THE JOYOUS ART OF GAKDENING 



wife has her sink so arranged that the water from it runs into 

 a trough or leader which empties into the fruit-garden some 

 thirty feet away. This trough can be shortened and lengths 

 of it removed, so that one day the strawberries are watered, 

 another day the currants, and so on — ^it is a small irrigation 

 scheme, but a good one. Any farmer's wife who has known 

 the sufFering drought makes in the garden should get from 

 the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, Farmer's 

 Bulletin No. 138, which gives a clear account of the way to 

 make a water-supply go the farthest. 



Dealing With Insects 



In warfare with insects, as in other warfare, the crux of 

 success lies in getting ahead of the enemy. It is hard to rid 

 a country of an invading force once it has overrun the terri- 

 tory; it is comparatively easy to keep it out. The way to 

 kni the second destructive brood of currant worms is to kill 

 the first brood, which is almost urmoticed. In fact, for the 

 gardener the ideal attitude toward insect pests and plant 

 diseases is that of the "Little Pig" in the nursery legend, 

 who, when his morning appointment with the wolf in the 

 apple-orchard was at sis, took care himself to arrive at five. 



Peeventive Measures 



General Health. — Healthy, well-nom-ished plants are not 

 so likely to be troubled, either by disease or insects, as are 

 feeble ones. 



Bordeaux Mixture. — One of the most effective preventives 

 which the gardener can apply is Bordeaux mixture. In fact, 

 an ounce of it applied as a preventive is worth gallons of it 

 as cure. 



With Bordeaux, rust in hollyhocks and asters is prevented, 



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