Mealy Bug—Syringe or use Lethane, par- 
ticularly since other “remedies” are hard to 
get! Cyanide may do a fair job and so will 
Volk (1-50) and Nicofume (1-400) combined. 
Aphids—Tobacco pressure fumigation if 
spotty or else spraying with nicotine. 
Bud Worms—Arsenical sprays. 
Midge—Loro and Lethane do pretty well 
but watch out for hardening, especially on 
pink varieties. Pressure fumigators help if 
done regularly, although marginal burning of 
leaves may result. 
Finally, watch your soil. If plants get yel- 
low and stunted, drainage is poor or your 
nitrogen is too high or both. If you get 
marginal browning of the leaves or light spots 
in between veins, better use some potash. 
Deficiency of it frequently causes the trouble 
—the lower leaves show it first. Usually 1 
pound of muriate of potash to 100 square feet 
will reduce the trouble, provided it is caught 
in time. We'll discuss Mums again later on. 
Mother’s Day in Mexico 
Mexico celebrated Mother’s Day very fit- 
tingly. Flowers were sent to mothers in great 
numbers, but a further emphasis on the im- 
portance of the holiday was its recognition 
by the Federal Government. 
On this day about 10,000 sewing machines 
were returned to the mothers who owned 
them a short while ago and for needy reasons 
had to make a loan on these machines by 
pawning them in the pawnshops operated by 
the national government. It was only neces- 
sary for a mother to go to the national pawn- 
shop and show proof that she is a mother 
and her sewing machine was given back to 
her without payment of the loan and the 
interest that accumulated was waived. 
Surely this is a wonderful tribute paid to 
mothers by the Mexican government. 

Calceolarias 
These are beautiful showy plants and our 
hybrids please our customers each year. 
With the seed difficult to obtain from 
abroad, some varieties may be missing this 
coming season. It will be advisable for you 
to let us have your order early this year as 
there will not be as many to supply of these 
strains, same as we have shipped the past 
few years. 
Statistics 
Chicago bus seats are two inches wider 
than those in New York because the average 
Westerner is broader of beam. 
Clean Sprayers 
Too many sprayers are found in green- 
houses which have a scum of varying thick- 
ness on the inside caused by deposits of old 
spray material. This scum eventually will 
decrease the effectiveness of the material that 
is being used for pest control. 
To clean sprayers use 1 pound of tri-sodium 
phosphate to each 30 gallons of water and 
allow this solution to be pumped through the 
hose as well as the sprayer. It may be neces- 
sary to clean off the heavy material first with 
either live steam or a paint scraper. The 
tri-sodium phosphate can be obtained at any 
drug store for about 5c. per pound. Remember 
—equipment must last. 
THE IMPENDING GAS rationing will 
try men’s soles. 
Have You Heard of Fungisul? 
This sulphur paste has been on the market 
for a couple of years but has not been used as 
generally as it should be. For mildew and 
spot on roses, for rust on snapdragons and 
carnations, for numerous other superficial dis- 
eases, it does the work well. 
Use it at the rate of 1 pound to 100 gallons 
of water plus about 14 pound of Casco glue 
(any hardware store handles that). 

Calceolarias 
