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effective if used just before dark. If the gooseberry bushes show- 

 signs of mildew, use the Bordeaux mixture until nearly grown, then 

 the ammouiacal carbonate of copper. One application of each will 

 generally be efFeclual. 



THE RASPBERRY AND BLACKBERRY. 



1st Time. Use the copper sulphate solution before the foliage 

 appears. 



2d Time. Apply the Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, one pound 

 to 200 gallons, for the destruction of leaf -eating insects, red rust 

 and anthracnose. 



3d Time. As soon as the fruit has been gathered apply the Bor- 

 deaux mixture for the leaf blight, which is very destructive to some 

 varieties. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



1st Time. As soon as the plants begin to make growth, spray 

 with the Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, one pound to 200 gal- 

 lons, for the leaf blight and the strawberry " Flea beetle " or Black 

 Paria. 



2d Time. Just before blossoms open, repeat the same application. 



3d Time. If the bed is to fruit another year give another spraying 

 of the same as soon as the fruit is harvested. Young plantations 

 should be sprayed after the first application, as directed above, and 

 an additional spraying be given them in August. 



THE POTATO. 



1st Time. As soon as the potato beetle has laid its eggs, spray 

 with the Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, one pound to 100 gal- 

 lons, using the barrel or knapsack pump. 



2d Time. In from one to two weeks, or when the larvae of the 

 potato beetle become abundant, spray again with the same. 



3d Time. Repeat as above and at same interval. 



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