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For a very few weeks after planting, you 
can hoe and cultivate as advised earlier, but 
after you have stopped hoeing, then the only 
thing you can do is to pull the weeds. 
By keeping weeds down early in the 
season, you will have little trouble later. 
Weeds germinate early; when they are de- 
stroyed early, you will have only stragglers 
to cope with later. 
However, we will treat 
diseases in general. ‘There are 
three classes of diseases that 
may appear in your garden. 
as follows: 
(1). FUNGUS DISEASES. 
These usually show themselves 
by the appearance of brown 
spots or other discoloration o1 
the foliage, leaf spot being the 
most common. 
The usual treatment for 
fungus diseases is Bordeaux 
Mixture, and this is now very 
easy to apply as it can be 
bought ready-mixed at drug 
stores. Directions are given on 
the package for using the par- 
ticular mixture that you buy. 
There are a lot of other good sprays 
and treatments on the market, such as lime- 
sulphur, and all have directions on the pack- 
age. Your local druggist will recommend a 
good one for you. 
Mildew is another fungus disease, and it 
is easily recognized by its mildewed effect. 
(2). CHEWING INSECTS. These are 
easily recognized by the fact that they eat 
the foliage, sometimes the stems and flowers. 
DDT is the latest spray for chewing insects, 
and is very effective. There are a number 
of brands on the market and again your 
druggist can advise you and instructions will 
be on the package. 
The older sprays for chewing insects are 
arsenate of lead and calcium arsenate. 
(3). SUCKING INSECTS. Aphids, or 
plant lice, are the best example of these. The 
red spider is one of the aphids. 
Most of these are controlled by contact 
sprays, which burn the insects. Nicotine sul- 
phate is the best control for most sucking 
insects, but dusting with sulphur is best for 
red spider. But, really one of the most effec- 
tive ways of controlling red spider is to 
simply wash them off with the hose daily. 
3ut be sure not to use too much force—just 
enough to wash off the spiders. They are 
generally most prevalent in August. 
On the whole, you will not have 
much trouble with diseases. Should you 
have any trouble you do not under- 
stand, use our free consultation service. 
Winter Care 
Most perennials like a little winter 
care, especially the first year, and it is 
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If there is anything in our cata- 
log that really rivals Azaleamums 
in beauty and popularity, it is our 
new Touslehead Mum. It is the ex- 
clamation point of our nursery 
during the fall season, and will be 
the exclamation point of your gar- 
den. 
New Mum Touslehead 
PLANT PATENT APPLIED FOR 
(Lavender Cactus). If this new Touslehead-type Mum, Lavender 
Cactus, isn’t the biggest, the most beautiful and the most satisfactory 
outdoor Mum yet originated, at least it will do until something better 
comes along—and that isn’t likely to happen soon. Touslehead is far 
ahead of anything else now to be had. The flowers are as large as 
four to five inches across, and can be made larger by disbudding. 
Color is about as shown above, but some are almost pure light pink, 
while others are deep orchid depending on age, quality of soil and 
nature of the season. Often the entire top of the plant is covered with 
blooms. Foliage is a deep, glossy green, and is broad-leaved, unlike 
most other outdoor Mums. 
Touslehead was produced by crossing the beautiful hothouse va- 
rieties with the earlier, hardier, outdoor kinds. It took its hardiness 
from the outdoor sorts, and its beauty and size from the greenhouse 
types. Actually it is a greenhouse-type Mum which has moved into 
the open. 
Be ‘sure to order Touslehead. It will grow anywhere other Mums 
will, fertile, well drained garden soil. Protect it well for winter. 
Order early and make your garden the ex- 
clamation point of your neighborhood. 
PRICES: Pot-grown plants with ball of 
earth on roots, 1 for $1.00; 2 for $1.75; 3 for 
$2.50; 4 for $3.25; 6 for $4.75; 12 for $9.00. 
R. M. Kellogg Company 
Three Rivers, Michigan 
