. J ul y 2 o, 1907- 
DERMATINE 
GARDEN HOSI 
498 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
Cottage Gardening 
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Insect and Fungus Pests. 
At this period of the year the cottager, 
in addition to the general routine of gar¬ 
den work, will have to combat the at¬ 
tacks of insect and fungus pests. There 
are two methods of checking the attacks 
of these pests— prevention and remedy. 
By prevention the appearance of these 
pests is forestalled by the surroundings 
being made too uninviting and the crops 
maintained in so vigorous a condition that 
the pests are unable to effect any per¬ 
manent injury upon them. Deep culti¬ 
vation, liberal manuring, and the con¬ 
stant working of the land is most un¬ 
favourable to the presence of insect life 
in the soil, and at the same time helps to 
carry the crops more speedily over that 
period of their life when they are more 
than usually susceptible to attacks. 
Slugs are, perhaps, the most trouble¬ 
some pest that cottagers have to contend 
with, and the following will be found use¬ 
ful remedies in ground that is badly in¬ 
fested with slugs :— 
A dressing of gas-lime is necessary, 
which should be applied during the win¬ 
ter in addition to a deep trenching. In 
small areas frequent dustings of soot and 
lime are beneficial, care being taken to 
keep it off the plants when young and 
tender, or rings of soot and lime placed 
round the plants will generally prove 
effective. Traps, consisting of Cabbage 
leaves, or little heaps of moist bran or 
oatmeal placed here and there will gener¬ 
ally attract slugs, from which they may 
be easily collected. Dressings of artifi¬ 
cial manures are also obnoxious to these 
pests. All decayed leaves and weeds 
should be constantly removed as they are 
favourite haunts of the pests. 
Wireworm is another pest that is to be 
dreaded in the garden, as no crop is free 
from the attacks of this pest. Trapping 
is, perhaps, the best way to keep wire- 
worm down in small areas, and baits 
made of pieces of Potatos or Beetroot 
placed under ground, marking the spots 
with pegs, and examining them every few 
days, when numbers of wireworms will be 
found on the baits, which can be collected 
and destroyed. 
Aphides. The most familiar of this 
class is the well-known green fly. There 
are many kinds of aphis, some which at¬ 
tack special crops, such as the Bean aphis. 
In this case the pests can be forestalled 
by pinching out the points of the plants 
when a reasonable amount of bloom is 
shown. Syringing with soapy water, or 
quassia water, which is made by boiling 
a handful of quassia chips in a gallon of 
water, will always remove these pests. 
The caterpillar of the Cabbage moth is 
one of the worst garden pests, as it does 
not limit its attacks to Cabbages alone ; 
besides eating the plants it gives them a 
disgusting appearance, and in some cases 
completely riddles them. Hand-picking 
is the only remedy in this case, and this 
should be practised before the cater* 
pillars have left the outer leaves and 
eaten their way into the heart. 
Mildew is most abundant in warm wet 
weather and attacks crops mostly on en¬ 
closed areas, surrounded by bushes and 
trees which impede the currents of air. 
This fungus is quickly dispersed by wind 
and insects, and immediately it is seen it 
should be checked as it soon takes epi¬ 
demic form. In the case of Onion mil¬ 
dew, if it attacks the crop in a young state 
it will be completely destroyed if pre¬ 
ventive measures are not taken. Dust¬ 
ing with powdered quicklime or sulphur 
will prove effective remedies if taken in 
time. Spadesman. 
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National Carnation Society. 
Arrangements have been made with the 
Royal Horticultural Society to hold the 
next exhibition of the National Carnation 
and Picotee Society (Southern Section) at 
the hall of the Society, Westminster, on 
the 24th inst. Last year’s show, notwith¬ 
standing the abnormally hot and un¬ 
favourable season, was of exceptional 
merit, and this year, although the weather 
has been so wet and cold, the exhibits 
are expected to be numerous and good. 
It is pleasing to record that the position 
of the Society has shown considerable im¬ 
provement of late years, and a substantial 
balance is in hand. 
“Ho, the Rose breathes of love,” 
Mrs. Barrett Browning. 
“ Roses, ranged in valiant row r , 
I will never think she passed you by. 
She loves you, noble Roses,' I know.” 
Robert Browning. 
A Bad Potato. 
A contemporary puts this strange riddle 
to its readers: — Prove that a bee-hive is 
a bad Potato. The answer is as fol¬ 
lows : —A bee-hive is a bee-holder, a be¬ 
holder is a spectator, a specked “Tater” 
is a bad Potato. 
Cardiff Gardeners’ Association. 
By the kind invitation of Mr. Phelps, 
the members of the above named associa¬ 
tion paid a visit to his gardens at 
Llanishen to inspect his collection of 
Roses and other plants both new and 
rare. 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident 
Society. 
At the last monthly meeting of this So¬ 
ciety, Mr. T. Winter (vice-president) pre¬ 
siding, five new members were elected and 
one nominated. A cheque for ,£36 4s. 4d. 
was paid to the nominee of the late Mr. 
Eli Cook, of Hereford, and a cheque for 
^18 16s. 8d. was granted to Mr. John Hy. 
Hodge, a lapsed member, having reached 
60 years of age. The amount paid for 
illness during the past six months was 
,£241 is., as against ^152 2s. 6d. for thq 
corresponding period of 1906. 
Dermatine Hose will stand Greater Wear tha 
any India-Rubber Hose, and is net affected 
the same way by frost or heat. It is used by The W 
Office, H.M. Office of Works, Prussian State Railwa; 
the London County Council, and other large Oorporatie 
for work in public parks, etc., and lias been great 
appreciated by Hop Farmers, head gardeners,and mark 
gardeners. 
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and the word Dermatine. 
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