menced to worry, and look for the 

 Wir^ enemies to appear. And at their first ^ 

 appearance I was almost ready to abandon 

 my roses to their fate— it seemed hopeless to 

 fight them. The plants were a mass of aphis, 

 black and white fly, etc., etc. Then to frighten 

 me still more, Mr. and Mrs. Rose Spider visited 

 me later, then mildew and black spot. I was 

 utterly discouraged and wished I had kept on 

 growing nothing but unlovely magenta zinnias. 

 From all I had read about these delightful visi- 

 tors, I realized I had to make a brave fight 

 against them, or turn my rose garden over 

 to them. After a little experience in battling I 

 found it a very simple matter and, I might almost 

 say, lots of fun (except once when the wind blew 

 some of the spray I was using in my eyes). I can't 

 recommend "My Rose Spray" as an eye wash! 



I don't spray for aphis, thrips, spiders, etc., 

 etc., and then spray again for mildew, black-spot, 

 rust, etc., etc. No, I spray for them all at once, 

 by combining in one spray solution what is 

 usually used in three. Firstly, I will tell you 

 about a remarkably simple soap spray that I 

 make with two eight-ounce cakes of sulpho- 

 tobacco soap. It is shaved and then dissolved over- 



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