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flowers, it should be strained before using, so as not to stain 

 the petals, etc. 



4. — If possible, solutions for Summer use on trees, etc., 

 should not be applied on very warm days, as it may injure the 

 foliage ; cloudy days and after sunset is the best time in hot 

 weather. 



5. — By straining through a coarse cloth all liquids or solu- 

 tions to be used in spraying, will save time in application. 



6. — Tobacco grown by fruit-growers is equal to so much 

 money saved, as it is far superior to any refuse tobacco they 

 can buy, and will make a solution fifty per cent, stronger ; or 

 in other words, one and a half gallons of water can be used to 

 each pound, instead of one gallon, as recommended. 



7. — Vineyardists should use one pound of buhach to every 

 twenty })ounds of sulphur (or one pound to every ten pounds 

 if the vine-hoppers are numerous) when sulphuring their vines 

 early in the Spring season ; this will 1)e death to the vine-hop- 

 pers, etc. The first sulphuring should be done when the 

 shoots are from fifteen to twenty inches long. 



8. — To those not acquainted with using the lye solutions, at 

 first there will be some inconvenience experienced, but it must 

 be remembered that serious diseases require serious treatment. 



9. — If the owner of an orchard, vineyard, etc., cannot per- 

 sonally attend to the application of the remedies recommended, 

 it is an imperative necessity that only a reliable person be in- 

 trusted with the charge of the work. Only tliorough applica- 

 tion will i)roduce satisfactory results. 



10. — P>o careful in using the remediesthat are poisonous, such 

 as arsenic, Paris green, London purple, corrosive sublimate, 

 etc., especially where children are around the premises. Under 

 no consideration are they to be a])plied to fruit, etc., that is to 

 be used as food, as serious results might follow. 



11. — The soa]) and lye solutions recommended are excellent 

 fertilizers, and produce smootli, liealthy l)ark on the trees 

 washed or sprayed. 



