Round the Year in the Garden 



The best way of dealing with the latter is to destroy 

 as many as possible by hand picking, and to syringe 

 the bushes with hellebore wash. This is made by 

 mixing a little flour and hellebore powder together 

 and dissolving them in water. There are all sorts of 

 convenient remedies for getting rid of greenfly, though 

 there is probably nothing better than Abol insecticide. 

 A home-made remedy is obtained by boiling J Ib. of 

 quassia chips and J Ib. of soft soap for two hours in 1 

 gallon of water ; the solution is subsequently strained 

 and diluted with 2 gallons of water and syringed on the 

 plants. 



Mildew may be expected to make its appearance on 

 Roses towards the end of the month, and it is essential 

 to take measures at once for its destruction. A simple 

 remedy is to use sulphide of potassium (liver of sulphur), 

 dissolving J oz. in 1 gallon of water and syringing the 

 affected leaves. Cyllin soft soap, which is obtainable 

 from chemists, also makes a suitable solution. 



Water Lilies. The presence of water adds greatly to 

 the delight of a garden and affords the means of growing 

 many beautiful plants that otherwise could scarcely be 

 suited. Water Lilies (Nymphaeas) should be the first 

 choice among water plants. The present is an excellent 

 time to put them out. The best plan is first to plant each 

 one in a small basket of loamy soil, to weight this with 

 stones, and to sink it on a mound of soil at the bottom of 

 the pond. Nymphaeas will not thrive in swiftly flowing, 

 and therefore cold, water, but in pools, ponds, lakes, 

 tanks, and even tubs, they are quite at home, and give 

 much distinction and charm to the garden scene. Some 

 varieties are more vigorous than others, and a large 

 expanse of water is necessary for their accommodation. 

 Among those suitable for small ponds and tubs are Layde- 

 keri fulgens, rosea and lucida, pygmaea and helveola. 

 Other delightful water plants are the native Bog Bean 

 (Menyanthes), the Water Violet (Hottonia), and the flower- 



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