The Garden Under Glass
Forfatter: William F. Rowles
År: 1914
Forlag: Grant Richards Ltd. Publishers
Sted: London
Sider: 368
UDK: 631.911.9
With Numerous Practical Diagrams From Drawings By G. D. Rowles And Thirty-Two Illustrations From Photographs
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296 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS
than cured. It is usually brought about by bad ventilation—by keeping the atmosphere too close and stuffy. The method, of course, is to admit more air on all possible occasions. Should, however, mildew occur in spite of pre-cautions the simplest remedy is to dust the affected area with flowers of sulphur. But the amateur would be well advised to procure some mildew specifics from a horticul-
Diagram 6i.-Red-spider: a, highly magnified ; b, attacking vine leaf; c, violet leaf; d} peach leafshowing web which surrounds it.
tural sundriesman, such as Bentleys of Burrow-on-Humber, which will speedily check the evil.
Rats.—Like mice, are best caught. I do not care to advise poison. By persistence they can usually be trapped in strong gins and then we are sure that we are getting rid of them. b
Red-spider.—This is a difficult pest to deal with. It will not yield to the treatment of fumigation unless done