AMERICAN 
June, 1912 
tasks that June sets for us in her gardens. 
There will be cabbages, peppers, and cauli- 
flowers and celery to set out, Dahlias and 
Gladioli to set in the earth, tomato vines 
to tie up, berry bushes to spray a couple 
of times (fruit trees too), privet to be 
trimmed, late crops to be sown—beets, 
carrots, corn, turnips, potatoes, radishes, 
beans, etc., and one must be on the alert 
for cut-worms, currant worms, rose-beetles, 
and other insect pests that afflict our gar- 
dens. In June, when the Hyacinth and 
Tulip leaves have turned color, the bulbs 
should be lifted and stored in the cellar 
until it is time to set them out in the Fall, 
and the withering leaves of the Daffodils 
should be cut away and the grass mown 
where the Crocus have bloomed and now 
leave only their sere stems to remind one 
of their late loveliness, that quality which 
makes amendment for all the earthiness of 
the hunt for pests or spraying of vines. 
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ars are big enough, transplant to two or ehree inches apart 
each way. In September, as cool weather comes on, they 
will be ready for setting out, the early sorts in the garden, 
later sorts of later plantings in the cold-frame, where by 
protecting with sashes and mats, or better still, with double- 
glass sash, they may be had, without heat, until after 
Thanksgiving. 
FIGHTING INSECT PESTS 
One of the most important tasks in the Summer garden, 
is keeping the numerous and destructive insect enemies at 
bay. The first thing to be remembered in this warfare is that 
you must get the enemy before he gets you. Preventive 
“remedies” are the only successful ones. If bugs, borers, 
beetles, plant-lice or any of this ilk once get a start, it is al- 
most certain that they will ruin a good part if not all of the 
crop. 
Plant enemies are of two kinds—those which eat, and 
those which suck plant juices. The latter are practically im- 
pervious to any internal poisons such as Paris green or Ar- 
senate of Lead. If the following remedies are used in time, 
they should prove effective in safeguarding your garden: 
THE EATERS REMEDY THE SUCKERS REMEDY 
Asparagus beetle _______ 3-4 Aphis (plant-lice) -_____ 
Cabbage worm _____-__. Squash orers____---- __ -2 
Tomato worm _________- 4-5 Squdashpue == 325225 2.2 ]-2-3-4 
Cucumber beetle J Wiinitestly e-22245).-.-_- 3-4 
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HOMES AND GARDENS 
The yellow Coreopsis is one of the 
best garden flowers for cutting 
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(1) Covered boxes or plant protectors: Where these can 
be employed, as in covering hills of melons and cucumbers, 
they are the simplest, easiest and surest way of saving 
trouble and damage. (2) Hand picking: If the beetles or 
bugs do put in an appearance, knock them off with a small 
wooden paddle into a pan half-full of water and kerosene. 
Destroy all eggs. (3) Kerosene emulsion: Dissolve 1% 
pound soap in 1 quart boiling water and mix with 2 gallons 
kerosene and 1 gallon water, and churn or pump until a 
thick cream is obtained. For use, dilute 10 to 12 times 
with water and spray on. (4) TYobacco-dust: If you can 
procure a good strong honest grade, this will prove very ef- 
fective in keeping off both plant-lice and bugs. Dust on the 
leaves very thickly. (5) Arsenate of Lead: ‘This is much 
safer, surerand more lasting than Paris green. Use at the 
the rate of 3 pounds in 50 gallons of water 
and strain well before filling sprayer. If 
you will take the slight trouble to keep a 
supply of the above on hand and watch 
your plants daily, and act immediately on 
the first sign of the enemies’ presence, your 
garden should come safely through the 
Summer campaign, and will reward your 
vigilance a hundred-fold. 
COREOPSIS 
HE Coreopsis should find a place in 
every American garden, not only by 
reason of its beauty, but also because few 
garden flowers are more easily grown. 
Moreover its blossoms continue late into 
the Autumn and it is one of the most de- 
pendable of flowers for cutting. Many spe- 
cies of Coreopsis are also known, in florists’ 
lists, as Calliopsis. The annual garden va- 
rieties may be raised in any soil. The per- 
ennial varieties are excellent for arranging 
in hardy borders, their brilliant yellows 
and rich browns forming exquisite contrasts. 
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