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BETTER FRUIT 



September 



have a rather thick, ghiey fluid. When 

 this is sprayed on plants it will dry to 

 a very thin but tenacious coating. 

 Later on this coating loosens by rolling 

 up and peals off. Naturally the appli- 

 cation must be made in dry weather, 

 as rain would dissolve the mucus. Im- 

 bedded in this mucus, which docs no 

 injury even to the most tender plants, 

 you will find the little creatures. It is 

 to he presumed, of course, that through 

 careful spraying the insects have been 

 actually hit. Since these creatures are 

 not capable of any great exertion, it 

 becomes evident that this simple means 

 will be very effective. In the drying 

 of this fluid the insects are glued in the 

 thin skin and, killed, fall with it to the 

 ground. Should more thorough work 

 be desirable, as e. g., reaching insects in 

 the bark of trees, then a five to ten per 

 cent solution of bezine or petroleum 

 must be added. The fluid has the valu- 

 able characteristic of uniting with these 

 liquids into a more tenable and durable 

 emulsion. The mixture must be well 

 stirred to make an emulsion. I am of 

 the firm conviction that this benzine- 

 lime mixture, whose waxy coating will 

 detach the bloodlice and their eggs, as 

 also the caterpillars and pupa of other 

 insects, will make an application of the 

 indispensable poisons, such as arsenate 

 of lead and others, superfluous. I am 

 ready to furnish samples of Carrageen 

 for trial where they will serve a tech- 

 nical purpose. I hope to be able to 

 make an improved product from Car- 

 rageen which will do away with the 

 ever troublesome process of boiling. — 

 Dr. Phil. Max Issleib, Madgeburg, 

 Germany." 



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