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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



Shading. 



< .-il 1 |iv:i- :i ml l:i li:i- ;ii >■ \'>'\ I<'l' w it ll 

 lull -.iiiiJi:;!,! I'm ~(>iiir wccls- yrl. \c\cr 

 in i Hi j 1 1 t lie \ t II I II .'I little |i;i If i n i-nlin' : 

 ,llu'\ Will -Miw ;iii.| lliiwri lic'ltcr lli;iii 

 -Ihli .i~ ;i I !■ M'l i1 1 11 ^li.-nlc 11 II I lie t I lllf. 

 iiiNi' Miltuiiiii \ i-\ 1 1 111 nil iiii'l (iiliiiit ii|^|(p> 

 -iilii^ til.' til II ~uii II 111 1 1 M III I'll 1 . w lii'ii 

 ;i III 1 If -liihic lii;i\ It iif(c-,^;iiv. 

 < A |iii pr.i 111 III- iicTil ;i lit t ll' -li;iilc. :i ml 

 |ili;i l:iiiM|.-i - -liiiiiM iicvi'i Kr c'\|i(i>ril 



1(1 lill^lll -11 ll-ll i lir. tllr\ Ih'IIIL; till' llliP--t 



sii-(i|ii I Ml- (iT ciii-liiiU ill lhi> ii's|'rri. 

 will If ih.-IihI- .■■•111 Im' litlf.l w illi ricil h 

 <il l:illi -li.-|>li'-. .-Ili'l llir-.,. r;iii he |c 

 tiMiVi'il .iuiiml; rliPli'lv ;iim| i|;iik w r;it lie r. 

 till' I'liiiit- li:i\c ll w iiinliTl'ii I ;i'l \ ll lit .-IL!!' 

 11, ri iliii-i- 1:11)^11 iiiiilcr i^hi^-- wliicli in 

 -linilni'l I- lic;i\il\ mati'il Witll kcin 

 -c'lii' iiihi li'.'iil iir '■vr'i,'-l mil' \\;i>li, liiit it 



i-CI-t- ll|li||i\ 111 I'lll ll|i lllc^i' --ll.'lilt'-. 

 .•nnl lhi\ nil' :i little lieviilnl t lie lilli-ev 

 111' .-11111 III. -I .- 1,-1 I u riiW el -. 



Sponging. 



'I'll. I . - .iiini .:i I .'ll I \ I'l \ little I 1 me 

 till -| 'J I h l; III -11 inmei n m I. I lien- 



lel .-. e\ 1 I \ I .111 lit -III 111 1. 1 I I |.ii--il lie. lie 

 .i\ el lilll, l.-c I 1 ..'t \\ ee ll liiiw ;i mi t lie ell. I 

 -if M;t: .-ll. \\ It ll iii;iii\ |.l,'iiit- tin- will 



I.e .-I -Unlle t:i-K. t Ml t |e\ ,-|-. ll lllle-teil 

 Willi -.-:ili-. -liiiilM li;,\e liiilli-, ;i- well 

 :i- le;i\e-, well w;i-lii'.| wiTJi -mile -ii;i|i 

 -iilnliim. ,ili.| -till |i|il-lle- .-lie ii-ii;il|\ 

 iieie--:i ! V ; 11 1- 1 ell 1 1 1 -lie -.-.'l |e 1 1 j'l |i| ii| n'l 1 \ . 

 I 1 1 :i ke- ■ . m-|. lei ,'1 Lie 1 illie In i- li'li ll 

 \ inil'i-.; I ll 111- n\X ji| (p|iel I \ . Iml il will 

 ji;i\ 1 1. 1.1 't . I l|ll i iil: I. .'Ill \\ e;il In-i il 

 m;i\ li. ,.i.--il.|(. ll, |p(,i line ui iwn i-\ti;i 

 )i;iml- ■■ I- :i 11 ' ii:^ 1 lie-e. ."-^min 1 Imx- ;iml 

 u'irl- .].. 'In wipik iii-1 ;i- well ;i- men. 

 ' l\ i-rln .-n I w ,-|l el i li;j nee. I- Id I.e .liilie 



Nvilji ^i;;it -:iie in mi.lwiiilei. lail e\eii 



:it till- -. ;i-iili lliele ,-||e i|;i\- wlieii ;, 



I lull 1 -1 '1 .1 \ I iil: i~ ;ii| \ .'i Ml .-iLieiiii-. ( 'nl 

 lle\;i- nl:-! In-lin-, ll -|i|;i\e.| uVi-r alnillt 

 '.I :i '11. ' I le,-ii .i:i\ - w ill lie .il ii'.l ipIV 

 l.elipi.- II I L'lit I :i 1 1, ( ). Iipiil im lii--iiin-. i-'.in 

 linliniii- :i:-.| leli. I l ul .e-. e\i-e|it thii--i' in 

 iIipW I'l . :i .- nil I lelieliti ,| li\ ;| ll iii-i-;i 

 -iininl i.iiii I ll iil; ip\ei. I leml rul le- witli 

 mule- -11, nil -liiinlii linve ;i -|.i;i\ emli 



II lie \:i \ ■ . 1 n--i-i . li'N el(i| linen I nt 1 In- 

 im.ie-. . , 



Fumigation. , I 



tlli-ln ■- nil- le-- llipllli|e.| Willi lll-ei-1 "i 

 |.e-l- llini; m;ill\ ntllel |i|;illt-. .^i-;ile 



e.'i II I '1' -.11111111 le. I 1 1\' -|ir,-i \ I iil; with 



\ I 'll : !i I' I I ee 111 I. Lilt ,-| 111 Ml 11;!! t inn 



iii.-e II, ■ 1^ 111 111- ten .|;i \ - w ill lii'i. :\ 



'^leilj Inlji. ii-iiil; -ullie n i ei it i in - "e \ t"r:i r I 

 • '\ ;i|Mii :'it.-.| .1 \ ei Wild, I nli-dliipj |;ini|i-. di. 

 1 I -1 en in I - ii-eil. 1 1 1-n n 1 le |.;i i lite. I nil 

 tin- inle- -III. I ;i -im'ill i|li;iiitit\ will j^'.vu 



;.|i ;i 1 ili(P-|i||< re sIiipiil; eimULlll tn Kill 

 :i|i!ii-, ViUd llili|i'-. miles-; the attMelx is 

 .•I |i;nl dill'. A Im';i\\ iluse will i\ill ini'al.x' 

 Ihil;. < all leva Hies mi the wili^' are 

 killi'-l li\ these I'll iiii,L:al iipli^ .•ilsii, al 

 'ihniiLih ciilliiiL; "lit iiit'este.l L;rdWtlis as 

 -ipipii a- mitii-e.l is tile inust i-ertaiii, it' 

 ra.lii-al. .-iiie \'(>y tlic latter. Oiiniitn^lds- 

 -niii-. ina-.|('\ allias ami Miltimia xexil- 

 l.iria will lint stainl heavv l'iimiL;at ions, 

 ami hy.lrnryanii- aei.l L;as. sate tlmii^ii 

 It i- to list: aiiioiiy inaii.s' a|i|ian'iit ly 

 -iisri'[p1 ilili^ )»l;ni1s. will seriously dainaLie 

 1 \eii llii' liaiily iooKiiiL; eatlleyas ami 

 -liiiuM iie\ er lio iisoil ill :hi dii-iiiil house. 



WILL NOT FUMIGATE ORCHIDS. 



Im|iiirter-- _ ot' orcliiil |p|ants arc 

 liieaihiiiL; easier; 'I'lic t'eileral hortieiil 

 ini.-il lioaiil L;i\es imlicat loll ot' aiiaii 

 ilipiiiiiL; Its iileji of ijua ra lit i 11 i iil; or 

 dllierwise at t eiii|pt I iil: to re|iel the in 

 \ avion ol' 1 he e;i 1 1 leya lly. 



'I'liere has. of late, liocii niiirli i-i>ni 

 I'lain' oi tlic i|e\ astations ol' the i-at- 

 lleya lly. aiiil those coiinila iiits iia\e 

 iiiine tn the attention ol' the lioani 

 ih;iiL;e.| with the iliitv of ailiii iiiister- 

 iiiL; the feiieral lioit iciiltviiii 1 i(uaran- 

 tine law. The |poar.|. after uiv'iiiL;' the 

 niall.'r miK •-li;^lil (■ipiiviileral imi. tnl.l 



-onie of the ilii|iolters of olehiil pluilts 

 that It seeineil in line to prexeiit the 

 inifoitalion ot the cattleya Hy eitliei 

 liy |irohij.it inn tlie importation of the 

 |i|;iiit- e\re|it when aecotinianied 1).\' the 

 I I'Liiilat ion .-ert ilicato of iiis]iect ion, or 

 li\ siili jert iiiL; the plants to funuyatioii 

 .•It file |ioii ol entry. The importer- 

 \\eie |iiom|it 111 |ioiiit out, tliat ctM'fitiea- 

 tiiiii i-- iiii|iossilile. lieeaiise the countries 

 from whieli on-hiil )ilaiiis are iniporteil 

 are ainuiiL; the least ail \ aiieed, - ami. 

 with lew e\i-e|it ions, maintain no hor 

 t ii-ii It lira I i iispeet inn ; also tliat it i- 

 .-ilniost im|iossilile In ilctect tlie pres 

 eiiee of the iattle.\;i lly li.v the iiftjiee 

 lion of tlie |)laiitN in tlie coiidition in 

 wliii-li they are imjioit (>ii. Tlie iinpoit 

 I'ls saiil that they wimhi much rather 

 lia\e the importation of the ]ilaiits pro 

 hilpitcil than to lia\e the stocic fuini 

 Li.ati'il ,it the |port of entry -they ]>re 

 feireil In lie |iiit out of liusiiiess before 

 they liail -.iieiit their money for stock, 

 siiii-e l'uini;4ation woiihl amount to ]irai-- 

 lical -lest nut ion. 



The iiii|ioiters a.lso jiointeil out that 

 the i|iiarant iiie Law is siipposeii to lie 

 for the purpose of prex eiitiiiL; the in 

 trodiict iiiu/ of .'lll^ plant ptosis not now 

 prewiTeTTt in the I'liiteil States — and 

 they cmpliasi/ed 1 he fact that practi- 

 cally <'\ery orcliid est al il isliment al- 

 reail\ has the cattleya tl.v. 'f'hey said 

 the law" does not tit the case. 



So stidiiLily do the importers- A nice 

 tlu'iV |notestat ions tli.at the federal hor 

 •"icuilural Ipoard, after furtlier con-i.i 

 eratioii. lias about concluded tli;it it 

 will not undertake to i|iiarantine 

 anainst the cattleya (ly or to reniilate 

 the imjiortation ot' orchids, excefit tli;it 

 the nsiitil |iernkit for tlie importation 

 of nursery stock will be iiM|uired, ami 

 an eye will be kept on tlie impoita 

 t ions. 



DISEASED GERANIUM FOLIAGE. 



I .'Mil e'l.-lip-i iil; a fi'\\ -ample- of L;ei,'i 

 inn in le.-i \ e- w hi.- h a i e affe.-! e. I with 

 -nine -dit dl .|i-ea-e. Will \dll kil|.||\ 

 a.|vi-e me 111' it- i-;ill-i' ami the rellieiU 



I'lir il.' 'file .|i-ea-e I- rather L;i'iierall\ 

 .li-t I i bill e.| t 111 iiiil;1iiiii1 the geraniums. 

 I'Xiept III the -ini-l^ pl.'iiit-. I'liey are 



llii\\ ill '■'< im-ll pdt- ;il|.| -eelii -tlllite.l 

 from the I'ffc.-l- III' thi- ,lea f . I ly i le^. 

 'I"lii'\ ;iie III :i Well liL;liti'.| Inm-e.' wli idi. 

 iiwiiiL: ll' L;em'r.'il can-e-. cannnl be 



lie.'lle.l hiL:ller lll.'lll '>- .|i'L;lee- in idhl 



\\ I'.'il lii'i . a ml nil thi- .'ici-iPii II t thi'\ are 



Kept dii the .|j\ -hie. Tlii- tlolible ha- 

 never a|i|ii'ari'.| belnre thi- \ ea l . eithel 

 III 1 lie Held ipl bi'iich. ,'i ml t he -oil is (pf 

 the -;ilili' l;i;i.Ii' :i- thai ll-ed ill ple\ ions 



\e;ii-. It i- ratliei linhl. witll manure 

 ami :i -lll.'lll .'iinoiiiil of bone meal fur 

 the -econd pottiii;^. The lir-1 -Iliii ol' 

 the .|ise,'i-e .'iplieaied after the pl;il|t- 

 weie potted np ill !''-_. inch |iipts I'roiii 

 1 he i-iit li iil; liein-li. Ill -oil wit honl 

 ma nil i e. |-'. 7..' < • . 



It ma \ be thai von i t roii I de ;i rose 



from ■ kei'pi iil; the rutting-- a little too 

 Ioiil; III tile -ami. Thi- is freipiently tli(> 

 caii-e of -ti'iii nil ami various hjtif dis 

 ea-e- iidi oiilv of L:eraiMums Imt of a 

 iinmliei of other pl.'int-. ll is pnssible 

 lli.'il tile -oil witliiPiit manure used at 

 tlie lii-i poitiiiL; iii.'iy lia V e been too poor. 

 ami lli;it pure -la rv .-it ion caused the 

 pl.'llll- to become -tlllite.l ami the f(dia,L|f 



to be lo-t. < iei.'i ni 11 Ills make ,'1 r.'iiik 

 Uiowlli if miicli m.-iiiiire is used in tin- 

 -oil. and line bone i- a -afe substitute 

 for .-ininial maniire-. .-i- it pioniijtes .'i 

 -tockv, -hnit loiiite.l plant which \\i\\ 



lloVVel Well. ."^oine hlie. nhl. Well -creeiied 

 im'llillie .'1.1. led to the soil ;it the secoinj 

 polliiiL; is ot material benetit to tin- 

 pitints. while .just .-I little ;il the initial 

 pottiii.i: will ]pnt n little life into tliein. 

 .\ teiiiper;it lire of 1^ to .'iil ile;^rees i- 

 am|de I'or ;i('rani:um-. They like a dry 

 ;it mospliore and plenty of buii ami fresh 

 air. .\ 1! \oii can do with voiir worst ;i i 

 fect(;i| plants is to throw tliem avv.'iv. 

 Tlios(> loft may be found to need a little 

 move plant food to color them up. Ap 

 ply this in the forin ot' a top dressitiL: 

 rather than in li<piii| form. ''. W. 



