tended for home consumption. Why," he continued, warming up 

 to his subject, " our bugs multiply so fast and wax fat on so little that 

 they anticipate the crops and eat the printed directions on the par- 

 cels of seeds in the seedsman's store, so that if you buy a packet 

 intending to beautify your garden you are just as likely to reap a 

 perforated crop of cauliflower. On the other hand, if you are 

 working on the ' arm and farm ' principle, and try to stock your 

 vegetable garden, you are just as likely to find yourself with a 

 bunch of American Beauty Roses — minus the 'beauty.' Why, 

 we have bugs not only in our gardens, but a separate species for 

 every article of furniture in the house. Our 'Best Bermuda 

 Bug' can get through a volume of theology quicker than a 

 Bishop, and our 'Borer Bug' can convert a brand new sideboard 

 into a piece of old furniture quicker and more thoroughly than an 

 antique dealer on Fourth Avenue." 



My friend had wandered from the subject of gardening and 

 I endeavored to lead him back, but he would have none of it. 



" See this suit of clothes," he asked ; " it started life as a per- 

 fect specimen of English blue serge, but one night the bugs got 

 merry and laid their eggs, or deposited their spawn — or whatever 

 they do when contributing their bit to natural history — and in the 

 morning I found myself the owner of this variegated checkered 

 suit." 



My dear Editor, after this the topic would no longer interest 

 you, so I leave you as I left my friend, a sadder but wiser man. 



When I first started growing roses I must admit I was a 

 little alarmed, as you stated had been your experience, but on 

 learning the condition in Bermuda I feel we gardeners have not so 

 much to contend with after all. — A. P. 



Editor Our Garden Journal: 



Last September I received a carload of rhododendrons which 

 I wished to use for massing. The stock was very fine and 

 arrived in excellent condition, and each one was in burlap with 

 plenty of soil around the roots. They were home-grown rhodo- 



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