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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3oo THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS
use of X.L. All insecticide, coupled with the cleaning methods alluded to under Mealy Bug will prove a safe remedy, and there is a strong probability of the pest being
Diagram 64. Scaie and Thrip : 1: <7, scale attacking dracæna leaf; enlarged and natural size; c, views of oyster scale; d, scale attacking peach branch. 2. Thrip: a, attacking leaves; <5, leaf not attacked; c, greatly enlarged.
completely exterminated, and a certainty of its being kept under.
Shanking.—Refers to a kind of shrivelling of the berries of grapes. Old vines suffer most from this evil, which is very often associated with bad root action or a sour border. If either of these be suspected the remedy, of course, will be to overhaul the border and provide a better rooting medium and to repair the drainage if need be. To minimise the attack choose short, healthy-looking growths when disbudding in preference to the very strong ones. An old grape-vine given badly to shanking had best be got rid of entirely or, if several are in a house, a few could be done