emerges from the chrysalis. The remedy is hand picking, killing 
all the young larvae when they are seen on the leaves, digging 
up the rhizomes and cutting out the full grown larva and look- 
ing in the earth for pupae. 
Holly- For the rust on Hollyhocks, the roots may be soaked with a 
Hock rust mixture made of one pound of Arsenate of Lead and one-half 
pound dry Bordeaux and four gallons of water. This should 
be followed up in two weeks with a slightly different strength 
solution ; one teaspoonf ul of Arsenate of Lead and one teaspoon- 
ful of Bordeaux Mixture in two gallons of water. 
Moth on There is also the insidious little moth that lays its eggs in 
Columbine the heart of the Columbine blossom and when the blossom 
passes into the seed state, the egg develops into a worm that 
eats its way down through the stalk into the root. A remedy 
has been suggested that is said to act as an explosive gas in the 
soil and destroy every worm or insect near, even though it be 
hidden in the roots of the plants. This seems too wonderful and 
all-comprehensive to be true! The formula follows: "Dilute a 
commercial insecticide known as Carbosul with ten times its 
amount of water and to every gallon of the diluted liquid add 
one teaspoonful of Black Leaf Number 40. Pour this around 
the Columbine." 
Worms in For worms in the soil — caused by poor drainage — sprinkle 
the Soil with corrosive sublimate, three or four tablets dissolved in a 
pint of water. 
Worms in For worms in the pots of house plants, try the following 
Pots remedy : Soak two handf uls of lime in two quarts of water, 
stir well and allow to stand for 24 hours. Then water the plants 
with the clear water and the worms will come to the surface. 
Mossy Soil Lime will improve the condition of a mossy soil. 
Dandelion For that vegetable pest, Dandelion, dip an ice pick into 
sulphuric acid and run it into the root. 
Mildew For mildew and aphis, there are many excellent sprays. In 
and Aphis the Garden Magazine for December 1918, there is an article 
entitled "The Plant Doctor in the Flower Garden" that is well 
worth re-reading at this time. 
For the emphasis I have laid on this dull aspect of spring 
gardening, its great importance must be the excuse. "That 
eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" is true no less in the 
garden than in politics ! The context of the whole quotation 
seems so applicable that I venture to adapt it. "It is the 
common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to 
the active" — (the active bug, the slug, the louse). "The con- 
dition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal 
vigilance; which condition, if he break, servitude" (to the bug, 
the slug and the louse) "is at once the consequence of his crime 
and the punishment of his guilt." So be eternally vigilant or 
accept the fate of the indolent! M. H. W. L. 
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