solution for the composts in the seed-pan, and for the boxes of soil into 
which the plants were pricked off. To prevent introduction of the dis- 
ease with new seeds, we now steep all for fifteen minutes in a very weak 
solution of formalin, one teaspoon ful of the commercial liquid (40 per 
cent.) in one gallon of soft water, and no trouble is ever experienced. 
Experimenting with soils and manures, we also find that fresh organic 
matter or heavy dressings of nitrogenous manure encourage the develop- 
ment of the fungus, and my advice to readers is to plant Asters in soil 
which is "in good heart," i. e., which is rich, but has not been recently 
manured. — H. H. A., in The Garden. 
Questions 
1. Should lilies be fed, and with what, and how often? 
2. What is the best way to destroy cutworms? 
3. What is the best way to destroy ants in the grass? 
4. What will prevent black spot on roses? 
5. Can you tell me the name of a shamelessly pretty black and 
gray beetle that devoured Anemone Japonica last fall — or better still, its 
death potion? 
Please send answers to the Secretary, who will forward them to 
the members asking the questions, and to other members who may want 
them. 
(Barren ®ven to public, Summer, 1914 
Blenheim Palace Gardens will be open Tuesday, Thursday and 
Friday till September 4th, from 12 till 4 P. M. Mount Edgcumbe 
Park, Plymouth, will be open on the first Saturday in every month, and 
on every Wednesday, except the Wednesday immediately preceding 
such first Saturday. The gardens at Belton, Grantham, will be open 
on every Sunday afternoon until further notice, from 3 P. M. till 7 P. M. 
The gardens at Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, will be open on 
Wednesdays till the second Wednesday in October, one mile from 
Henley. The gardens at Warnham Court, Sussex, will be open every 
Thursday till the end of June. 
Comtug jflower Sbows 
America. 
Horticultural Hall, Boston ; Sweet Pea Show, July 1 1 th and 
12th. Gladiolus Show, August 8th and 9th. 
Lenox Horticultural Society, Lenox, Mass. ; Summer Show, July 
22d and 23d. 
