96 How TO jGrRow Cut Flowers. 



usual way, to a bucket of water add a pint of very 

 sharp vinegar and apply with a hand syringe to the 

 under side of the leaves. An application every other 

 day, for a week, will so reduce them in numbers, that 

 at the expiration of that time a proper amount of 

 syringing will keep them down. 



Anothe:- troublesome pest is the Rose Bug. Aramigus 

 fullerii. (Horn). This is supposed to have :been im- 

 ported from Europe some years since, and 'until its 

 habits were studied and means taken to prevent its 

 multiplying, was very destructive. 



The beetle is about one-half the size of the illustra- 

 tion, of a very dark brown, almost black, color, and 

 feeds upon the foliage. See Fig. 24. Its presence may 

 be detected by small semi-circular pieces being taken 

 from the edge of the leaves. It is ex- 

 tremely shy, remaining hid in some 

 safe sheltered place on the plant dur- 

 Fie. 24. ing the day, seeking its food duringthe 

 night. Hand picking, though slow and tedious, is a good 

 way in which to become acquainted with its habits, but 

 if much of a foothold has been obtained by them the 

 quicker way is to spread white cloth under the plants, 

 then giving the plant several sharp jars, by striking it 

 with the hand, they will usually be dislodged and fall 

 on the cloth, from which they may be gathered and de- 

 stroyed. A careful, persistent course like this is the only 

 way in which they can be exterminated where plants are 



