270 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



erland, of the Cornell University Experiment Station, in Bulletin 49, to whom 

 we are indebted for the above facts, that 

 possibly a very liberal application of 

 kerosene emulsion just before or during a 

 rain might result favorably, such an appli- 

 cation having proved efficient in exter- 

 minating a species of white grub from the 

 lawns about the Capitol at Washington. 

 Purchasers of peach trees, especially if 

 from infected districts, are advised to dip 

 every tree, root and branch, in the diluted FlG . 570.-Winced Female Magnified. 

 kerosene emulsion immediately on arrival, 



letting it remain in it for three minutes. This, it is believed, would destroy 

 any of the aphis that might be upon any part of the tree. 



Will it not be advisable to place upon our Statute Book a law similar to 

 that of California, which requires all trees, plants, cuttings, grafts, buds, seeds, 

 pits and scions coming into the State to be disinfected on arrival, which is done 

 by fumigating them with hydrocianic gas. 



Toronto, Out. D. W. Beadle. 



A Hint Worth Remembering". — The owners of geraniums, coleus plants, 

 etc., who are in the habit of picking them for boquets should understand a little 

 point which is too often overlooked. The practice of simply picking the leaves 

 is a pernicious one, for it induces the plant to grow in a spindling manner, 

 producing few leaves and long ungainly stalks that destroy the utility of the 

 plant and its beauty in one operation. The true way is to generously break off 

 a large end of the branch or shoot three or four inches from its terminus, when 

 new sprouts will at once start out and take its place, and the plant will preserve 

 a bushy appearance, producing a luxuriance of foliage which is very grateful to 

 the owner. The best results, however, cannot be obtained with these plants 

 more than with those of any other variety, unless the ground is kept exceedingly 

 fertile. Do not be afraid to fertilize it in every possible way For this purpose 

 phosphates, ashes, soot, bones and scraps from the table, and even the dishwater, 

 water from the washing, etc., containing the soap suds, is of great benefit. — -Farm 

 and Home. 



The apple tree borer can be destroyed in the following simple, cheap and 

 easy manner. Pour spirits of turpentine into the hole, which may be done with 

 a teaspoon or a small oil-can. If the borer works up, take a piece of wire and 

 run it up to the top of the hole ; then with a knife cut through the bark and 

 throw in more turpentine. This will kill the borer every time without harm to 

 the tree. — Sylvester Burrel, Ulster County, X. Y. 



