February 1, 1908 
JOHN 
or pots or in a specially prepared patch 
of light well-tilled soil. When the young 
plants are large enough to handle they 
should be potted or grown on in boxes 
borders Snails and slugs should be pre- 
vented from attacking the young plants. 
Seeds can be obtained from the various 
seedsmen or the grower can save his or 
her own; the finest varieties only should 
be selected to save seeds from and the 
flowers shozld be fertilized. Any indif- 
ferent varieties, especially those bearing 
purplish-colored flowers, should be cut 
down before the process of cross-fertilising 
is started. 
A numher of varieties of pentstemons 
are catalogied by nurserymen. The fol- 
lowing area a few of the best:—Alba, 
White Beauty, Perle, Stanstead Rival, 
Georges Sand, Sculpteur Bartholdi, Bertha 
Koch, Cratere, Kamm, Neron, Jupiter, 
Diana, Emblem, Gaulois, Lamartine, 
Notes for. the Month. 
of the soil prior to planting is apparent 
at this seoson of the year. In gardens 
where the beds and borders have been 
deeply worked, drained, and manured, the 
plants generally grow satisfactorily with- 
out watering, while in poor and shallow 
- soils frequent soakings of water are neces_ 
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sary to keep them alive, although the 
natural conditions are practically identical. 
The most important work at present is 
the maintenance of cooluess and moisture 
in the soil, combined with healthy foliage 
on the plants. Water, mulching, and cul- 
tivating are means to promote the former, 
while materially assisting the latter. 
A number of pests ravage plants of 
various classes during summer; among 
the worst is red spider, which is most 
destructive in its effect on dahlias, roses, 
and other genera, The attacks of red 
spider can be prevented in a measure by 
the removal and destruction of badly 
infested subjects, such as pansies that 
have produced their best flowers, and by 
exercising discretion in planting or sowing 
seeds of plauts of minor value that are 
liable to be attacked, in proximity to tho ° 
more important plants. Red spider is one 
of the most difficult garden pests to ex- 
terminate when established, especially in 
dry districts where the soil is of a sandy 
naturs and is almost certain to infest 
French beans, peas, and many other 
plants that have reached maturity. The 
leaves of gladioli are also hosts for this 
pest, especially when ripening, and should 
be sprayed with a strong soap solution or 
cut away and burned. Plants allowed to 
become dry at the roots are very liable to 
attack. Caterpillars of various moths also 
attack the foliage and flowers of several 
important garden plants, in many cases 
damaging the foliage extensively before 
it is unfolded. When the leaves at the ° 
growing point are ‘rolled’ by the cater- 
pillars the only means to destrey them is 
to pinch the shoots. Spraying the plants 
with Paris Green mixed wit lime water 
at the rate of 1 oz. to 10 gallons will 
destroy any caterpillars feeding on the ’ 
surfaces of the sprayed plants. Unslaked 
lime only shoald be used in preparing ~ 
. the lime water, from } lb, to 1 1b. being 
The mixture ° 
sufficient for 10 gallons. 
should be constantly agitated, while being 
applied in the form of a light mist-like 
spray, which should reach all parts of the 
plant to be thoroughly effective. 
Cannas, perennial phloxes, and other 
herbaceous genera will require to be 
watered during dry weather to bring the 
flowers to perfection. Where the soil 
has been mulched one good watering is 
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generally sufficient, and in any case suffi- 
cient should be applied to saturate the’ 
area occupied by the roots. Plants clothed. 
with dust should receive a sprinkling 
overhead to cleanse them. Evening is 
the proper time for the application, as 
light overhead sprinklings in hot sunshine 
are likely to injure delicate foliage. 
Annuals that lave finished blooming 
should be removed and the soil prepared 
for other plants to fill the vacancies, 
observing rotation as far as. possible. 
Winter and spring flowering bulbs are a 
good succession to annuals, such as stocks, 
phlox Drummondi, and others. 
During the month seeds of a number 
of annuals and perennial plants may be 
sown for transplanting in autumn. In 
any garden, a portion, even if small, 
should be reserved as a nursery for raising 
plants from seeds and cuttings. The im- 
portant considerations are shelter and a 
supply of watar. In a very limited 
nursery a quantity of plants can be raised 
annually if a frame or screen over beds 
or boxes for raising the plants is provided. 
The main advantage of sowing seeds in 
summer is that the plants are ready to 
set out early in autumn, and make con- 
siderable progress before the cold weather 
sets in. Pansies and Iceland poppies for 
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