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feeds on all parts of the corn plant and has 

 an appetite for many garden and ornamental 

 plants. Its presence is detected by broken 

 tassels and with sawdust-like material at the 

 breaks, and by holes in the stalk surrounded 

 with the same sawdust-like material. The 

 potato wart disease is now confined to a part 

 of Pennsylvania. This disease is noticeable 

 at harvest time, and is characterized by warty, 

 spongy, cauliflower-like growths on the un- 

 derground portions of the plant. Write to the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton, D. C., for information on these plant 

 enemies, and watch for them in new places. 



Lilacs and other shrubs which make their 

 buds one season for the following season's 

 blossoms, should be pruned within a month 

 after they have ceased blooming. This will 

 induce fine blossoms. 



To have large blossoms of Hollyhocks 

 late in the season, cut out all the flower buds 

 for the first few weeks. This will induce all 

 the strength to go into the plant and the later 

 flowers. 



To insure a succession of gladiolus flow- 

 ers, plant the bulbs every two weeks until 

 August First. After that time it will be use- 

 less to plant them as an early frost will kill 

 the flowers before they have an opportunity 

 to mature. 



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