. Roses, and how to grow them; a manual for growing roses in the garden and under glass ... ge. The application of arsenate of lead,five pounds to fifty gallons of water, is recom-mended. Rose slugs are usually found on the underside of the leaves and may be detectedby the skeletonised appearance of the small, green, slug-like worms are thelarvae of a small black saw-fly, which maybe seen busily at work in early June thrustingits egg into the leaves. A second brood ofthe slugs works in August. They are oftenestfound on plants grown in frequented places,such as a porch, where the bir
. Roses, and how to grow them; a manual for growing roses in the garden and under glass ... ge. The application of arsenate of lead,five pounds to fifty gallons of water, is recom-mended. Rose slugs are usually found on the underside of the leaves and may be detectedby the skeletonised appearance of the small, green, slug-like worms are thelarvae of a small black saw-fly, which maybe seen busily at work in early June thrustingits egg into the leaves. A second brood ofthe slugs works in August. They are oftenestfound on plants grown in frequented places,such as a porch, where the birds will notremove them. A decoction made of twotablespoonsful of powdered white helleboreto four gallons of boiling water, applied whencool with a whisk-broom, so that the undersurface is thoroughly wetted, proves mosteffective. One thorough application wTi!lusually suffice, but if the slug has appearedin given places during previous years, an-ticipate his coming and apply the helleboresolution before the expected arrival, or, sinceit is a chewing insect, a Paris green spray canbe
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