in water and cut the pulp very fine, then add gradually to and 
mix well with the bran and Paris Green. Scatter this in little 
patches all around your plants, preferably at night as cutworms 
work then. Continue this method and the cutworms will soon 
be at an end. 
' ' The Flower Grower ' ' gives the following remedy for Holly- 
hock troubles : 
Greenfly Dusting the leaves and stalks of Hollyhocks with pyrethrum 
on Holly- powder or fine tobacco dust will exterminate the green lice or 
hocks "flies" that sometimes infest Hollyhocks. A simple home remedy 
that usually proves quite effectual is to sponge or spray the 
plants with warm soap-suds into which a very little kerosene 
has been well stirred, in proportion of about one teaspoonful 
to two gallons of suds. 
Mildew on An excellent preventive of mildew is a solution of. one ounce 
Roses of Sulphide of Potassium dissolved in one gallon of water, but 
if the disease has once become established the leaves can never 
be restored to a healthy condition. A frequent cause -is dryness 
at the roots and a thorough soaking given regularly during dry 
seasons will help, but the most effective thing to do is to buy 
Roses that are not susceptible to mildew. Our Rose growers have 
a fair list of varieties that are almost immune and as it is a most 
disfiguring disease, it should certainly be considered when select- 
ing new plants. 
To get the full benefit of your spray, it should be applied in 
the late afternoon when the sun will not so quickly dry the 
foliage. Some insecticides are even apt to burn the leaves if 
applied when the sun is shining, so care must be exercised in 
this matter. 
R. L. W. 
Wild Flower Preservation 
Standard- Through the energies of the Garden Club op America's 
ization op Committee and the earlier Wild Flower Preservation Societies, 
Effort a splendid impetus to the movement for the Protection of our 
Native Plants has been given. The point has been reached where 
standardization of all such efforts has become imperative. In 
their earlier stages such efforts were largely local and the advice 
given based on local conditions ;•' to make the efforts bear their 
full fruit they must be nation-wide, the information given must 
be applicable to the whole country. My attention has been 
called to this fact, that the different bulletins issued by different 
organizations sometimes will be found to give contrary advice. 
I have also found that recommendations that I wished to make 
were contrary to recommendations in previous writings by 
others. The Marsh Marigold, for instance, in nearly all the lists 
is omitted and in several lists it is stated that it may be picked. 
I was surprised to find the plant listed as requiring particular 
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