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I3v Wilhplm Millor, l-Mitir of t'ii' Gai-d-ii M u-izl'i. I X Is commonly Miplo-.'l tli.it 110111 Jtnn i'l rysnntlioiininw niv 1 1 1 oi'! flower, wo can have outdoors "lfli-r it I i1 lug frot has devastated garden iiul land scape, hut last November I counted forty-two flowers making n 'olid sheet of pink color In my lawn. tn'Mr Knglcwood, N. .T, Kvciybo.ly w lin saw tlinn was as tonished .mil delighted, nil the more so whoti thiy were toM tl-st :ill these flowers came from a dozen bulbs 'lulled In Oc tober. Those wonderful (hovers are :iiililinti blooming crociiscc, tUh f y,u v.-iil act qiikly you can have them 1 il -lotn i n tr throughout October luul the better p'lit or November in your lawn or garden. They coM only thirty o fortv cents n ilncn The host of tli" Septo.i her lilonin cm ! the mffrou (crocus sativus), so culled from t lin rich i'inl'-,i:.!i n" color of it prominent anthers These anthers have yi. itlrO a celebrated dye fro'n aliuo-t uroli "i rtc time.... and the plant ! e'll'i- vi'o for this purpose uii a Frat "o The "f the October bloomers i the orange zoned omciii (crocus ?oiiatiwl, a 1 iiiklsh llfiivcr with a yellow belt Inside. ftcr this has gone, a specie, I have ven tured to rail tlie Thanksgiving crocusi 'roots spociosnsl will bloom for about' three weeks In November. Tim earlier those bulbs for conns) are thawed tlio better. In fait, tbe liiiddl"1 a' Angus, U probabh th" ideal tiinr.l Ifnvover, 1 did not plant mine hut year lint, I the. first week of October. I'.y that tlmo tlu affron crocus bad bloomed,-!!! the paper bars while coming mm II, r More. Il'lt I p''illtsl tliem. nevrrthoh"".. ntii' you lien.1 in.' be afraid to plant tlie.e ""n fuses wlien they lmvi Hindi' top growths of an Inch or two. It wil1 ol'li nstntii'li your fnm1'.. the m tn see tlowci's " ' week after planting. Why not try a doz-m of thc-- this fall?, Thero is oily thirty i-cnN !o-e .,nd n creaf ileal of liniment ph asure io he' gainisl. I hoar that th i flowers are spoiled some years bv various rattsis, but r is wonderful how nilieh cold the flow ers will s- :i .:!. They save theui-elvcs by t "rising at night ai d In bad weal ip. The prettiest way to grow them : ' out them in the lawn. .lfit take a dibble i r a i-harpened tick end .1 el "ine ho about three inrlirs deep. Cover the bulbs with earth, and there you are. In the (.arleu tl ev niicht to l.it for many yi'.'i but in the lawn ; nil cannot count mi them r ni'ire than one seasnn. l ocalise tbe i in liarMy eiimpele with a tirt elas turf Vow is the time to begin .studyini: hardy hrysniithemuins. It is ii"t safe to plart them in the fall In all pans of the louu try, but it is very desirable lhat ymi vt-U a "niir.-er.v or private sraribn when- there is n po.ui collection of them, so that you can note the varieties yon like hist 'I Ji s has now Income necessary, because , on cannot trut the catalogue description!, as to color and the time of bloom is of great importance. I'or oamplc. the wealthy people nt I.eno, Mass., may re fer the September blooming varieties, be cause that is the fashionable onsoi ere, whereas you may want Mowers In Nnvein "ner after all the trees have shed their leaves. Tin- Mnnil "HuttD-iii." Vzain, you will w.mt some nf tin "but tons," or half-inch tlowers, and .smiiic of tins improve 1 kind- :, ith tlne-s ,n .nc'i c - two inc'ii - Hern-, an 1 there is a line hlllir for taste, be"llse mi'i , nf these Ij'-ge llowiTcd lu'.sl e are not so graceful or hardy iis the oihis, Morei ve'-. the elirj s iiitheiiium has jov eraj objectionable coho-'. In the laveu-der-pliik-apiaranlh series of coloi'.-. there .ire miiiiy vaiietics that arc ton much like, and s,,'ne nf them lou"; bai'lv iicn ' ) yellow. Ther- are some fine browns " i sniiir no. ir nii"s. r,y all means v. fit i good eol'ection and. sec how much these hardy pompons have been improved. I hey an- the only ilowi rs othei lb. in the f recuses and perennial asier- that ' an re sist :i serh's of killing frosts, and I have een them with snow mi their petal- on riianksgivng Hay. The pr.ronniiil asters ih-it glorifv m- rmidsiiles In fall have not Icen taken se r' ills hy Anericai: .irdeiiei s irni' re cently, but they me great favorites- in rimlnnd. where they are called Mieh.cl m.ls daisies. It Is i nv I'm. ,ishi,.ii t i mpert from Knciainl sjiefic--. thai i be gathered In r.ur own woods, l'rnct a'ly all th" perennia. as'ers now tdTored plants hlelilitied mid to kinds you buy are the fo." garih n I'fl'i ct. TJie niosi linpottant species Is Iho New iork aster, which, however, is not con lined to New S'ork or to the Knsf, In credible as il mav seem, tin re are tlllrty- tlv xiilllvnfntl '.i I'i.il les mI flits siieetiw live, were 1'lllnrd lv n iirnnnl" n fiwis-l iiliiin of wllli'li bio. mi In August, thirty 111 Sep- thojniddln of Seiiteinber. teniber nnd one iii ( Icinber. I Six weeks later I had to go to nn old The col.irs i-inge f r mi violet throughjcstale mi Long Island, where I was violet blue, heliotrope, inailve. rosy lilac, am -zed at tlndlm: everything alive and lavi tiller and blush to while, and the eat.i- blooming. Not even the c.innas and locnes even c'alm n'ok and blue. dahlias had been touched and the "jr-ir- The latest of all Is Aster crandillorns, den sass" iooked uncommonly good, "l t which begins in November and emit innes, ihis oiaie was right on hong Islan 1 wentlier perniitllui., into December. I'.ut Sound, and October winds rmm the So m I I fear It Is not ver hardy, since its are no joke. The evplanallmi was th -t lionie in the wMd is from Virginia to the whole esinte wns surrounded b : ' I'lori-la, east of the mountains, belter belt of evergreen-. There are ten o lolier iiiooming nsieis, rrimariiv. oi course, ii'n icem v i Of ilies. ilie 1 i-gest two are Aster laevis, resiionsiblo. for lari'e h 'U of eater "i" var. calliope in maiivr tlowert, and Aster slower to give up their heat in antra n novae Ar.i.'iiae. car. pulehellii'i in violet i and slower to wir.-ni no lc sor'tof I'ri i ' . ldlle tloweri. 'I'linre is a p.l'e blue Octobe;-, land s. j !ut cild wt-d'i ' f.i'- I'' bloomer. A-tn- novi Ib-'gii. var. K. (!.' daira'.-e ! an is comm. mI siu-,ose !. r I.owe. which ollgllt lo he very lll'el-eslmg., ins-llle III pril trej "lle'l til How 4o Hcaw Flower kftm lUsi I BKt- aF"P3P-H 'fi I ' - J; by American i.nrsrr.MUen wore orlglmilly weather in Octobe,'. when lloweri might WM7WW - hWMil '' IMP IVl'v i, XIMWM&YNWXi: itni'oitcl. I know one catalogue that as well h,. hloonilng as no;. ' M ,$ .1' IM I , ' t v W MmMMsM l:s.s nlne.y-r.v.. kinds. , . I Von would think It a great nehleveinenr. d'M'M M ' Hv fi t3MW$ iMl There Is more sense In thii praetlco thnnl would .m not, il ou couhl ..'liiy fredi, iKIiStiJ ?M AWV' W may seem at tirsl. Il is a Imn, and tediousl vegetables s -weeks huver than juil'i P - . r4f ,. ?. ?i 'llf-.a ) P tjf', v. W - Vvf" WSwAWJnA lob to liml out the name of n wild listen neighbors y V ,.., ( 1 1 I . some yearn' ;., y , - ,XSiS SV , ''li?si H4t'M 'Ml W- V'XU'K' viWr Wm&WMj. )iy cmip.iring It with n book so hard. If you have your garden protoeied from & ' . - " .JVFX-J s. MVifikM 'iO IV J lf$J ta'-W.llttlisW that the average person gives It lip in de- cold winds hy a high fence, hedge or ?A-t?.&?f uMW'mm M X-l'l kS,' . , VssLY-XsM sralr. It Is worlh something to have your! windbreak. This alone will usually en- tfc&J&ti&!. . 241 J- , V SfifisBt WM M MA U H 7S iNi'vfMEVr and enjoy U.c garden a fortnight later in C )W&!UK$ir v.tJfi miFA..:?Ur , Iff jsj, I Arf l k.( "1 Ttt. TMi'XSU'.HAf .1 ,M m.WWVm ieversv,rr,hr::.i'ia,i,;ro,r MmMm . :Wwmm w MX1 v.hm, when the gardens ..f New ,ier-e, , kmmj vf. -ML kf ,Y-1 . i .-XiSWnmfsil tt&M i ii. i..r , . lien l'rosl Comes. young pbove The ki'ling frost ,"i'as comes too soon lun'lv. for the ganleiie". Niching is more trying Tic to the loer ot 11 iw r than to see an i.voi-r (any frost lay w; garni'u ami lann- lei tr ."ape and then watih 1 mg wccki of golden and f I'lables tiiei gl'i.101 I ' JH-i .'h .IOW lll'J tl' '. 't kin I of windbi-'ak is one of 'il'-, A ileeid'l ' 'r 'I'.'e is n -s .... in w inter. ri .V"i i- il test ."I'-ovl'!'.', bill sill il' &p?Teiv "Syie-lies. of Oclobev I I" ire .t . - ,i C-T'?Sv W ' if l 5Im " K ,J. Vvr- 1 ii' ' ! ' '! i?-f. tJ ' J L iaXl, Fp ike Fall cBIooti -Apeties In th" North after th" middle of Septem-j her, nn.e-s the.v have a good ball of eirtu' wrapped m burlap and hae all Hm line: feeiiing n.i.i- pr 'serM',1. lie i '.nulls triiS; and shrubs e:ni be p'-mied any time nfie: I lie fall of the l,"f. Ni wly plaiited privet' sometl'i"s die, hack i onsid"i'.ib!y during; Ilie winter, but generally recovers quickly. There are two other ways in which vuii ran save pirt of tiie garden from the first i frosts. Nearly every year there are light frosts tv.-o or three weeks before the kill-, in'- frnsl is due. 1Iovvi", the-,, light frosts often hurt' the tenderest plants, such as eaniuis, si-ar-' let s,T-fS jieiuni.n, cosmos, dahlias, helio I trone and geraniums. All plants natie to .tropica' coutries are In t covered on frstv nights with lioxcs, blankets, rugs. urn s" or anything of the . - that is nvn'l-l "'''nil' bc-t plan to pui-sue with the hard ! ir.- tlowers is to wet them thoroughly Iwltli spr.iv from the hose at nightfall. 'This will Vtinble you to enjoy Jnpnnese a iiemotii's, phlo., China asters and torch iili"s two or thrc" weeks longer t.ui "i had i it t ikon this simp', i pn i tio'l. There i aKo a way in whie'i .,n .m grow large llowered chrvsantlii "iiin.s and get them four and five inches ai rnss -wpli-onf th" espouse of a greenho.ise This nn nils that you must erect a tent ovi , tin m or else put up a framework, cover it witli canvas and have tlap- that you can i"t down by night. If you have M em next to your house you can open the cel lar windows and supply a little neat rron the furnace, without much exoinse I this way you can cultivate tlowers as good ns those of a tlorist. or nearly w, an ) the buhes -Ml probably be handsome becausi grown in a more natural ivny. There is a good deal of work to it. and on windy nights there may bo some ex citement, but it is also exciting to have those big flowers in your own yard at Thanksgiving time. sScava v-sS.?ri-f"U Cs,t 1 I TXA-cS i - 1 1 rii r - - IS vrrr. 1 -i t-t n i . rs Surprising New Weed Killer.! lM'.MOVKO an old waterproof, tarred' f dt'roof fioni ihe farnihouse It lay on ,l. ,-ass sieral weeks. When found , " i i ni... i .. ,,.,t.,l, ..l' or..iii"e hawk ,v i which "ti salt hy the handful had failed to ile-troy, I cut the wafrproof tarred roof m nieces just large enough to haul handily on the wagon lack, ImiuihI them with l.ith In prevent P aring, placii g a ring at every ..ni'iier so tliev colli I lie held down by nakes lleut pegsi. They can be over h,,,ped to coei- a spot any size and have done ellectunl work in killing hawk weed 1 never couin no u mi; Coal Tar for Roads. ( OAL tar is said to he a coat im provement over crude oil f mads. - 'it has been extensively w 1 i' France, and unlike oil. w hen esi -ised in a thin layer to the action of the a r. if hardens and covers the surface if 'he ..id with a thin skin which is pnv ti ahy cir and water tight, not only h Id g in :h" dust in dry' weather, but pieveirvu w nor trom soaking int-i the r ailway luring rainfalls. It is applied it t' e rate of iiIkiiiI one gallon for every thiee square aids. Oar.len Magazine. Yox 'ea-a Have Tall sBLajivu-ii-g; Grocu.-5ei in I )i'n mber. It co-ts- onlv i? 1 1 for one i luii'red plants two and one-half to three ''ct higli, wli'le hemlocks of the sami; number and size cost Siifi, and white '.piucc, wl'lili i prnbabl thi' best of all, about VS. This may seem a good deal, bill when , on consider tbe coal bill and I he longest season of home grown vege tables It is eheaner in the long run. II is rather late to plant evergreens in the pasture other way. Since lining this I have aicomplished the same icsiilts in ridding one of my fields of oiiack grass. I bought a roll of taired felt at a local hardware store and .nt it into piices whi 'h are easily han dled. I spread it on the ground over the ipliiek grass, win re I allowed it to remain for about six or seven weeks; when 1 re moved the paper the quack grass had been killed. Garden Magazine. EMit Hours for Farmers. III". Massachusetts Legislature ha .uassaciinsi'us. i.T hi-..n.i .' -"d ii' law limiting the work of n 1 employes of the State to rig1 t hours a day. l ins nas pin uie.was. sailniseits Agricultural College ir a ipiandarv because of the helpers t ,t emplov in their work. It is m.inf y impo.sihle to conduct farm work and keep within the eight hour requirement - Ga1' den Magazine. Plant m E?iowies jw Siwimiik JOi-sU-Uls-jsi.. JJCJUti tJtili-si MBHWtT , .4 JWi ' I Eft.-, rlte !.?' mm - . ii.U!i!i i.. iht jjj.ii mVWM ::: By Ai'r-liiljfj.a Hondi'kKS -HKItlC can be no question tha' tlio peony Is the nmt periiiaiie-u and satisfactory Iiarily perennial flower mid that llio best time to plant it is during the 1 ist two weeks of Scpleiubr.r. Peonies may be planted with perfect success per liaps us kite us November when the roots havo boon dug up earlier and stored in sand for tlio purpose, but it is safer to plant earlier. If the work of sitting out the peony bed be delayed there is danger of tha plants dying, or at least being so shocked tliat they glvn very few or even no Dowers next May ami June, It is strange that some nurserymen will tell you that this idea of September planting Is all nonsense when tlio American Peony So-elc-ty, a Iody made up of the most export growers of the peony, has gone on record 'In fuvor of planting in September, It Is no wonder that the peony is be coming more and more popular each year, for there is no other hardy garden pluut as oti can afford. Put the roots three feet apart and the top of the crown two Io three- inches below the surface. Give them a good wi'.iei'ing anil leave them alone. In November, f you nro living in a I cold region, where the temperature may I fill to zero ilurit.g I In- winter, put a aver ol cines or nine; iw 'Inches thick er the soil to keen tin .vri'ir; plants safe the first year. After that there is no mine need of nursing tli. in than there is need of nursing an r.pple tree or an oak. , i'iimI's are nit the cheipi.,t plants to buy in stocking a 'i w g.ii'.l'ii. Tlio fait is the di.'iui'id for tin m is greilev than 'tin- i,iio i.'f iiiuliipiication, and the de ii jit -I ii" leases each ear. The leading iiiir-eres are plaining peonies b the am o nowad 1 s. And it is no winder lhat poople want III u " and 111 ire pennies. The lin'.vel-s alv '.irgcr I luiu tho-e ol' an pise, lor the? It'll measure a foot In diameter, and ill i.iirli ike may ooi haw th" ii-igr.ince tlmt flower they have praein-alli ihe same colors, except ric clioW. Ti ey i In mm nt almost the sumo lime, the pl'ituii d i i . t need liiii-d pruning each i " 1" 'o he induced lo giw t'.e l'ar si blooms, tiinl, further, they are Hot .i.lll' 1 ll l J'il'ki's ot ,..lli , l, el do , iuii do i., i'. I I in service o,' clem.": vig - la nee to be rid of insects and d.seas, . I ml-'iit ai-o adr tli.it the Idooa.s list longer, bolh on tbe pl'i'il ot wlicll cut, and 'a.s pmelv liicorn.ve -i.lijecu in f:uut r Ui.rnblioiy in larger aiu.iens the pimik ,hiee .1 all their o'VH ,M'. when compaii.: ' ivilli tlie r iscs. i Al ter lliiwriing, loo, tlie oiii'paci uiasi. only are man huniireiis o: a ynur Nest dun' dlcction named lu re fire her- is, tlie sieni- nie nowu i" mil fall, but the r m up lresh growths eac, spr l g I'liere are sonui other pennies tea' tl" hrnl.hv iistead ol lierli.tceous. nn niey B: " , : . .!"e,ewlfcn,. This fall ou will have io get .... s:u, o s,,os, . ; .. ... , s ,,ntll,,c,1(. an, ,lKp up ne u smi so, , ,.. - ,, f i,i the ' own selection from liN st.uk wn e n onius, aiii". i .on , . . ..i.. i..,l.... l ...... ..IT..,- von s in let von ought t i Visit II gooil '. , i .... i'iVs .-,11. Make un for All the vati'dies the destruction he does this year by ha v-; baeeoiis, that !.. ,o, ,,n.,iilns i,eM vi.nr. fii'ow iilalltsitlie ground e or tliree 'nnotigh lo supply your 'own needs as well j and send l.s Us i .... - ,1 I.. ..... t 1.11 V- I eiles Tto. ear ..st lowers o'.ieu anolll tiaceniis KlUOs, inn -lii.r in;- , r !he middle of Ma. but the great mont h ' ticlnalis type. 1 Ii. s. of peonv bhom. as it is for the roses, is, ihsuiIos are suiierhli .lime, wita an extension into .nil. AH are tin, l.i s-t and largest flowors come then. The earliest varieties are not nearly so numerous as the mlds' -is,m cues. What varicths to grow? Who can answer this? Tlie fact is tliat the nanus of piol ies are so thoi'iill -1 ' mixed up that one has practically no iissiiranc' lhat the one name in dilfep.'.it places means the same thin". Tl o muddle i so L-i-eat thai tlie American Pony Society ind Cornell I'niversitv aio working to- .n.rlier to bring order out of chaos, ami a u.ind'aril collis'ti n of varieties is being iiiadn at the iiniverit. of t Ii i - ore Ihing all coucu'iicil are thnroughly agreed. I, iwevcr, thai the erv b'.st large iloub.e wl ile llowered v.r.'.'t is I es,ia i-iaxunc, ilowcciug in .June. , , , Leonora l'.raiuwell Is a stniulurd type in si veri ros... i nun e. I or Ilie nest m un- shrubby or Moutan handsome, b it 'Hey kelv lo he eiiiglit Ii spr.lig frosts and have their llnwr bud-, killed. The tree pe.uiy ha.i long been cu avated bv tlie Chinese and is ii'iercung as an instance of n plant that has been pre si rved to us by .:liivatlon, n t being known In a wild' state. As a gnrdeit n i ' in America it suffers from the fact that it Is so slow lo propaLiii" that it is estia gi.u'teii on the root of .i herhao '-is van cty and conequeiiiiy dues not I've long the tivo natures not making a perfect com biiiatiou. Oil Ihe oilier hand, good varlc'.es nv sometimes grafted on common Mmtati stocks, which grow vigorously and, over powering the graft, take its place to the disappointment of the gardener. The amateur who likes to make new varieties may have a world of enjoyment I nis v . ... ... i 1...1 i i...... .. ..i.oiuw iron) seen .i.i,.L i.io'i.odi vi v :i rn'i n-s -,'i iii.oi- in l i'n k ni-, ...-. - - .i..-n.,'i '.,,,,1 I,, velh.wlsl. colors Sulfa- is esiieeially pleasing and sat.siai 'pry i.-.-e If von want the very early flow erilrg with ihe .Moutan type. i.:.... ...in i... ,r. in inline- anv of iirocest. - hvo years .i. . .. .ni il." , .o l.ii.. o.Vlnilinc' Ihe In flower, with the .1.1 f pi oiih , , i,, .i.,,ii a. any gaiib 11 t . , rage it I'.iuty thiu .s not over liecanse it iK,'s moit. I'lv.v s0" pi ople h ive li .,1 , i,,"i that the Hut it Is a slow etu rally from seed i h nice of worthless- 1,1 1 ,.i,l,i-, . !i i oil l e lis . Ill-ss 111 me cim. l ie -i-ens innsi i.-.s,mu if i-i. i iii.iue are a l acme uii'nis.inui a .o,, ,,.,., , ,i,,i, ,, ,itc. .innni: as soon as suni'i' i" sss... ...... .. tlie .sc.iMin, whereas us-e bushes arc . ",,',;;,;.;, ,, hlo'om Ith li ii-il'..ii'- rubra su- in the spring will lie norniunt a year or ways neraggy and iimiiiI. .overed with ,rlia .,,.,.1,., ,,L, i..st known. These , t wo. Insec's or insectlchii's, I i.m. . .in, miti ii i" nn in un .i ii ii- . - ' II'""1"."". ' . 1 i ..... . . --!( is .. . i . v s ( " I U. l r-. s, ur 'iis' peony will liny advice i unless you ,OW:iSElD 3a-M that will yield so great a return for theltlio very best (lowers and the very great spacu it occupies and with a minimum of I est profusion It is better to lift the piuiiis, labor. .lust fancy what It means for ourilividn them into smaller piece i and re American gardens when sn think thai i plant every eight years or thereabout, peonies will flourish iiuywhcnt that apples. Plants left longer than secn or eight can bo, grown! Once set out u clump! j ears are likely to din out in thu centie, of peonies and you do not havo to touch forming hollow rings of growth. it again for perhaps half a century and certainly twciity-livii years,. Nevertheless, If you would havo thu very best plants, The ideal place for a peony bed Is mi a gentle slope csposeO to full sunshine and leading to a rather moist bottom land. grow in a swaiep: ,!,Kl' in. I don't trv ih,. experiment i'.. , 1 1 ' .. ,..,.1 n fresh j in Ml in ii" ' ivay of throwing W' money- Peonies 'like plenty of water at the roots, but It uiusl not he stagnant water. In other .lords, ou want a well drained, moist loam, I have seen first class results on a fairly sandy soil iimt Was well mulched and even on a sthKy (,i,,y ,nt wa light ened with coal nshea or irtrcet sweeping. Hut wherever ymi decidn to ph"" 'l0 '"n re fill to glvo a ilemli ,.i' io feet. If possl- .'U growl us in -,inn. is .... i-o.ne siglit. seemingly to be ihe veiy em . , I' ....I . II! 1.11 O. . OO 111. Hill I 111 iii in""'- -'-I , iii,. . .i... ... ..ion oi u'l.ini r ueatl'i'i' I Mr. im ......... .... V.ll. lioL.. i Ir I lies nf the I un alls . .'"r" , . , b, biindeil to i,s I diseases has always !".. ;. i w ,i f, w. but thev are usually litriai. mind in pow ...Vi,! oioin.nl. Soineiimes the .my system of iirlilicial repi .... ' ,' lf iust as lliey aiipe.ir above ever pen eel "'"" : - ,.. . . .i... a 1....1J iiieiiii.c itie iiinii'i 'n'"' AwG C Lb I IN fs,l. bi uiLAir. .1 ,,f ,i.irnilnL' Insects )V Isralc Insects nn citrus trees, The discsnsc in' ftl'r ins;'"" or'ning. nX W ft appealeil tu tlie i uhbi. .; ""' s ii wcrfnllv than trees tliat nro infested with seme I 'epies.i!;,;, Imw- or by hanging branches infested wi troubles one and are inn the mine thing. hie. mid as niM.h 'tiihle minium mixed In It cannot be foen that they do the least' The disease cd upon insects ith dis- i- . .is I,,. v.. ilier illv eased insects in Ihe tiees to ne treaicii, enured the world in search of i.aiMsitcs I Professor Hons states mat soiuo oi .1.,.! which mlcht heln In the control of Insect the fruit growers ol I lorida have stored ing entirely upon tlio fungous diseases for the destruction of scale insoeti liecently the same fungi have been used against tlio white fly in Iniiiisiann and with equally striking results. These re sults will greatly encourage those who believe that we shall eventually find nat ural agencies for controlling all our in sect pests without tlie expenditure of so much time and energy lu spraying. Country Life in America. i ui mum, nil-, - ---- . , . 1.'l,,"i".!' . Morions hlo.' is. It is p.'s- P-'Ms. Among the thousand, of insect , their spraying apparatus and an. depend , i ... I ...i r..i...i,in that these i wo parasites and fuiigons tiisenses blllie, llliui'.i l''1",""" . ' f ,,., 1 ii Imnorte.l frnni lllliereiii i a pi.-ssi.Mi-. - . --. t,1M, Xi.liiiilv knows ines in iissisi in lAi.i i.iiiui'.iii- "' ,.--.s. which foreign inun- lor a fact, .mo me oi.. ...m .... . . ,, ,.,,. Mst of 11 Hie oiuy jir.icin ui i.-.n.-o.. "'", . ' . , , , that can be applleil is to nun '"'"'- . I V , .d . so dlsconr Keen that I lev i n Ilie easi"-"" . ... -