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as possible in six gallons of water, then dissolve one gallon of 

 ordinary soft soap in the above and add one pint of crude car- 

 bolic acid and thoroughly mix ; slack a quantity of lime in 

 four gallons of water so that when it is added to the above, 

 the whole will make a thick whitewash ; add this to the above 

 and mix thoroughly, and hnally add one-half pound of paris 

 green or one-fourth pound of powdered white arsenic and mix 

 it thoroughly in the above. — Prof. J. M. Stcdman. 



FOR NURSERY STOCK. 



Use No. 1 spray as soon as the leaves have dropped ; again 

 in spring, as first leaves appear, with modified bordeaux mix- 

 ture ; fumigate all trees and shrubs with hydrocyanic acid 

 gas before shipping. 



RECIPE FOR GRAFTING WAX. 



One of the best grafting waxes is made by melting together 

 four parts — by weight — of resin, one part beeswax, one part 

 tallow. When thoroughly melted, pour into cold water; 

 when cool enough, take out and work by molding and pulling 

 until it becomes quite stiff. It is neccessary to have the 

 hands well greased with tallow while handling this wax. — 

 From the Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



INSECTS. 



Prof. Willis G. Johnson says : "At the present time, spray- 

 ing is an important part of successful fruitgrowing. The 

 regular and systematic application of insecticides and fungi- 

 cides is one of the most valuable and profitable pieces of work 

 done on the farm. The spray-pump, properly used, is worth 

 as much to the growers of fruits and vegetables as the policy 

 covering the insurance on his house or barn. In fact, you 

 must 'insure' your crops from destructive insects and fungi, 

 by practicing modern methods of spraying. There has been 

 a decided awakening to the truthfulness of the above state- 

 ment in the past few years, and thousands of growers are 

 now spraying and seeking information, where only a short 

 time ago they were counted by hundreds." 



In order that our readers may understand why one remedy 

 is used for one insect and not for another it will be necessary 

 for us to make some brief references to the structure and habits 

 of certain types. For example, the great mass of injury to 



