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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



December, 19l3 



— Woodlice in a Green House. — 



W'oodlice seek shelter during the day 

 in any crevice or spot where they can 

 hide themselves. Where it can be done 

 without injury to the plants, boiling 

 water should be poured into any place 

 where they are likely to congregate. 

 They may also be readily traped l)y 

 cutting Potatoes in two and scooping out 



some of the centre. Then lay these Pot- 

 atoes with the hollow side downwards, 

 and when examined next morning the 

 woodlice will be found sheltering there, 

 when they can be readily destroyed by 

 dropping them into a bowl of boiling 

 water. If these hollowed out Potatoes 

 are laid on a hard surface, a notch or 

 two must be cut in them in order to 

 allow the woodlice to enter, otherwise 

 they will be unable to do so. Another 

 good means of trapping these pests is to 

 take some small clean pots, then place 

 in each a freshly cut piece of Potato and 

 fill up with a little dry moss or hay. 

 These pots must be laid on their sides 

 in the most likely places and examined 

 the first thing in the morning, when the 

 pests found therein may be destroyed. 



— A Remarkable New Sunflower. — 



A new sunflower is referred to in a 

 recent "Garden" as a very striking flow- 

 er, with a broad band of chesnut red 

 round the base of the yellow petals, 

 and is the result of a cross made be- 

 tween Helianthus annuus (the common 

 annual yellow sunflower) and H. lenti- 

 cularis (the common wild Sunflower of 

 North America). 



— Placing Window Plants in Rain. — 



One frequently sees Ferns, Aspidis- 

 tras and Palms, also other kinds of 

 plants, put outside during rain showers 

 or under the hose so that the leaves may 

 be washed clean. It is a very good plan 

 to treat the plants in this way when they 

 are placed in a shaded position. The 

 mistake generally made is to expose the 

 plants to sudden bursts of strong sun- 

 shine as well as to the rain, with the 

 result that many leaves which have nev- 

 er before been exposed to the sun's rays 

 get badly scalded. There would be no 

 risk if the plants were taken indoors 

 again before the sun shone, or if they 

 were put in a position not exposed to 

 the sunshine. 



— Soil for House Plants. — 



To keep the soil of house plants sweet 

 and hence encourage growth : Stir gent- 

 ly the surface, guarding against bruis- 

 ing or breaking any roots near the sur- 

 face by following the lines of the roots 

 rather than ripping them upward. The 

 effect of stirring the soil of plants is 

 similar to that of hoeing garden plants. 

 To keep ferns luxuriantly green, spray 

 with lukewarm water by using a small 

 rubbei' sprayer or whisk. This use of 

 the whisk has several advantages. It 

 aids both the whisk and the fern: the 

 former, in that the straws are cleansed 

 and refreshed; the latter, in that breath- 



ing pores are freed from dust, thus giv- 

 ing the plant health and beauty. 



— Are Unwieldly Names Detrimental to 

 Roses. — 



This matter was brought rather pro- 

 minently to my notice by the remark 

 of a large grower, who said that the 

 name of a certain rose "absolutely kills 

 the variety," also that he did not believe 

 it would ever become popular under the 

 circumstances. I am quite averse to a 

 long, ungainly name, says a writer in the 

 "Garden," but I imagine if a rose poss- 

 esses real merit, its name will not pre- 

 vent it being grown. I remember when 

 Frau Karl Druschki came out there was 

 a cry raised' against its name, but it i 

 now in almost every garden in the land 

 and familiarly known as Frau Karl or 

 in the trade as Druschki. 



I remember the introduction of 

 French rose named Fiancailles de la 

 Princesse Stephanie et de I'Archduc 

 Rudolphe. Of course, this was difii 

 cult, but if the rose had any real merit 

 it would be still grown to -day. 

 daresay to foreign ears Mrs. Wakefield 

 Christie Miller sounds just as bad as 

 many of the German names of roses do 

 to us. 



— Amateurs as Specialists. — 



The old proverb, "What is worth 

 doing is worth doing well," applies 

 with more force to amateur gardening 

 than it does to those who make it 

 profession, for the amateur having 

 more time and a far smaller field can 

 apply himself to much closer investi 

 gation than is possible to the profes 

 sioiial. The gain to the amateur is 

 manifold; for example, by becoming 

 a specialist he finds greatly increase 

 interest in his favourite plants; h 

 develops his power of observation 

 and reasoning; he has opportunities 

 of displaying his skill to appreciativ 

 friends. All the great specialists who 

 have won fame or fortune were a 

 one time amateurs like you or 

 ■ (writes "The Gardening World") 

 One produced a new grape, another 

 new potato, another a new dahlia 

 and so on. You could as easily sue 

 ceed. Why not try? It is worth at 

 tempting. The field is so immens 

 that there is scope for every one, no 

 merely to improve a plant, but to pro 

 duce entirely new kinds of plants. A 

 the same time learning that he may 

 also teach — by experiment — the bes 

 method of cultivating any speciality 

 One man may take up a shrub, ano 

 ther a flower, each as his fancy die 

 tates; and by careful study even the 



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 a 



Veteran 



of 



the 



German-Danish War 



now the owner of a prosperous tai'or- 

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