A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



haps, the proper name) that has recently ap- 

 peared in some locaUties upon the stems of 

 the Rudbeckia (Golden Glow) and of the 

 single hardy Sunflower, just below the 

 blossom. 



The enemy of the Box is the white spider. 

 The insect spins its web on the Box and 

 works from the inside. If the branches are 

 pulled aside, the inside of the plant will be 

 found full of dead leaves in the vicinity 

 of the web. Recently I read in a well- 

 known gardening monthly, that this spider 

 could be destroyed by spraying with kero- 

 sene emulsion. I have some fine Box trees, 

 and there were several white spider-webs on 

 each. Watering with a very strong force of 

 water had been tried without effect. Upon 

 reading the article in the monthly and find- 

 ing that the spider was certainly causing 

 disaster which might be fatal, I proceeded 

 to have the trees sprayed with kerosene 

 emulsion, using it of the same strength as 

 for Roses. In fact, the sprayer was not 



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