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Curculio, etc. Bordeaux itself will kill the. spores of fungous 

 diseases. Repeat ten days later, and give a fourth spraying 

 with poisoned Bordeaux (8 oz. of Paris green or 3 lbs. of 

 Arsenate of lead in every 50 gals, of Bordeaux ) twelve days 

 after the last. Do this work thoroly. On plums and other 

 tender foliage, 4-6-50 is the best strength of Bordeaux. 



Fig. 40. — Proper time to spray. 



Turn a strong stream from the hose upon the Cottony 

 Maple Scale wherever you see it, or brush it off from all 

 vines, etc. 



Plant lice get busy during these two months, and can be 

 killed in nursery rows by bending over young growth affected 

 with lice and "swashing" it back and forth in a soap solution 

 (5c cake of Ivory Soap dissolved in 10 to 12 gals, of water 

 and applied when warm), or soap and tobacco solution. Or 

 I lb. whale oil soap in 8 gals, water. The same solutions can 

 be used as a spray. 



The currant wurni may be working on the currants and 

 gooseberries. Hellebore will kill it. 



The latter part of June the young of Lecanium scales are 

 hatching and can 1)e killed by Ivory Soap sprays (5c cake in 

 7 gals, water. ) 



Fig. 41. — Female lecanium scale with eggs. 



