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C alias. — (J. P. B.) I quite agree with 

 your florist that callas left in the ground 

 over winter will in all probability fail 

 to grow in spring. The florist who ad- 

 vised spring planting, with a view to sum- 

 mer blooming, in the open ground, in 

 Texas, probably cared more for making 

 sales than he did for your success. Out- 

 side of California I know of no place in 



WILD ROSES 

 Photo by G. E. McColm, Wakarusa, Kan. 



the United States where callas' can be 

 flowered successfully in summer by bed- 

 ding out. 



Flies About Plants.— (Mrs. E. S.) You 

 do not say so, but I infer that you used 

 barnyard or some similar manure in your 

 potting soil, and that, from larvse in it, 

 the flies you complain of have hatched out. 

 You can kill off the flies b}^ fumigating 

 with nicotine, and lime-water will destroy 

 whatever larvas may still be. in the soil. 

 The trouble with the sanseviera I have no 

 knowledge of, consequently cannot advise 

 you. 



Violet Trouhh.— (C. La Eue.) For 

 thirty cents the publishers of this mag- 

 azine can send you a thoroughly up-to- 

 date little book on violet growing, in which 

 you will find all the ills which this plant 

 is heir to treated intelligently and com- 

 prehensively. Every grower of violets 

 ought to have a copy of it, as it gives in- 

 formation which cannot be given in this 

 department because of lack of space. 



To Several Correspondents. — The ed- 

 itor of this department is not a landscape 

 gardener, and cannot furnish plans for. 

 the laying out and planting of grounds. 

 Therefore please do not send diagrams. 

 Get books on landscape work or the devel- 

 opment of the home grounds if you cannot 

 avail yourself of the advice of competent 

 men, and do a little original work after 

 reading these books. 



Pruning Siveethrier Roses. — (E. E. E.) 

 Prune your bushes in spring. You need 

 not fear injuring them. Kerosene emul- 

 sion is made by churning together two 

 parts kerosene and one part slightly sour 

 milk until it jellies. Use one part of the 

 jelly to fourteen parts water. Spray it 

 all over the affected plant. By all means 

 cut away the old growth of chrysanthe- 

 mums each year. 



Carnations. — (Mrs. E. Gr. S.) From 

 your description your carnations are dis- 

 eased. If badly affected I would burn 

 them at once to prevent the spread of the 

 disease to other plants. If it seems to be 

 in the elementary stages I would apply 

 copperdine. Fifty-five degrees by night 

 and seventy degrees by day ought to suit 

 most roses in the greenhouse. 



Marguerite. — This plant ought to be 

 hardy enough to stand a Georgia winter 

 with very little protection. If it does not, 

 remove to a cellar or root-house next sea- 

 son. The letter containing the inquiry | 

 to which tl']^ above is a reply was not re- 

 ceived until the middle of January, there- 

 fore it was impossible to answer sooner. 



Larvn Planting.— {Um. L. F. T.) The \ 

 publishers of Home and Flowers have in 

 preparation a booklet on lawn-making and 

 planting in which you will find your 

 questions fully answered. They could not 

 be answered in detail in this department. 



Hedge. — Arbor vitse is probably as good 

 an evergreen plant as we have for a hedge 

 tbree or four feet in height. It must be 

 closely set with small plants. Any dealer i 



