The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
The June Meeting.

The June day, so rare and sweet, the signal for the assembling of the flower
 lovers, found a goodly number wend- ing the familiar way to Green Acres. When the meeting was called to order. the minutes were read and approved. The President stated that the Y. W.
 c. A. was interested in arranging
 the grounds of the building on Perry Street; they desired assistance at the | hands of the Flower Growers. Plants roots and seeds would be appreciated. so all members are hereby notified to give of their treasures for the beauti. | flying of the place in which every citizen must feel deep interest. Leave the contributions with the manager
 of the Home.
 Then a communication from the
 Neighhorhood House was discussed; the good women in charge of this beauti- ful work of love, propose to hold quite an elaborate flower fete in the fall, and want cooperation from their l friends, the Flower Growers.
 The generous gift of a very hne palm from Mrs. B. J. Well for the adorning of the Capitol. was highly appreciated and a resolution of thanks was carried unanimously.
 The incessant rains had brought va-
 rious woes to the Flower Growefs, and
 many interesting facts were related and many remedies suggested and their relative values discussed. Roses. as usual, preponderated in interest. Many announced that their roses had bloomed this spring in unusual perfection, but
 that Immediately following the bloom- ing season. the plants had blighted ter. ribly; then others reported that large
 percentage of their buds had turned dark and dropped off. What was the cause? Some thought 1t the result of red spider; some of the wet weather, cold nights and hot, scalding noon suns; while others believed with some of our nurserymen. that 1t was the re- suit of a complexity of diseases tn- troduced into our hot, moist climate from northern greenhouses and gar dens One member reported a horrid
 new. reddish-yellow bug" nearly a auarter-inch long, that had nearly de- voured some of her most valuable rose plants. Under the advice of an ex- pert. she had nearly drowned the plants with water; then. while wet, had dusted them with powdered tobacco. They were coming out vigorously.
 One wise member said that 1t was the experience of many rose growers that
 the patient use of sulphide of potas- sium year in and year out. for several
 years, would finally rid a garden of
 red spider.
 Aphis was another pest discussed; i;
 some did not know the tiny variety
 that worried the chrysanthemums to death-or poor bloom. The remedy is
 spray, spray. spray" Kerosene emul-
 sion, or sulphur and lime, this one at
 the rate of one gallon of the mixture to fifty gallons of water. Kerosene emul- sion. applied every three months, had
 saved the beautiful apple trees on Mrs. Gayle's lawn.
 The very successful experience of a Birmingham rose-lover, who never was
 troubled with insect pests. was re- ! lated. Her plan was to prepare a com
 post pen of barnyard manure and lime, layer after layer months before she used 1t on her flowers She supposed the fierce heat generated by the lime killed every insect germ. Whatever the
 reason, the fact remained: her flowers
 were beautiful and healthy.
 Mrs. Glenn Andrews reported that she had tried the Hardy white hy- drangea, and 1t had steadily declined to flourish. finally dying. Her speci- ments of blue hydrangea spoke for themselves; one would easily have measured teh inches in diameter by