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The Hose Slug is a much worse enemy than the Aphis, but it, too, can easily 

 be kept in check by proper attention. Their first attack may be expected early 

 in June, and their second in August, particularly during the prevalence of. dry 

 weather. The body of the Slug is green and soft, almost transparent, like jelly; 

 they eat the upper surface of the leaf, leaving the veins and skin beneath 

 untouched, and they multiply so rapidly that they will destroy all the foliage of 

 the largest bushes in a few hours. A good plan is to dust the plants thickly 

 with powdered or air-slaked lime, plaster of Paris, road dust, or ashes, and re- 

 peat vigorously as often as may be required. Or, the plants may be thoroughly 

 sprinkled and washed with a strong suds, made of soft soap. When it can be 

 obtained, the best remedy is probably Whale oil soap — one pound dissolved in 

 eight gallons of water is the right strength. This soap is now kept on sale at 

 most agricultural stores, and is a powerful enemy to all insect life. 



The Hose Bug is well known to cultivators as one of their most desperate 

 enemies. It comes without warning, and alighting directly on the partially 

 opened buds, which have been watched and tended with so much solicitude, 

 devours them at once, or gnaws voraciously into the heart of each. Truly, there 

 can be no truce with this wretched pest ; he must be met and conquered. Un- 

 fortunately, he cares for none of the usual remedies; he seems to bear a charmed 

 life. The only remedy is hand picking. This is not a serious matter, but can 

 easily be done if taken in time ; the bugs being large, may be quickly brushed 

 or picked into a vessel containing water, after which they should be burned. 

 The best time to gather them is early in the morning. As in most other mat- 

 ters, eternal vigilance is the price of success. 



Hed Spider is a very minute insect, first appearing in the under side of the 

 leaves, and though difficult to see unless present in considerable numbers, its 

 effects are quickly noticeable by the browned or deadened appearance of the 

 leaves It flourishes best in a hot, dry atmosphere, either in doors or out ; 

 moisture is its greatest enemy. Sprinkle or wash your plants frequently, and 

 you will not be troubled with spider. In bad attacks it may be necessary to 

 sponge the under side of the leaves daily. 



Mildew. — One of our customers writes that her Roses have grown well, but 

 that the leaves have suddenly become covered with a whitish looking mold or 

 dust — what has been the cause and what is the remedy ? This disease is known 

 as mildew, unless a very severe attack it will not probably kill the plants, but 

 only retard their growth. It is not caused by an insect, but is believed to be 

 generally induced by atmospheric causes, as sudden changes of temperature or 

 moisture. For out door plants, a thorough stirring of the soil, with a view to 

 encourage strong growth, is probably the best thing that can be done. In doors 

 the same treatment, with the addition of a fine dusting of flour of sulphur over 

 the whole plant. Sulphur is thought to be an antidote to the growth of fungus, 

 of which the white mold referred to is one form. 



