58 EVERY WOMAN HER OWN FLOWER GARDENER. 



Slugs on Rose Bushes* 



For several years past these pests have ruined the glory of the " Queen 

 of Flowers," and turned her beauty into deformity, changing the orna- 

 ments of the garden with unsightly bushes, sparsely covered with skele- 

 ton leaves. 



Before the buds are formed, minute white spots appear on the under 

 surface of the leaves ; these change rapidly into horrid green worms 

 which devour all the green part of the leaves, and also the buds and flowers. 

 If taken in season they can be destroyed. I used " Grafton Mineral Ferti- 

 lizer " with great effect last season, keeping the foliage of a tall pink 

 Moss Rose entirely free from their ravages ; while directly across the path, 

 a yellow Harrison was left to them, and was utterly ruined. 



The powder is inodorous ; can be scattered over the leaves before the 

 dew is dried off, and will drive them away. I made the first applica- 

 tion in May, a second one early in June, and a third after the roses had 

 fled. Not a green worm was seen on the leaves. The foliage was 

 perfect. 



Powdered lime, if scattered over the leaves while wet with dew, wil) 

 also keep them off. 



A few years ago I saw a most beautiful rose garden at Plattsburgh, 

 N. Y., not a slug had touched the leaves, and it was early in July. The 

 lady owner told me that the bushes were syringed with ten gallons of 

 warm water, in which one pint of soft soap, and one pint of common 

 fine salt had been dissolved. This mixture killed them all. It was 

 applied in May, and again in June. 



Other preparations are used ; white hellebore, sprinkled on through a 

 dredging box, and flour of sulphur, similarly applied, are found effi- 

 cacious. There are two crops of the slugs ; the first comes in May, and 

 when the worms are fully developed they burrow in the ground, and 

 lie in a chrysalis state until August, when they appear with wings, and 

 lay a crop of eggs for the ensuing summer. If the first crop are not 

 entirely destroyed, it is well to repeat the application in August, so as 

 to diminish the supply for the next season. 



The following comprises a good collection of Hybrid Perpetuals : 



Achille Gonaud, bright carmine. 



Alex. Bachmeteff, deep, brilliant rose, large and fine. 



Baron Prevost, rich rose color. 



Cardinal Patrizzi, dark, velvety crimson. 



