Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-13
A FEW FACTS TO RE-
MEMBER.


SILICA small green worm
which infcsts the rose-bushcs carly in
summer Remedy. Spray the rose
bushes, as soon as foliage is fully form
ed. with Paris green. When amy sugs
/ appear spray with whalc-oi soap.
/ ROSE 'GS.-'rhese are the brown
colored bugs which infest the heart Of
| the open rose blooms eating Of their
! Substance. and impartlng To them Il dis
gushing odor Remedy. * none
! but hand picking, as all sprays will spoil
| the beauty of the rose petals.
| ANTS. The damage caused 10y ants is
| mostly mechanical. They are found
! wherever there are aphidcs. as they are
/ fond Of the secrctious of the latter.
| which are called honey dew" They
burrow holes in pot-plant soil, causing
the water to run directly off instead Of
! spreading through the soil Remedy
! Allow no aphides and few ants will be
seen. They can be killed by batting with
! poisoned honey. whore bees cannot get
| to 1t.
! RED SPIDER. These are so small as
| to be microscopic, but are very destruc-
! tive to large numbers of plants. The at
| fectcd leaves curl and turn brown. Rem
cdy.--One ounce of flowers of sulphur
to gallon of water sprayed over the
affected plants. IF you have running
water under high pressure, spray the
vines with if. using a fine nozzle, and
it will kill them.
THE USE or LIMt,.--So many peo-
T, pie have such hazy notions as to the
use of lime that frequently great harm
is done by applying it in excess. The
| value of lime lies in it's power OF rem
dering various plant foods contained in
! the soil available for use by the
plant. Thus, when line is applied TO old
garden soils which have been regularly
manfred. 1t tends to correct sourness
! caused by continual manurng. and the
| results are very noticeable Lime. how
| ever, when applied to a garden which
| has been neglected in the matter Of
| manuring might give good measure the
| first year but would only make the
| soil poorer afterwards, unless manure
! were added also 1t should. therefore,
never be substituted for manure, but al
ways be used in moderation. Three
| tons to the acre, once in five years, will
prove a sufficient application for most
soils
| LIQUID MANURE. MISTAKES are very
! frequently made in the use of liquid ma
nure thus causing a great deal Of harm,
| much to the surprise of well-meaning
| gardeners. IT, for instance, plants are
| dry at the roots never dose them with
! liquid manure, but always use ordinary
water first, allowing it to drain away for
a little, and then apply a small quantity
of liquid manure. This prevents all dam
| age from any cauStic matter in the fer
| tilzer. and protects the little rootlets
| from being injured by the strong liquid.
| The phrase too much of good thing
| is very applicable here for the average
| plants need weak waterinss at frequent
intervals, rather than pourngs of strong
| liquid manure at long intervals, which is
| the lazy mans method
| MULCHING THE RASPBERRY BED.
If it has not been done already. this
Is a good time to mulch the raspberry
canes. For this purpose use short. we'll
rotted manure. which should be scatter
ed closely about the canes. These berries
are surface roofing. and with such 1t
covering will increase materially in Vigor
and be quick to benefit by the rich
covering.