FUMIGATION. 



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FUNKIA. 



may be trained on one stem, so as to 

 appear as standards in the bed. Many 

 varieties of the fuchsia are hardy, and will 

 stand our winters in the open ground, 

 especially in a well-drained light soil, 

 having a large portion of peat in it ; and 

 a great many that are looked upon as 

 tender varieties will be preserved if 

 covered 3 or 4 inches with dry cinder 

 ashes at the first approach of frost. The 

 best plan is to cover the whole fuchsia 

 bed at that time with a good coating. The 

 dead branches should not be cut off, nor 

 should the ashes be removed until the 

 fuchsias begin to shoot in the spring. 



Fumigation, Easy Mode of. 



The following simple method of fumiga- 

 tion is recommended by a writer in "Gar- 

 dening Illustrated " : " To kill green fly 

 on plants, take a short tobacco pipe and 

 attach to the stem any length of indiarubber 

 tubing, the size of a feeding-bottle tube ; 

 fill the bowl three parts full of strong 

 tobacco, light it, place a piece of muslin or 

 flannel over the bowl, and holding the end 

 of the pipe about 2 inches from the place 

 affected, blow through the tube, when such 

 a dense volume of smoke is emitted from 

 the bowl that in the course of thirty seconds 

 the insects will drop dead or can be shaken 

 off. Great care should be taken that no 

 juice falls on the foliage, or it will destroy 

 it." The writer says that he has used this 

 method with complete success for years, 

 and it beats everything he is acquainted 

 with for cheapness and effectiveness when 

 single plants require fumigating. 



Further, Samuel Wood, in his "Modern 

 Window Gardening," recommends the 



following method of fumigating plants, 

 stating it to be especially applicable to 

 calceolarias, which are especially liable to 

 be infested by green fly when placed in 

 the window or conservatory. He says : 

 "As soon as their presence is detected, 

 the plants, in a dry state, should be placed 

 in tight box or tub, which must also be 

 quite dry. If the box be deep enough, 

 the plants may be placed upright in it ; if 

 not, they may be laid down. TJjis done, 

 take half an ounce of tobacco paper, which 

 costs one penny, and will be enough to 

 cleanse a dozen plants ; light the tobacco 

 and place it in the bottom, and then as 

 quickly as possible cover the top over with 

 a close damp cloth of some kind, and let 

 the plants remain in for an hour, when 

 they may be taken out and the foliage 

 syringed or watered with a fine rose water 

 pot. Repeat as often as may be necessary, 

 or dust the plant over with tobacco powder 

 when the green fly appears." 



Fuinigators. See Bellows, Fumigating ; 

 Bellows, Dusting. 



Funkia (not. ord. Lilia'cese). 



A^ genus of fine, hardy, herbaceous 

 plants, suitable some for the shrubbery 

 and others for the border and rockwork. 

 They are remarkable for their broad leaves 

 and spikes of ball-shaped flowers, mostly 

 white, with a tinge of lilac. They require 

 soil that has been well dug and enriched 

 with manure. They are propagated by 

 division of the crowns and roots at any 

 time from December to March. The best 

 known are Funkia grandiflora or Japo- 

 nica and F. Sieboldiana. 



