The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-14
HORTICULTURE.
EOrNt Hints.

Roses, grape vines and chrysanthemums,
besides hundreds of other species of plants
cultivated both in the open air and under
glass, are more or less affected by mildew
and aphis. 4 certain remedy is to apply a
mixture of one part of black or virgin sui
pher to nine parts of tobacco dust, applied
with a sulphur bellows. when the leaves are
wet Mt least once week, while twice
week is better.
1t is bestto apply the sulphur and tobacco
dust mixed, the sulphur being the specific
for the midew and the tobacco for the aphis.
These remedies most be persisted in. One
or two applications may check the trouble,
but will check it only.
Every kind of plant known to be liable to
be attacked by aphis or mildew should he
busted over with the mixture of sui phur and
tobacco dust twice each week from June to
October. OF course, at such times as the
roses or rvsanthemums are in flower, or
when the fruit or grapes is ripening, 1T must
not be used. But these conditions only oc-
cur for short season during the summer.
SCOT water is cheap and easily made fer
tiliZer for pot plants. II not only benefits
all kinds. but il clears worms from the soil.
II should be used after the roots have taken
to soil freely. To make it, half fill an old
bag with SCOT, adding brick for weight.
Tie up the mouth and sink it in barrel of
water. Commence its use in moderate
doses.
In tying ont the branches of geraniums,
and many other plants, in
training for good shape, n leading difficulty
met is in the matter of places 10 tie to. To
render this matter easy, some English gar
deners employ simple and convenient wire
devices in the form of circles, the same be-
ing s1pped over the pot from the bottom
mp. and resting against the rim. With small
projecting buds in the circle. places are af-
forded 10y which TO attach the Irvine. BY
the aid of such Il collar, almost any plant
can readily be tied ont for increasing shape
illness of form.
\ WISCONSIN florist remarks that for bril-
liant hues and for constant succession of
blossoms, no ANNALS can excel the petunia
and the phloX. They are healthy, robust
plants that are successful with amateurs.
Asters are desirable because they come into
bloom after the greater share of garden
flowers have passed their prime. Tulips are
a riot of colors, and no counter spread with
velvets ever showed so soft and lustrous as
4 bed o pansies. While prairie roses and
multitloras frequently fail, the old-fash-
toned irench Hoursalts WELD neither to
winters colo nor summers drought. In
house plants few choice specimens are
better than numberless poor ones.
horticultural societies are using their in
fuence in recommending to colleges facade
mics and oil other institutions of learning
which own grounds, 10 plant aud protect IN
growth on these grounds as many different
species of trees and shrubs as may be prau-
ticable both for the ornament and shade
ihev will afford, aud Tor the aid they will
render in giving lessons 10 the students on
their distinctive character and value.
"a /. 80, 81 l.
applied 10 plants in the morning. Let ii be
IF the same mean temperature as the cir in
which the plants are growing. Never give
little water. Rather give none until the