Show and alva aw ir care are and i fe 3 tn I 1 RV tx I 1 n 1 0 N tv 74 O 0 k h W h u I 1 AA 1 aa alter asters suffer from black beetle seasonable suggestions by EBEN E REXFORD keep watch of your asters for jn in bucl an hour aa you know not the maggot may attack them it Is bet ter however to act on the belief that this enemy la Is ture sure to come and take measures to head hedd him off work wood ashes into the soil abot aboa tho plants and remove a little soil immediately about the base of each plant and scatter tobacco duet dust there liberally thia this will not injure the plant but it may discourage the pest in its effort to get at the stalk of it of late many collections of aster asters hare have been ruined by this grub the plant will look perfectly healthy today tomorrow tomor rov it will have a with ored cred appel ance ind and the next day it will be ellow and if you take bold hold of its top and elve give a slight pull off it will come close to the ground examination will show that it has been saten eaten into at that point wood ashes are the best preventive of ita its attacks at 0 anything I 1 have used and I 1 FLOWER LIST FOR AMATEUR by L R OBRIEN among the most desirable planta plants for the amateur I 1 would place the sweet pea first this flower apo bpd great value both for garden decoration and also for 31 r f 01 X S 10 VV kr 11 0 41 snapdragon one of he old fashioned favorite favorites cutting if it care la Is taken not to abow it to develop seed need ft will blossom during the entire season plant at least three inches deep and as early as possible poa elble be sure and give a support ot at brush or of wire nettina Oett net lne the brush Is preferable among be the old standby la in the petunia which begins to bloom in june and keeps on blooming until frost the flowers flo are showy easily grown the most fragrant of flowers tha aa mignonette aig nonette the pansy the tea ten eek stock the aster and the snapdragon should all cad ond a place in the ardan pr rr den dan however small it may bo be A conie corne bac belora button the ragged robin requires little care and arkes a it glori cua cus splotch of color these are 11 01 ll old fal faro lter U are ara would change the location of the bed yearly another aster trouble to guard against tho the black beetle this pest colem suddenly d ies Ps its ruinous work rapidly and often injures your plants beyond the prospect of re recover coer before y you au are aware of its it arrival here litre la is w where here the necessity of lio beeping aping watch of them comes conies in when the first beetle la is discovered prepare an emulsion after the follow ing formula one half pound of any good white soap produced to a liquid by melting one teacupful of kerosene let the soap to which a little water may be added shile it Is melting come to a boil boll then add the kerosene remove from the stove and stir vigorous ig orous ly alle the mixture la 13 cooling A sort of jelly will ill result use a part of this to ten parts of water stir well to make sure that the emulsion unites with the batet and apply as a spray use it liberally all over the plant and repeat the application frequently prompt prom D t and persistent efforts are needed to rout this voracious enemy good easily grown and all are kinds that the beginner be girner in gardening will soon get on friendly terms with ith NEW HYBRID carnations by L M bennington thanks to the skill of the we now bavi races ot of lovely fragrant ever blooming carnations dwarf and bushy la in growth that show buds and flowers id li four or five months after the seeds are sown the flowers too are not only b born rn in abundance but are of or all the lo 10 lead ead ing shades of color from white through shades of pink to dark crim son soil end and from cream to bright yellow aa as wull well as striped and blotched blot ebed these new carnations are as earll easily brown grown ae as japan pinka pinks tte seeds may be eown sown la in a box in the window dur ing march or april and the plants get out where they are to bloom when the weather becomes warm arm and settled give them a sunny bed and if ou wish a one line show ot of flowers from each plant pinch off the fint stem stern that pushes up to bloom this will ill V A 00 JV i A or A ZI it e it ka A fin fine example of new ne w striped car nation the plant to stool tool out and develop ley cral italka each of which will bear beat cluster of bids and flow flowers org for winter blooming eow saw the bedi in may or juno june and grow grov i in pots shift log into larger pola pots as j the plant plants da do hilop |