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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1911 
THE 
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, MAGAZINE 
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plenty of shade, and, if confinement in 
yards is necessary, make them approach 
natural conditions as near as possible. 
A. G. S. 
Prevention of Fleas 
I N relation to the ubiquitous flea, in M. 
L. Iv.’s letter, perhaps a few prevent¬ 
ives would be of assistance. When my 
Lady Babbie—a beautiful Scotch collie, 
was to have her puppies, the foundation 
of her bed was mainly pine shavings, and 
over these I sprinkled oil of eucalyptus. 
In renewing the shavings the oil was 
never forgotten. It is a good germicide 
also, and its pungent odor is not unpleas¬ 
ing. For kennel raised dogs, common 
moth balls, scattered liberally about, and 
air slaked lime, are good. In washing my 
dogs, I always put in the rinsing water a 
liberal dash of creosol or lysol. This also 
is a good preventive of skin troubles. 
Fleas dislike it exceedingly. My dogs are 
never troubled with fleas, and their coats 
are marvels. In the case of the mother 
and puppies, they do not know what a flea 
is. E. M. 
Notes for Southern Gardens 
1 HAVE grown from seeds a new Eu¬ 
ropean Asparagus named “Robustus." 
Contrary to expectations, the seeds germi¬ 
nated in a few weeks. The leaf is more 
nearly double than “Plumosus,” though 
very lace-like — and is surely a more beau¬ 
tiful plant. It is of rapid growth and far 
more robust habit than other varieties. 
In many sections of California it grows 
outside, growing very tall, and making a 
beautiful porch vine. Many people look 
upon the varieties of Asparagus as some¬ 
thing very tender and only to be carefully 
sheltered. Planted against a south porch 
or out, away from the wall, so long as they 
have the house as a shield, there is little 
fear of them freezing, even though the 
winter is a severe one. Eve been told by 
people who are growing fine specimens, 
that the one secret of success is never to 
move them — that is, not to shift them from 
place to place. Eve seen them in East 
windows, as perfect as in South win¬ 
dows — they are not so exacting as to 
place — if only kept in one place. 
DAHLIAS IN CALIFORNIA 
T HJS has been my first season of 
Dahlia culture, and I believe the ex¬ 
perience may serve for many who are 
planning to grow them another spring. 
In securing a start of bulbs in the early 
spring, I was advised to put them right 
in the ground—which was done. Plants 
soon started up, and were blooming in 
July. The first thing I realized, was the 
brittleness of the stems, which snapped at 
a touch. The blooms were disappoint¬ 
ing too; inferior in form and size. Then 
came the dahlia pest, resembling the lady 
bug—which ate up the blossoms as fast 
as they opened, and riddled first the buds 
and then the foliage. So many branches 
had broken that the whole row looked 
ragged, so I cut the plants back, nearly 
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