CONTENTS xvii 



PAGES 



Rice, 281 Rose, 281 Spinach, 281 Strawberry, 282 Sweet- 

 potato, 282 Tobacco, 282 Tomato, 283 Violet, 283 

 Wheat, 283. 

 Seed and Soil Treatments 284 



CHAPTER XVII 



INSECTICIDAL MATERIALS AND PRACTICES ..... 286-300 



General Practices 286 



Cleanliness, 286 Hand-picking, 286 Promoting growth, 286 

 Burning, 286 Banding, 286 Fumigation, 287 Fungous dis- 

 eases as insecticides, 290. 



Insecticidal Substances 290 



Arsenic, 290 Arsenicals, 291 Bait, 293 Bran-arsenic mash, 

 293 Bisulfid of carbon, 293 Carbolic acid materials, 293 

 Criddle mixture, 293 Distillate emulsion, 294 Hot water, 294 

 Kerosene emulsion, 294 Lime-sulfur, 294 Miscible oils, 

 297 Pyrethrum, 297 Resin and fish-oil compounds, 298 

 Soaps, 298-299 Soda and aloes, 299 Sulfur, 299 Tangle- 

 foot, 299 Tar, 299 Tobacco, 299 White hellebore, 300. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



INJURIOUS INSECTS, WITH TREATMENT . . . . . . 301-336 



General or Unclassified Pests . 301 



Angleworm, 301 Aphides, 301 Bag-worm, 301 Blister- 

 beetle, 302 Brown-tail moth, 302 Cutworm, 302 Flea- 

 beetle, 303 Four-striped plant-bug, 303 Gipsy-moth, 303 

 May-beetle, 303 Mealy-bug, 303 Nematode root-gall, 303 

 Red-spider or mite, 304 San Jose" scale, 304 Scale-insects, 

 304 Snails, 305 White ants, 305 Wire- worm, 305. 

 Insects classified under the Plants they chiefly Affect .... 305 

 Apple, 306 Apricot, 310 Asparagus, 310 Aster, 311 Bean, 



311 Birch, 311 Blackberry, 311 Cabbage, 311 Carrot, 



312 Cauliflower, 313 Celery, 313 Cherry, 313 Chestnut, 



313 Chrysanthemum, 313 Clover, 313 Corn, 314 Cotton, 

 316 Cranberry, 317 Cucumber, 318 Currant, 318 Dahlia, 



319 Egg-plant, 319 Elm, 319 Endive, 320 Gooseberry, 



320 Grape, 320 Hollyhock, 322 House-plants, 322 

 Lawns, 322 Lettuce, 322 Melon, 322 Mushroom, 323 

 Onion, 323 Orange and lemon, 323 Parsley, 324 Parsnip, 

 324 Pea, 324 Peach, 325 Pear, 326 Pecan, 327 Per- 



