172 I^'SECTs INJURIOUS to the eose. 



INSECTS INJURIOUS TO THE ROSE. 



There are several very destructive, and in some 

 seasons their depredations almost overpower the ope- 

 rator. In the eastern states, the Slug nearly destroys 

 every leaf. A remedy against its ravages, brought 

 into notice by Mr. Haggerston, late gardener of J. P. 

 Gushing, Esq., is to take two pounds of whale oil 

 soap, dissolved in fifteen gallons of water, and to 

 syringe the plants therewith in the evenings till 

 the insects are destroyed. The plants must also be 

 syringed with clean water in the mornings, or the 

 cure would be almost as destructive and offensive 

 as the disease. After the plants are clean, stir up 

 the soil to refresh it from the effects of the waterings. 

 Green-fly is easily destroyed by tobacco water, applied 

 with the syringe in the evening, and again with jRire 

 water in the morning. This insect is most trouble- 

 some in city gardens, where the birds cannot feed 

 upon it. 



Brown's Fumigator is a very simple portable instru- 

 ment for the distruction of this pest, so prevalent 

 amongst roses ; the whole force can be brought to bear 

 upon any plant in any situation by covering the plant 



