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THE COMPLETE GARDEN 



For scales use in winter only a lime-sulphur spray containing about 20 lbs. of un- 

 slaked lime and 15 lbs. of flowers of sulphur to 50 gal. of water. 



For red spider and plant mites use flowers of sulphur as a dry powder dusted over 

 the trees when covered with dew or imir.ediately after a rain. 



For hibernating insects use a miscible or soluble oil at the rate of 1 part of oil to 

 12 or 15 parts of water. 



Fungicides: 



Bordeaux mixture; 5 lbs. copper sulphate and 5 lbs. lime in 50 gal. water. 

 Ammoniacal copper carbonate; 6 oz. copper carbonate and 3 pts. ammonia in 



50 gal. of water. 

 Copper sulphate is used, with lime to colour it. For killing fungi on dormant plants. 

 Lime sulphur mixture also acts as a fungicide. 



Symptoms and Treatments. The following list shows in parallel 

 columns (1) the symptoms which appear upon diseased plants or those 

 with insect pests, (2) the cause and lastly (3) the indicated treatment. 



