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ment. If no pests are seen, dip in tepid water to which a small 
amount of Bordeaux mixture has been added. 
Plants. — Cane tops and cuttings, pine-apple suckers, any 
cuttings liable to bring fungoid disease as an external parasite. 
Treatment. — Bordeaux mixture. 
Plants. — Cotton seed for planting. 
Treatment. — Corrosive sublimate (one part to 1,000 of water). 
From boll weevil countries, when entry is permitted, insist on 
certificate of fumigation before shipment, and on arrival, fumigate 
with carbon bisulphide, 1 lb. to 200 cubic feet for four hours. 
Plants. — Cotton seed in bulk for oil extraction. 
Treatment. — Sulphur dioxide applied by means of a Clayton 
apparatus, using a strength of 5 per cent, under pressure for 
twenty-four hours. 

