Changsha, June 1.
The flood which looked imminent ere a week or so ago, has been stayed and the water is recede slowly but steadily. having some heavy rai jays in between the downpours. As Yet we have had no real heat, very Few butterflies are about, and the cuckoo has not been heard to call, The wild gardenia has been covering the hills "with its white blossoms. [The gardens have suffered a good deal from the torrential rains, seeds hheing mildewed and roses ' badly Washed. Ten days ago there occurred 'a severe landslide, caused by the ain, which completely blocked the Toad between Hengchow and Changsha. A group of missionaries, re; {turning from a conference, suffered much inconvenience, in {act could not get through.
Yesterday was held the I meeting for the season of the Chat ha Women's Club in the house ani n of Mme. Caffarena, Bishop Gilman gave an laminating talk on how to tend a arden China," People knowing 1 an expert, gardener, const him for his panacea for th Te does not, exist except in ailage "do it yourself" and be sure One of the great difficulties in get the best materi China is that all our Chinese garden assistants seem to be born blind; They will never notice anything, their own initiative, and hardly ever when the same fact or set of cir-'Cumstances has been pointed out to them time after time, and they have out. However, one must accept and go ahead. have found ti tien Acquired in. gardening' and. Tos Ataling with obstreperous members rowing, most useful' training for
ofthe: Church; il our roses, find scale, Rose trees bought From Chinese ave generally cove with scale.
"This can be eliminated with time sulphur solu-lat the time when the leaves are off the rose bushes. One should Ho over the trees frequently, and off all grubs, a soap and kero-Sine emulsion is very helpful, The yore bug of China must de killed before it is born. "You can recognise her kind, for she is an orange bel-Yied beetle, She goes round with an Sncisor making black. I on, the wore stems. "This line slot, into which the beet ome twenty eggs. It is important to go round your rose trees, looking for these black marks, penknife in hand, to out out the eggs. Perpetual vain as we get in Changsha in summer gives black spots or the eaves, and also scale.
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