THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



5. Cherry. 9. Tomato. 

 Aphis, slug, brown rot, and leaf blight. Rot and blight. 



First spraying : Bordeaux mixture as Spray with Bordeaux mixture, as soon 



the buds are breaking ; if the aphis ap- as rot or Wight appears, for three times, 



pears use kerosene emulsion alone. if necessary, at intervals of ten to fifteen 



Second spraying : Bordeaux mixture days. 



TO Potato 

 and Paris green as soon as the blossoms 



fall Blight and Beetles. 



Third spraying : Bordeaux mixture P'irst spraying : Paris green as soon 



and Paris green ten to fifteen days after, as the beetles appear (one pound to 100 



6. Grapes. gallons of water). 



,^.,, ,, , _ , , , , r Second spraying: Bordeaux mixture 



Mildew , black rot, flea beetle and leaf- , t^ • 11 



. . ■^ and Pans green when plants are six 



eating insects. . , ... 



mches high. 



■First spraying: Bordeaux mixture Third and fourth sprayings : Bordeaux 



and Paris green when leaves are one ^j^ture at intervals of ten to fifteen 



inch in diameter. days, if necessary. 



Second Spraying : Bordeaux mixture „ 



and Paris green when flowers have fal- 



Igj^ Pyrethrum applied in solution (one 



Third and fourth sprayings : Bordeaux ^""^^ ^^ f^"'" 8^"°"^ of water) or dusted 



mixture at intervals of ten to fifteen «" («"« Pa'"^ Pyrethrum to seven parts 



jjj^yg flour) for the cabbage worm. 



Paris green alone when the beetle is Formula for Making Bordeaux 



attacking the buds in the spring. Mixture. 



7. Raspberry. ^^^PP^'" sulphate 4 pounds. 



. ,, ,/-,,., , „ Lime (fresh) " 



Anthracnose, leaf blight and saw-fly 



' * -^ -^ Water 40 gallons. 



larvce 



First spraying : Bordeaux mixture Suspend the copper sulphate in five 



and Paris green just before growth be- g^^lo^s of water. This may be done by 



gins. putting it in a bag of coarse material. 



Second spraying : Bordeaux mixture ^"^ hanging it so as to be covered by 



and Paris green about when first bios- ^^® ^^^^'■- ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ i" ^^^"^ ^^^ 



soms open. same quantity of water. Then mix the 



Third spraying : Bordeaux mixture '^° ^"^ ^^^ ^^^ remainder of the 40 



when the fruit is gathered. gallons of water. 



a ry ^ Warm water will dissolve the copper 



a. Currant AND Gooseberry. , , , j-, l u 



sulphate more readily than cold water. 



Worms and Mildew. if ^hg jj^g jg ^^ ^11 dirty strain the lime 

 First spraying: Potassium sulphide, solution. 

 Bordeaux mixture and Paris green as If the lime is good the above amount 

 soon as the leaves expand is likely to be sufficient. It is an easy 

 Second spraying : The same ten to matter to know how much lime is re- 

 fifteen days later. quired by using what is termed the fer- 

 For worms alone, hellebore or Paris rocyanide of potassium test. This sub- 

 green will be effective. stance can be got at any druggist's, and 



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