THE PRACTICAL FLOWER GARDEN 



ies upon the treatment of special plants, fer- 

 tilizers and insecticides. 



From them I learned of a death-dealing 

 dose for the omnipresent rose bug which has 

 reduced this pest in my own garden to a few 

 survivors easily destroyed by hand. 



MIXTURE FOR ROSE BUGS 



3 pints of any kind of sweet milk 

 3 pints of kerosene 

 1 quart of water 



Mix in something that can be shaken, — a 

 demijohn is excellent, — shake for a few min- 

 utes, add one-half pint of the mixture to one 

 gallon of water, stir well, then spray this 

 diluted mixture on the rose bushes, also wet 

 the ground thoroughly over the roots, and 

 apply it gently with the fingers to the rose 

 buds. It should be used every ten days from 

 May 1 to the middle of June, and as the larvae 

 of the rose bug are in the ground, this treat- 

 ment seems to prevent them from coming to 

 life, and relieves us from one of our greatest 

 trials. The same treatment may be given 



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