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paid to them at first, the carnations were removed 

 when the bench was needed, a little sand spread 

 over the soil and the bench filled with plants of 

 Meteor in five inch pots. After these had been there a 

 short time, it was noticed something was at work on 

 the foliage, but no worms were found at first, but in a 

 short time they had grown so rapidly that in two nights 

 they nearly stripped the plants of foliage. A search 

 among the pots unearthed nearly a quart two-thirds 

 grown, on a bench of seven hundred square feet. Al- 

 though no opportunity has been given to try it, I feel 

 confident a dose of vaporized extract applied at night 

 would exterminate them. Mr. Lombard, a large grower 

 in Massachusetts, recommends Dalmation powder in 

 about the proportion of one pound to 1,000 plants, 

 dusting it all over the foliage. He states he has tried 

 it for both carnations and smilax, with the result that 

 large quantities were killed, and that three applications 

 rid the place of them. 



Carnation blooms are benefited by keeping the stems 

 in water in a cool place a few hours before placing 

 them on the market. If you would establish a repu- 

 tation for first-class flowers, careful attention must be 

 given to every detail connected with their growth. 

 Keep pace with the times by proving varieties that 

 take high rank elsewhere, and if adapted to your soil, 

 be in a condition to compete with others for the pat- 

 ronage of your section. As the cut flower business is 



