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be stowed in a cool, well ventilated part 
of the vessel. Even a few damaged po¬ 
tatoes may cause the loss of the entire 
barrel under unfavorable conditions. 
Black heart in potatoes is brought about 
by exposing potatoes for 18 hours to 
temperature ranging from 100 to 112 de¬ 
grees Fahrenheit. This temperature is 
not uncommon, particularly in the hold 
of vessels in crossing tropical latitudes. 
Lower temperatures and the moisture as¬ 
sociated with them favor the development 
of spores of fungi which are present 
in air-borne dust. 
How We Dried Potatoes. 
A PLAN for drying potatoes is men¬ 
tioned on page 210. A very simple 
plan was followed by a German family, 
who made what they called “potato grits.” 
A bushel of potatoes was brought into the 
kitchen in the evening. Two men, father 
and grandfather, peeled them. Then 
mother and grandmother grated them on 
tin graters. Grandmother finished by put¬ 
ting the pulp through flour sieve. Two 
clean tubs were set in the garden, the 
pulp put in and tubs filled with water. 
When it settled the water was dark col¬ 
ored. This was renewed until water was 
clear. Then pulp was drained and broken 
into lumps, which were laid on tables set 
out of doors, and spread with a clean 
cloth. It did not take long to dry, al¬ 
though this was iu foggy November days. 
Then, with rolling-pin and hammer lumps 
were reduced to usable size and sorted— 
after sifting. Some were like grains of 
rice, some like corn, or larger. Each as¬ 
sorted size of “grit” was put into a mus¬ 
lin bag by itself. It was cooked in all 
sorts of ways, to make starch and por¬ 
ridge and stew chiefly with milk, and very 
good it was, and must have been handy 
for the cook. country woman. 
Controlling the Rose Aphis. 
E VERY Summer we receive a number 
of inquiries regarding insect and fun¬ 
gus troubles in the rose garden. Per¬ 
haps the most troublesome of all rose 
enemies is the aphis, for it not only dis¬ 
torts and injures young growing shoots 
and buds, but its secretion of honeydew 
ruins the appearance of the foliage 
through a sooty mold that develops where 
this honeydew has collected. 
The Bureau of Entomology, IT. S. De¬ 
partment of Agriculture, has issued Bul¬ 
letin No. 90, “The Rose Aphis,” by II. M. 
Russell. Studies were made, extending 
over a considerable period, both in South¬ 
ern California and in Washington. In 
California the aphis was active practical¬ 
ly all the year, and its work was most 
destructive. 
There are two forms of the Rose aphis, 
one pink in color, the other bright green. 
Both forms may be present on tlie same 
plant, or in some cases all may be green 
on one bush, and pink on another. The 
writer of the bulletin found the green 
forms more abundant than the pink dur¬ 
ing the cooler weather. 
These insects are controlled naturally, 
in some degree, by hard dashing rains, by 
excessive heat, by birds, insect parasites 
and predaceous insects. Artificial control 
calls for spraying, and nicotine solution 
combined with soap was found very sat¬ 
isfactory. Without the use of soap some 
difficulty was found in obtaining a spread¬ 
ing action of the spray, only about 90 
per cent, of the aphides being killed; with 
soap added 100 per cent, were killed. 
Says the bulletin : 
Experiments have been conducted 
against the rose aphis with different nico¬ 
tine extracts under different conditions as 
to strength and weather. Iu no case, in 
the writer’s experience, were the plants 
injured, whereas the insect was destroyed 
in enormous numbers. The aphis is easily 
controlled by spraying with nicotine solu¬ 
tions containing 40 per cent, of nicotine 
at the rate of one part of the solution to 
from 1,000 to 2,000 parts of water, with 
whale-oil soap at the rate of one pound to 
50 gallons of spray mixture. When only 
a few rose bushes require treatment the 
spray may be prepared in small amounts 
as follows: To one teaspoonful of 40 
per cent nicotine solution add one to two 
gallons of water and one-half ounce of 
whale-oil soap. The soap should be 
shaved fine and dissolved in hot water. 
There are on the market numbers of so¬ 
lutions containing less nicotine than the 
foregoing which may be used with good 
results with the addition of whale-oil 
soap, as advised, at the strength recom¬ 
mended by the manufacturers. If these 
are not obtainable, very good results may 
be accomplished by dissolving one pound 
of whale-oil soap or two pounds of com¬ 
mon laundry soap in from four to six gal¬ 
lons of water. Wherever possible, how¬ 
ever, the nicotine solutions should be 
used, as better results will be obtained. 
This species, like practically all of the 
green aphides, can also be controlled by 
repeated applications of a forcible stream 
of cold water. Since the roses in Cali¬ 
fornia arid some other localities are much 
subject to mildew, repeated use of this 
method has the disadvantage of increas¬ 
ing injury by this disease. In the case 
of the appearance of mildew, however, 
either through syringing with water or 
through the application of nicotine sul¬ 
phate, this disease may be readily con¬ 
trolled by adding to the nicotine sulphate 
solution copper sulphate or blue vitriol 
at the rate of one pound to 50 gallons of 
water (approximately one ounce to three 
gallons). A solution of copper sulphate 
used at this strength and sprayed on the 
plants after the application of the water 
treatment is effective in controlling the 
mildew. Another common practice of 
florists for the prevention of mildew is to 
dust the plants immediately after sprink¬ 
ling or watering with common flowers of 
sulphur. 
In order successfully to fight this in¬ 
sect these sprays should be applied with 
a compressed-air sprayer or bucket pump 
capable of creating a fine penetrating 
spray. These pumps can usually be pur¬ 
chased at the seed stores at from $3.50 
up to $15. The nicotine solutions are 
also carried by most seed stores. Where 
a pump is not to be obtained much can 
he accomplished by dipping the infested 
twigs into a pail of the solution of nico¬ 
tine. 
For the treatment of the rose aphis as 
it occurs in greenhouses the nicotine so¬ 
lutions may be used, but at a lower 
strength than advised in the preceding 
paragraphs. Conditions vary somewhat, 
but it is believed that in most cases if th<- 
nicotine solution is used at the strength 
of one part to 2.000 of water it will nof 
injure the rose plants if applied on a 
dark day or bite in the afternoon so that 
the plants will not be exposed to reflect¬ 
ed sunlight through the glass. 
When greenhouses containing different 
forms of plants are syringed with a forci¬ 
ble stream of water or with neutral soaps 
of the castile or similar types for the red 
spider and other insects, the rose aphis 
and other green aphides will also be killed. 
The same is true in regard to fumiga¬ 
tions with hydrocyanic-acid gas for other 
rose pests. Directions for the use of hy¬ 
drocyanic acid gas for the fumigation of 
greenhouses and cold frames are given in 
Circular No. 37 of the Bureau of Ento¬ 
mology. In the experience of Dr. A. F. 
Woods, the author of that publication, 
the young growth of roses is particularly 
sensitive and has been more or less in¬ 
jured in experiments in the use of this 
gas. This is particularly true of such 
varieties as “Perle des Jardins,” “Mer- 
met,” and “Bride.” 
Some Recent Bulletins. 
These bulletins are issued by the State 
Agricultural Experiment Station at the 
address indicated, where application for 
them should be made. 
From Madison, Wis.—“Judging Draft 
Horses,” by A. S. Alexander. Dr. Alex¬ 
ander says that while some men have an 
inborn ability for judging horses, all may 
acquire a fair degree of expertness by 
study and observation. This bulletin 
notes and describes the points which the 
student should observe and by illustra¬ 
tions of typical draft horses of various 
breeds and of the different portions of a 
horse’s anatomy aids the amateur to 
form an intelligent idea of any horse’s 
worth for work or breeding. It is a 
short text book for owners and breeders 
of horses and will be very useful to those 
who wish to become horse wise. “Hog 
Cholera; Questions and Answers,” by F. 
B. Hadley. In this bulletin the questions 
which naturally arise in the minds of 
owners of swine in the cholera belt with 
regard to hog cholera, its prevention and 
control, are concisely answered. 
From State College, Centre Co., Pa.— 
“The Use of Lime on Land”; a discus¬ 
sion of the use of lime on Pennsylvania 
farms, and of equal value to farmers in 
other States. 
From New Haven, Conn.—“Spray 
Treatment for Orchards”; a brief bulle¬ 
tin describing spray, and other, treatment 
for orchards of different fruits and giv¬ 
ing directions for mixing and applying 
the solutions of recognized value. “Tests 
of Soy Beans”; describing the station’s 
field tests of Soy beans in 1914. Of in¬ 
terest to those who wish to experiment 
with this new forage crop. “Report on 
Chemical Fertilizers for 1914”; giving 
the results of analyses and the valuations 
of different fertilizers sold in the State, 
and other information of value to fertil¬ 
izer users. “Spray Calendar.—Bulletin 
183”; a bulletin issued in the novel form 
of a calendar and giving well illustrated 
directions for recognizing and combating 
the insect pests of fruit orchards and 
vegetable gardens. Concise and conven¬ 
ient. M. B. D. 
At the Marshall home, there was 
much discussion of woman suffrage and 
other political questions, and little Vera 
had always been an interested listener. 
“What will you do when you can vote?” 
a visitor asked her. “Help to put candy 
on the free list.” was the unexpected 
reply.—Youth’s Companion. 
