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AiciisT 10, I'.ni. 



ami iiicdriMiiatc it tliorcm^lily when (lijjj- 

 uiii<,f. ^'(^u can apply top-ilri'ssinj^s of 

 llir s1h'( p manure (ir line hone later on, 



wln'n tin' jihiiits i'e(|uire some stimulant, 

 li;:litly poinlini,' o\er the suri'aec after 

 appl.v'iiij. it. C. W. 



CATERPILLARS ON FERNS. 



Tlirrc are ;;reen caterpillars on our 

 ^Vhitmani terns. Thev look the same 

 as those that attack mi^^nonette. <'an 

 \()U su'j;,'<'st a rem(>(ly.' Ci. F. 



Tiy (lusting the ]ilaiits with SIul; Shot 

 (II' Avith jiowilereij hellebore. If this 

 <loes not yi\e results. ;i weak si)lution 

 lit J'aris yree?i or .arsenate of lead will 

 ijo the work, hut tlier(^ is sonu' danger 

 of injurx- to the youn<^ foliaj^e if the 

 arsenic (ireparat ions are used too 

 strolu^ ^V. II. T. 



SOIL FOR BOSTON FERNS. 



We arc ihinl^ini;' of j,'rowinj^ some 

 ^jicciincn tVriis tdr decor.atixc i)ur- 

 poscs and -laiuld like to ^et some in- 

 I'orination <iii the suiiject. What Kind 

 of soil ;ind wh.at kiml of I'ei't ili/ers arc 

 liest and Imw should they be used.' Is 

 It ads i>,ildc lu jiimdi olf the runners or 

 should they l.c jicilted as laidTs.' I .am 

 ^peaKiiiL: III I lie JHivtnii t'eiai and its 

 -pert-. S. .V ,-^. 



Alnio-i :i'i\ l:(hi(| tup >n[\ \\ i II :iii>\ver 

 t(ii- ilii-ton I'i'rns. with the .addition of 

 a moderate (plant itv ol' \\<dl rotteii 

 stable manure. .\ ;^ood soil tor tlie 

 pnipese is composed (d' rotted sod to 

 whi( h is added oni' fourth of manure. 



I'ot (irmly .ami lu'ej) the ruiint>rs 

 1 lippeij (ilV. A slight shade on the <^lass 

 is ben(dicial durin;^ midsummer, but is 

 not neeiled after September lo. When 



the plants j;et heavily rooted, an occa 

 sional feedinj^ with manure water is 

 hel|)ful in keei>inji; up the color of the 

 foliage. W. IT. T. 



APHIS ON FERNS. 



W'liat can 1 do to j^et rid of small 

 black insects on sword ferns? They 

 are tlie most troublesome on the new 

 fronds. I do not find them in the 

 j^reenhonse, but my customers are' 

 trouble(| with them oecasionallv. 



E. A. C. 



I'rom the description it seems most 

 ]ir()b;ible that the insects in question 

 are ajdiis, and in that case sprayinjj 

 with a weak solution of nicotine ex- 

 tract would lie the best remedy. A 

 solution consistin}f of one jiart of the 

 extract to IKH) ji.arts ef water wduld 

 .aii'^wer fur this pui'|iose, )iro\ iiie(i the 

 pl.ant-; .are not exposed te the -^un wliile 

 wet wit h t he sulut ion. W. 1 1 . '1". 



PLATE GLASS CONSERVATORY. 



Alfred I',, llurk, of rhiladelphia, has 

 built a conser\atory that is unique. 

 'The accomiianyincf illustration serves 

 to sliow the exterior appearance of the 

 strmture. It is built like an enclosed 

 p(>rj;oia, with plate glass walls and 

 roof. The architects were f^imon & 

 I'.assett ami they describe the archi 

 tectui-e lit the conserx atory as '"in the 

 order of the Italian llenaissance; a 

 stj'le suiteil to the intended purpose, 



affor<lin^ a ilesii^ii at once jucturesque 

 and dii;nili(>d. 'I'his design has for its 

 lodalde feature a row of white granite 

 moniiiilliic columns, exteniling alone 

 the I'utii-e facade, giving the place a 

 really noble perspective. The simplic- 

 it\- of construction may be understood 

 from the f acf that eacli space lietween 

 these columns is filled with a single 

 |ilate of glass. The introduttion of plate 

 glass as the main mat(>rial in the con- 

 struction of this modeiai |il.in1 hnuse 

 was a l)old departure from established 

 standards recognized by builders, and 

 it was accordingly xiewcd with general 

 disfavor. It required a dejiarture from 

 th(! old style of structural Avork in a 

 great many respects, the plans for 

 Avhi(h were carefully worked out by 

 the designers, iu conjunction with the 

 builders. ' ' 



The structure is ;'.()xliin ami st.inds .at 

 the top of ;i succession of terraces, 

 beautifully laid out. The house is jirac 

 tically <>verlasting, being made ex(dii 

 six'ely of stone, jdate glass and steel, 

 but it is of interest more because of its 

 uni(|ue than for its ]ira(dical features. 



The illustrations are supplied by Pat- 

 ton's Monthly, published by the Pitts- 

 burg Plate Glass Co. 



WESTERN GROWERS ORGANIZE. 



.\ call for a meeting of western grow 

 ers of gladioli and dahlias recentl\' was 

 s»'nt out o\('r the signatures of \]. T. 

 naiaies, S|iencer, Iiol.; W. K. I'letidier. 

 1 )es Moin(>s. la.; II. W. Koerner, .Mil 

 wankee. Wis.; X . I,. < ra w I'liril, I. a 

 (irange. ( ). ; \'.. S. Tlnimiisdii. lientim 

 liariior. Mich., and W. 'w. W.iollen. 

 I ndianajMilis. Ind. I'lirsu.ant to this 

 call. :i number cif the uirnvNcis of these 

 llowcrs met at the Sherman house, (hi 

 (■ago. August -"i. .and or;.'a n i/,ed umler 

 the name of the \\'estein l>ahlia and 

 • Gladiolus Association. The res(dutions 

 uucler whit h the association was or 

 gani/.ed state the objects as follows: 

 To disseminate knowledge of the \a- 

 ri(dies and culture of the dahli.i and 

 gladiolus among the ]ieopl(\ ainl for the 

 pleasure ami j)rofit of the growers. 

 There :ire two (dasses of membership, 

 active and assoidate. The associate 

 members enjoy all the privileges, e.\- 



Cooservatory Built at Philadelphia, Quite Distinct from the Usual Style. 



