THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 24, 1907. 
ides now easily obtainable. Once doing 
usually sufficient to effectually destroy 
11 flies present, as the fumes arising 
rings them forth from their hiding places 
nd to which they quickly succumb. The 
-ork requires but a few minutes to per¬ 
oral ; it is simple and clean, besides be- 
ng perfectly safe, if the instructions or 
ules are carefully followed. 
For plants, etc., outside, syringing with 
ne or other of the various advertised 
ompounds or insecticides may be safely 
mployed, as all are efficacious; these 
liould be used according to the directions 
.ccompanying each. Soapsuds are very 
’seful for dipping infested plants or 
cringing purposes, those from the house 
r laundry being very useful; failing this, 
quantity can be made by dissolving 1 lb. 
f soft soap in 10 gallons of hot water, 
r used proportionately according to the 
uantity of solution required. A stronger 
olution may be formed by boiling 10 ozs. 
f quassia chips in 1 gallon of water until 
ae bitter principle is extracted, when 
train and add to the above and stir 
loroughly; or in its place a half-pint of 
araffin may be added, which will need 
loroughly churning in order to get the 
il well mixed with suds. Either of these 
an safely be used for anything, as the 
trength is not such as to cause any fear 
r doubt about using it. 
There are numerous other recipes for 
seful insecticides which can be made at 
ome; these are, however , the simplest 
nd cheapest, and if used frequently, 
•hich they should be, will keep the 
lants, etc., both healthy and clean. 
Fhen only a few plants are infested, dust- 
ig with tobacco or hellebore powders is 
seful, syringing the plants a few days 
fter, or the powder is apt to disfigure 
bem. Reference to illustrations : — Fig. 
. The greenfly greatly enlarged; Fig. 2. 
■ection of plant stalk, showing punctures 
lade by the fly to withdraw the sap; Fig. 
. Growing shoot infested with the fly, 
oth stalk and leaves. 
Geo. D. Roavles. 
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Randolph’s Leap, 
1 ' On the Divie. 
The accompanying illustration shows a 
eautiful scene on the Divie, a tributary 
f the River Findhorn, away to the far 
orth in the neighbourhood of Forres 
nd Findhorn. Those who are mak- 
Qg holiday in that neighbourhood 
nd have a liking for beautiful scenery 
tay as well follow the course pursued by 
ther holiday-makers when in the neigh- 
ourhood of those towns. 
The Findhorn itself is a very rapid 
iver about 60 miles long, and has cut for 
self a deep channel through rocky beds, 
ts tributary has also behaved in the same 
ay, having cut deep gorges through solid 
forming very picturesque scenery, 
he jaunt usually commences at Slum, 
bout five miles from Forres, and runs 
long the banks of the Findhorn for five 
v eS ’ k e y° nf l which carriages cannot go. 
hose who can walk can take the footpath 
5 far as Relugas, passing Logie, and pur¬ 
s6i 
Arundinaria japonica in Greenwich Park. [Maclaren and Sons. 
suing the footpath by the river bank, the 
visitor will arrive at the junction of the 
Divie and Findhorn. The Divie may be 
crossed by the bridge and the path re¬ 
sumed until the traveller arrives at Ran¬ 
dolph’s Leap, represented by the illustra¬ 
tion. Here the footpath rejoins the pub¬ 
lic road. The Leap, of course, means the 
narrow gorge where the rocks come 
closely together, and which was supposed 
to be jumped by the man whose name is 
given to it. 
-THE JAPAN- 
Bamboo 
(Arundinaria japonica. 
In many gardens, and also in the pub¬ 
lished lists of cultivators, the above plant 
is best known under the name of Bambusa 
Metake, the latter being the Japanese 
name of it. Although not the prettiest 
[.Maclaren and Sons. 
Randolph’s Leap, on the Divie. 
