GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
a good start toward a successful season of bloom. 
Watch for that robber, the rose bug! Talk 
about salt on a bird’s tail! The surest way to 
end His Majesty is to take a stick and knock 
him into a cup of kerosene. Slow process? 
Yes, but sure. ' The leaf-roller, too, is most 
effectively disposed of by physical force,—pressure 
of thumb and forefinger. Clear, cold water, twice 
a day through a hose, comes with force enough to 
wash off many of the rose’s foes; but if they get 
a start, fall back on strong soapsuds, pulverized 
tobacco, or some other popular remedy. 
The Garden Club of Philadelphia is said to rec- 
ommend the following: 
EFFECTIVE SPRAY FOR ROSE BUGS 
3 pts. sweet milk. 
3 pts. kerosene. 
1 qt. water. 
Shake well in a jug, then put one-half pint of 
the fluid to one gallon of water. Stir well and both 
spray the bushes thoroughly and wet the ground 
around the roots. Repeat every ten days from May 
1st to June 15th, by which time the pests seem to 
get discouraged and give up the fight! 
And the reward for all this care and attention? 
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