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likely to become infested unless something 

 is done promptly to get rid of the pest. 

 Kerosene emulsion is more effective than 

 anything else I know of. It is a good plan 

 to go over the plants with a brush and 

 forcibly remove all insects found. 



Worms in the Soil. — "What will kill 

 the little white wirv worm in the soil of 

 pot plants?"— Mrs. \V. 



Lime water. Take a piece of perfectly 

 fresh lim^e — air-slaked lime is worthless — 

 and put it into a pailful of water, where it 

 will soon dissolve. When the white sedi- 

 ment settles pour off the clear water, and 

 apply enough to each plant to thoroughly 

 saturate all the soil in the pot. Unless this 

 is done no benefit will result from its use. 

 It may be necessary to repeat the appli- 

 cation, but the persistent and liberal use 

 of it will ultimately rout the worms. 



Suckers on Palms. — "We have a palm 

 which has thrown out a sucker or off- 

 shoot near the base of the plant. Should 

 it be removed?" — L. E. 



No. Let it grow and help to furnish 

 foliage for the plant. "Made-up" palms, 

 which are so popular, are composed of 

 three or four plants, small ones being 

 worked in with the larger ones on pur- 

 pose to provide foliage that will take away 

 the bare look at the base of the large 

 plants. Suckers or offshoots will take the 

 place of the small plants used in "made- 

 up" specimens. 



Large Pots. — "Is there any danger of 

 having too large pots for plants ?" — Eine- 

 hart. 



Yes. Plants suffer from overpotting. 

 Keep them in small pots until the roots 

 fill them. Then shift to pots a size or two 

 larger. . To put a small plant in a large 

 pot is sure to injure it. 



Soil for Azaleas. — "What is the proper 

 soil for the azalea ?"— C. E. ISi. 



Peat, with some sharp, clean sand 

 worked into it. If you cannot get peat, 

 substitute leaf mold. 



Peony Seed. — "If I plant peony seed 

 this fall, when can I expect flowers from 

 the seedling plants ?" — E. 



i\s a general rule seedling peonies are 

 slow in development, and often five and 

 six years elapse before flowers are pro- 

 duced. If you get. flowers sooner than 

 that, you may consider yourself quite for- 

 tunate. The best way to increase one's 

 stock of these magnificent plants is by 

 division of the roots. 



Mildew. — "My petunias were covered 

 with a white, powdery substance. The 

 leaves turned yellow, and the plants soon 

 died. What was the trouble, and how can 

 it be controlled ?"— Mrs. M. L. J. 



Your plants were affected with mildew. 

 Dust flour of sulphur over them while 

 moist. See that it reaches all parts of the 

 plant. If the plants grew in a draughty 

 place, next year have them in a more 

 sheltered one, as cold winds and dampness 

 are often responsible for mildew. 



Clematis. — "Why do dealers advise cut- 

 ting the clematis back to the ground each 

 fall?"— W. W. K. 



Because the growth of the sea so a 

 seldom survives the winter, and it is better 

 to remove it in fall than to leave it t» 

 absorb some of the vitality of the plant 

 during the early part of the season or 

 before it dies away. By doing this we 

 throw the entire strength of the plant lnt« 

 its roots. 



Otaheite Orange Not Hardy. — "I have 

 been told that the otaheite orange is en- 

 tirely hardy, and will survive the winter 

 out-of-doors, where the ground freezes 

 six feet deep. Is this so ?"— Mrs. M. B. 



No. The 'orange is not hardy. It must 

 have been a tree peddler who gave the in- 

 formation referred to, for no one else 

 would have nerve enough to do so. 



Gas vs. Flowers. — "Is there any way of 

 preventing injury to plants from gas?" 

 —Mrs. H. 



I know of none, unless a harmless 11- 

 luminant be substituted for the gas. 



