repeat once or twice a week 

 during the growing season. 



Cosmos Borer is very destructive to the Cosmos, 

 Dahlia, Asters, and Clematis; the preventive is a tea- 

 spoonful of Paris green to three gallons of water, 

 poured around the base of the plant, using sufficient 

 to wet the ground three or four inches deep. Begin 

 when the plant is a foot high, and continue until 

 fully grown. 



The Black Beetle is an unpleasant pest that has 

 become very destructive to the Asters, eating the flow- 

 ers, and soon destroying an entire bed if not promptly 

 checked. It resembles the common blister beetle, but 

 is smaller and jet black in colour; it is easily killed 

 by knocking off into a pan of water containing a little 

 kerosene. In the early morning it is very sluggish, 

 and may be picked off and killed, or the plants may 

 be showered with the Paris-green solution, but the 

 appearance of the first bug must be the signal for 

 active operations. 



