CUT FLOWERS UNDER GLASS IO7 



pipe ten inches long, attaching thereto a 

 sprinkler three inches in diameter at right 

 angles, with holes made a trifle larger than 

 ordinarily used. With a water pressure of 

 from seventy to eighty pounds directed to the 

 under side of the foliage this spray will 

 dislodge the spider without knocking the 

 plants about as much as by the older methods. 



Green aphis is likely to be troublesome. 

 Do not wait until it makes its appearance. 

 Smoke the houses weekly in the autumn 

 with tobacco stems that have been moistened 

 with water to prevent blazing. Discontinue 

 when the mornings become too cold to admit 

 giving plenty of air; then tobacco stems 

 should be substituted, being suspended under 

 the edge of the bench in poultry netting. 

 Stems will last much longer used in this 

 way, besides keeping the house sweeter and 

 cleaner. 



For mildew, paint the flow-pipes with 

 sulphur mixed with water. This will not 

 adhere as readily to the pipes as if mixed 

 with oil or lime, but it will be more efficacious 

 in emitting the fumes, and is not as injurious 

 to the pipes. In warm weather, during the 

 absence of firing, dust the plants with 



