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effectually destroyed by rubbing off the nests as fast as they appeared 
with a swab attached toa pole and saturated with spirits of turpentine. 
August 26 the mixture of hard soap, kerosene oil and water used 
for the cabbage caterpillar applied to vines infested with the squash 
bug (Coreus tristis) produced no visible effect. 
added to the mixture, however, rendered it entirely efficacious. 
A little Paris green» 
The 
mixture of Paris green and land plaster that was successful with the 
potato bug failed to destroy the cabbage flea-beetle (Haltica striolata), 
but water-slacked lime dusted over the plants was entirely successful. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
For the information of those who may desire to know the time of 
blooming of the more commonly cultivated flowering plants the fol- 
lowing table is presented, showing the results obtained the past season 
in the Station flower Fatal 
The cold and wet weather of spring re- 
tarded the growth of the plants considerably, and in consequence the 
period of bloom noted may be considered as somewhat later than 
usual. 
The following were the plants grown from seed and from bulbs : 

Camellia-flowered Balsam, 
Solferino Balsam. 
President Thiers’ Coxcomb (dwaré). 
Tall coxcomb, : 
Double- flowering Sweet William, . 
Dianthus Heddewegii, ; 
Dianthus Hybridus, : 
Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William), 
Dianthus Imperial, 
White China Pink, 
Phlox Drummondii, 
Ten Weeks’ Stock, 
Petunia, : 
Zinnia, 
Pausy,” 
Hollyhock, . d 
Aster, Dwarf Boquet, 
Pot Marigold, : 
African Marigold, 
Portulacca, . 
Sweet Pea, : ‘ 
Candytuft, White, 
Candytuft, Rose, 
Candy tuft, Crimson, ’ 
Nasturtium, Tall, 
Larkspur, White, 
Larkspur, Rocket, 
Picotee, 
_ Nigella ‘Damascena, 
Convolvulus Major, 
Calendrina Discolor, 
Gaillardia Picta, ; A 
Sunflower, Dwarf Double, 
Eschscholtzia Californica, . i : 
White Crysanthemum, q 
Venidium Calendulaceum, . 
Mirabilis J pep 
Ricinus, 
Gladiolus, 
Tigridia, 


Ss 
Planted. 
April 8 
April 8 
April 8 
April 13 
April 8 
April 8 
April 8 
April 18 
April 13 
April 13 
April 8 
April 8 
April 138 
April 138 
April 18 
April 13 
May 1 
Brgy re 
May 1 
May 19 
April 15 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 
May 19 




Vegetat d. 
April 17 
April 17 
April 17 
April 19 
April 17 
April 16 
April 21 
April 19 
April 17 
April 18 
April 19 
April 16 
April 19 
April 16 
April ya 
April 17 
May 6 
May 6 
May 6 
June 5 
May 9 
June 1 
June 8 
June 5 
June 38 
eeceneeee 
ee ee sees 

Trans- 
planted. 
May 25 
May 25 
June 15 
June 15 
June 15 
June 6 
Afvhayeves i 
May 31 
June 5 
June 5 
May 25 
May 29 
eeeoesece 
eoeeeeee 
eeeeeove 
eoeoesece 
eeeeeoee 
sees sees 
eoesesce 
or 
eoevereos 
eeceerere 
eeoeeeceee 
eeresere 
weve cerve 
eecorece 
eoeseeee 



Bloomed, | Days. 

June 26 79 
June 26 79 
July 20 108 
July 20 98 
July 5 88 
July 6 88 
July 10 88 
July 10 88 
June 29 82 
June 26 79 
June 27 75 
June 15 63 
June 27 75 
Aug. 16 125 
Aug. 38 95 
July 6 67 
June 29 60 
July 21 63 
July 21 63 
July 13 55 
eecoeve 
July 30 72 
July 30 72 
Aug. 4 17 
Aug. 9 82 
Aug. 38 76 
July 17 59 
July 18 60 
July 18 60 
Aug. 14 78 

