Garden Pests and Remedies 
SPRAYING SONG. 
If in May fruit trees you spray 
And. keep the soil moist, too, 
You will garner crops that pay 
Whatever others do! 
If in May you laze all day 
And to the pests are kind-O! 
They will spoil your trees and may 
Destroy your peace of mind-O! 
It is an annoying experience to raise a row of seemingly 
healthy-looking Lettuces and then to find that when they should 
be turning in and forming good hearts, they begin to bolt and 
are of use only to be thrown on the rubbish heap. When this 
happens it is usually the fault of the soil, which probably does 
not contain enough food material, and is, in fact, not rich enough 
for leafy growth. All uncertainty in this respect can be got over 
by a small amount of preparation before the plants are pricked 
out from the seed-bed. Take out a small trench about the width 
of a spade and about 6 inches deep, and put in it a thin layer of 
manure covered over by 2 inches or so of soil, on which the 
Lettuces are planted. 
When the plants are forming hearts it is also necessary to 
keep the soil moist ; dryness at the roots at that time may result 
in the most promising-looking beds running to seed. 
— Popular Gardening. 
. In The Flower Garden, a very practical remedy is given 
for this annoying enemy. To quote from William Ellison, 
"When I notice any upheaval of soil in grass or elsewhere, due 
to the mole's operations, I get my spade and here and there dig 
out a single spadeful of soil along his track, thus causing a break 
in his underground movements as he passes to and fro along his 
runs. These breaks seem to bother him so that he leaves the 
premises for good. It seems necessary to only have the cuts open 
for a couple of days, in order to discourage him completely. He 
very soon understands there is an enemy on his trail and that he 
had best seek "pastures new." 
My neighbor who sells honey, questions the use of Arsenate 
of Lead on fruit-trees, fearing her bees may be poisoned thereby. 
When trees are in bloom a milder wash has to be used, not only 
for the bees, but for the sake of the delicate fruit blossom itself. 
When the. petals have fallen, however, there is no longer any 
danger to either one or the other. Quassia Solutions and Lime- 
Sulphur AVash are excellent to use on flowering trees likely to 
be visited by the bees. 
Asparagus growers must now be on the lookout for that pest 
the Asparagus Fly. This pest is chiefly brown in color, its wings 
having brownish zigzag stripes. The larva is a legless maggot 
yellowish in color, with two gnawing mouth hooks and two anchor- 
like processes at the hind end. AVhen full grown it measures 
one-half an inch. 
Lettuces 
with FIRM 
Hearts 
Moles in 
the Garden 
Bees and 
Arsenate of 
Lead 
Look out for 
Asparagus 
Fly 
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