. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. WITH THE VEGETABLE GROWERS. II tors open on hinges at the bottom, mildew appears, while in the other, where they open on hinges at the ridge, it has not appeared. Head lettuce appears to be more subject to mildew than bunch lettuce. THE OXLY REMEDY. " I have found sulphur treatment to be the only eiTectual remedy. I mix the sul-. Vegetable Growing in tlie Winter phur to the consistency of cream and put it on the hot water pipes witli a brush. If necessary to apply the treatment before arti- ficial heat is requ
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. WITH THE VEGETABLE GROWERS. II tors open on hinges at the bottom, mildew appears, while in the other, where they open on hinges at the ridge, it has not appeared. Head lettuce appears to be more subject to mildew than bunch lettuce. THE OXLY REMEDY. " I have found sulphur treatment to be the only eiTectual remedy. I mix the sul-. Vegetable Growing in tlie Winter phur to the consistency of cream and put it on the hot water pipes witli a brush. If necessary to apply the treatment before arti- ficial heat is required, a fire has to be lighted to heat the pipes, but the first crop, sown in " A Practical Vegeta'ile Orowers' A? = sociation would be a good thing," re- marked J. W. Johnson, of Toronto East, to The Canadian Horticulturist recently, "pro- vided the members would live up to their The discussions at their meet- ings would be valuable, but such an associa- tion would be of little use in fixing prices. The farmers about Toronto have taken to raising a great deal of garden truck, which comes into competition with what the mar- August, when the air is drier, is not so sub- ject to mildew as those which come on later. Watercress grown in the same greenhouse is sometimes afifected with mildew, though it seems to have disappeared this year. The sulphur treatment has also proved effica- cious in the case of chrysanthemums. " Another enemy we have to contend with is the green fly. I find ' Nikoteeii Aphis Punk ' an efifectual remedy. I hang^ it on wires while burning, and the fumes kill the fly. Formerly I used tobacco stems, but they burned the plants. The punk, which comes in rolls, is more expen- sive, but it is worth the difiference. " In growing lettuce some prefer to sow thick, and thin out, allowing the plants to mature where sowed. I prefer to trans- plant and get single heads. For bunch let- tuce I set four or five inches apart, for head let
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