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H/4/1903-8.

12 How generally is fruit killed? Badly
except apples and pears.
13 Is anything known of a tiny white fly
infesting house plants? Yes, a member
has discovered it on her plants. Air
slacked lime might be disagreeable
to it, perhaps deadly. It seems to be
new and nothing is know of it ex
cept that it injures the plants.
14 Is it well to grease hens after their
chickens have been cleaned of ver
min with fly-powder? Do not grease
them, but treat with fly-powder or
Lambert's powder which is said to
be better and cheaper.

Inspectors of the garden make a
wonderfully good report, considering
how many of us cannot work nor
plant the ground for the wet weather
Two planting of peas were up and oth
er seeds plalnted. A fine row of young
hemlock trees set out for a hedge to
separate the poultry yard from the front
yard. The vines from this place are beauti
ful. Next meeting to be at Brooke
Grove. Readers C.F. Brooke and M.E. Gilfain.