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6 When cabbage plants are eaten with
fleas what should be put on them
Try Kerosene and plaster

7 should the earth be drawn away
from onions? Plant shallow
and keep the earth from covering
them in cultivating

Some persons are much troubled
by a worm or bug which eats
holes into and sometimes through
rose buds. Alum water is said to
be a good application for plants
infested with insects or slugs.

Our walk in the garden and
lawn was very pleasant. The
vegetables were looking especially
well. The greatest bloom of roses
was over, the bushes looked very
flourishing and all was in
good order. The fine large cur
rant bushes and the luxuri-
-ance observable on every side
should encourage us to feed
our gardens well if we desire
to be well fed by them." The Golden
Rule applies in more ways than
one