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quince trees bear? None

3 How destroy moles? Poison corn and
put in their paths, also try mole
traps

4 What eats geranium blossoms?
A small bee that lives in the ground
No remedy for it

5 How keep "lady bugs" from cucumbers
Try onions

6 What do with lillies of the valley
that are very luxuriant but do
not bloom? Try thinning in the early
spring

7 What is the best way to keep a be
gonia to make it bloom in the
winter? Keep it in the pot in a shady
place.

8 How should grapes be thinned?
Leave one bunch on an arm if
the quality desired

9 Shall we drive away and destroy
English Sparrows? Our President
considers them more friends than
enemies; others say they destroy peach
and pear buds. In Germany they have
to watch the wheat fields to protect
them from the sparrows

10 What do with cabbage worms? Many
remedies advised. Paris Green seemed
the most successful.

We found the garden in its
usual fine order, though our host