PALM-CULTURE 



will be enjoyable from the start, while, with a 

 young plant, there will be lack of substance 

 and size which will considerably detract from 

 your enjoyment of it, unless you take pleasure 

 in watching the process of development. 



"I find little white objects on the underside 

 of the leaves and along the stalks. These 

 seem to do harm, as the leaf, after a little, 

 turns yellow where they are. What are they, 

 and how can I get rid of them ?" 



These "little white objects" are scale. 

 They can be killed by the emulsion of kerosene 

 and soap advised in the chapter on The Insect 

 Enemies of Plants. 



Nothing will restore a leaf to its original 

 attractiveness after its leaflets begin to turn 

 brown at the tips, but the looks of the plant 

 can be considerably improved by clipping off 

 the brown part, taking pains to point each tip 

 in a natural manner. 



