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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIS2 



GRAPE. 

 A. — Against iilack Rot, Mildews and Leaf -eating Insects. 



B. — Against Grape Thrip. 



1. Kerosene emulsion, 1 part Soon after leaves are formed. Thrip of leaf-hopper, 

 in 9 parts water. i 



CUCUMBER AND SQuASH. 



For the Squash Bug. — Kill tne early bugs, 

 and the yellowish eggs on the underside of the 

 leaves ; kill tne bugs every morning which col- 

 lect under chips and boards placed near ^ue 

 vines. 



For the Striped Cucumber Beetle. — Keep 

 vines well covered with Bordeaux mixture ; 

 cleanliness in garden in fall ; protect young 

 vines with muslin, or cheesecloth netting ; in- 

 sect powder and flour as for cabbage worm ; 

 tobacco water and soft soap mixture sprinkled 

 on vines, followed by a dusting of lime. 



ASPARAGUS. 



For Beetles. — Spray plants after cutting sea- 

 son with Paris green ; regular cutting of all 

 shoots. 



For Rust. — Cut and burn all plants in fall. 



CABBAGE. 



For Cabbage Worms and Lice. — Pyrethrum 

 applied in solution (1 ounce to 3 gallons of 

 water) or dusted on (1 part pyrethrum to 5 

 parts flour). 



For Cabbage Root Maggots. — No thoroughly 

 reliable remedy is known, but good results have 

 been obtained by using Goff's tarred paper 

 cards. These are pieces of tarred building 

 paper, 3 inches in diameter. In the centre is a 

 hole through which the root of the young cab- 

 bage is placed on transplanting. Card lies flat 

 on ground. 



STRAWBERRY. 



The Rust or Leaf Blight. — Bordeaux mixture, 

 when it can be applied without disflguring the 

 fruit, will control this disease. xi.pply at inter- 

 vals of two or three weeks on new beds after 

 they begin to make runners. 



TOMATO. 



Rot and Blight. — Spray with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture as soon as rot or blight appears, three 

 times if necessary, at intervals of 10 to 15 days. 



POTATO. 



Scab, Blight, and Beetles. — For the Scab : 

 Soak the " seed " potatoes or tubers for two 

 hours in a solution of formalin (8 oz. in. in 15 

 gals, of water). 



For Blight and Beetles : First spraying : 

 Paris green as soon as the beetles appear (one 

 pound to 100 gallons of water). 



Second spraying : Bordeaux mixture and 

 Paris green when plants are six inches high. 



Third and fourth sprayings : Bordeaux mix- 

 ture at intervals of 10 to 15 days, if necessary. 



Spraying with Bordeaux mixture will prevent 

 the blighting of the plants and the rotting of 

 the tubers. 



RASPBERRY. 



Anthracnose, Leaf-Blignt and Saw-fly Larvae. 



—First praying : Bordeaux mixture and Paris 

 green just before growth begins. 



Second spraying : Bordeaux mixture and 

 Paris green about when first blossoms open. 



Third spraying : Bordeaux mixture when 

 the fruit is gathered. 



CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY. 



For Worms and Mildew. — First spraying : 

 Potassium sulphide or Bordeaux mixture and 

 Paris green before the buds expand. 



Second spraying : The same 10 to 15 days 

 later. 



For worms alone, hellebore or Paris green 

 will be effective. 



For Currant Plant Lice. — Spray with kero- 

 pene emulsion or whale-oil soap solutions as 



