286 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The insect depredations are the greatest drain upon our money 

 matters of any other one thing, and a few thousands spent in this work 

 would well pay. 



PY RET BRUM. 



In this connection I would again call attention of this Society to 

 the use of this valuable insect destroyer. It will kill the cabbage worm 

 and like insects more effectually than any other known remedy. 



Mixed with five parts of flour it is a complete success used with 

 the little hand bellows ; mixed with water it can be used by spraying 

 on the plants. 



LONDON PURPLE. 



From many reports of the use of London Purple we see that it is a 

 complete preventive of the ravages of the codling moth. By using 

 one pound to forty gallons of water, and the force pump to spray the 

 mixture upon the trees, we find that we have a complete success. 



Mr. Moody, of Lockport, says that he has gearing attached to the 

 wagon wheel that runs the pump, and that it costs him very little to 

 syringe his trees twice during the summer, and he says that we can 

 form no idea of the benefit to the orchard in freeing it irom insect life. 

 He believes that the use of it in a whole community for three years 

 will nearly exterminate the insect pests. It is well for us to try it. 



TOBACCO. 



For all small bushes and plants in the green-house this is one of 

 the best and cheapest, and 1 believe will yet be found one of the best 

 for out door work also. I hope it will be put to this good use in the 

 near future, where it may be a blessing instead of a curse. 



•REPORT OF THE EXHIBIT AT THE AMERICAN POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT GRAND 

 , RANIDS. MICHIGAN. . 



The work of making the collection for this society was put off un- 

 til September 1st, except the summer fruits, so as to get as much size 

 and color as possible on uur winter apples. 



A trip wa-. made into snuih Missouri and a fine collection made at 

 Lamar, through C. B. Fink & Son and M. M. Spear on one day, and the 

 next I was at Springtieid, and with the assistance of Henry Scholton, 

 W. C. Freeman and D. S. Holman, a splendid collection of apples was 

 made there. Tne next day I was in Howell county, and spending two 



