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To protect corn from crows, 245 To protect young chickens, 

 245. 



Mosquitoes 245 



Kerosene for mosquitoes, 245 Fishes available for destruction 

 of mosquito larvae, 246 Hibernating mosquitoes, 246 Rules 

 for mosquito extermination and prevention, 247. 



The House-Fly 249 



The typhoid fly, or house-fly, 249 Control, 250. 



Slime on Ponds . . 251 



CHAPTER XV 



FUNGICIDES AND GERMICIDES FOR PLANT DISEASES . . . 252-258 



Practices . . 252 



Destroying affected parts, 252 Rotation of crops, 253 Steri- 

 lizing by steam, 253. 



Substances . . . , . . . * . . . 253 



Bordeaux mixture, 253 Ammoniacal copper carbonate, 255 

 Copper carbonate, 255 Corrosive sublimate, 255 Formalin, 

 256 Lime, 256 Lime-sulfur, 256 Potassium sulfid, 258 

 Resin-sal-soda sticker, 258 Sulfate of copper, 258 Sulfate of 

 iron, 258 Sulfur, 258. 



CHAPTER XVI 



PLANT DISEASES . . * ... . . . , . 259-285 

 Certain General or Unclassified Diseases . . I . . 260 



Damping-off, 260 CEdema or dropsy, 260 Smut of cereals, 



260 Storage rots, 262. 

 Diseases of the Different Plants or Crops ...:.. 262 



Alfalfa, 262 Almond, 263 Apple, 263 Apricot, 265 



Asparagus, 265 Barley, 265 Bean, 265 Bean, Lima, 265 



Beet, 266 Blackberry, 266 Brussels sprouts, 266 Cab- 

 bage, 266 Carnation, 267 Cauliflower, 267 Celery, 267 

 Cherry, 267 Chestnut, 268 Chrysanthemum, 268 Corn, 

 268 Cotton, 269 Cranberry, 269 Cucumber, 270 Currant, 

 270 Ginseng, 270 Golden-seal, 271 Gooseberry, 271 

 Grape, 271 Hollyhock, 273 Lettuce, 273 Muskmelon, 274 



Nectarine, 274 Nursery stock, 274 Oats, 274 Onion, 274 



Pea, 275 Peach, 275 Pear, 277 Plum, 279 Potato, 279 

 Pumpkin, 280 Quince, 280 Radish, 280 Raspberry, 281 



