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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



July, 19 10 



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Grand Show of Asters— 

 The Station Agent's Plan 



V '»flO E . fA f,R<-- 



My Aster beds are along- the railroad track of 

 the Central New England. It has been my 

 pleasure to have a grand show. The black 

 beetle and the striped bug are very troublesome. 

 These pests will skin the whole bunch if we 

 let them alone, but we don't let them alone, 

 for as soon as the plants are well grown I take 

 Hammond's Slug Shot and a bellows and go over the whole. On a still day 

 dust settles everywhere. Then when the blooms begin to open we give them 

 another dose and we have the flowers. This year we let them go and the bugs or 

 beetles trot a start and we started for them, but they did us damage. For many years I have known Slug 

 Shot and used it, and there is no use trying to raise flowers or fruit or vegetables without you watch 

 them, because as sure as the sun shines you will have bugs, lice or beetles which you must get rid of. 

 Now on cucumbers the striped bugs play havoc. You told me once to __ 



put some Slug Shot in water and sprinkle the rows. When that is done rlammOnQ S 



the cucumbers grow. The cherry trees will curl the leaves with lice; 

 if vou can blow Slug Shot over these ends the Slug Shot sticks to 

 the" sticky mess which comes where these lice are and they do not 

 spread. 



Yours respectfully, 



LUTHER BRUNDAGE. 

 Billings, N. Y. 



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Two charming window boxes planted with gera- 

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For sunny situations use geraniums but do not 

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The best and at the same time the most popular 

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