278 ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 



2. Wet Paris Green. 



Paris green i/^ pound 



Lime 1/2 pound 



Water SO'gallons 



If the above amount of Paris green is to be used with 

 fifty gallons of Bordeaux mixture the half-pound of lime 

 should be omitted. 



3. Dry Paris Green. 



Paris green 1 pound 



Powdered lime 20 pounds 



For Sucking Insects. 



4. Kerosene Emulsion. 



Strong hard soap, shaved fine i/^ pound 



"Water 1 gallon 



Kerosene or crude petroleum 2 gallons 



The soap should be dissolved in the water by boiling, 

 remove from the fire while still boiling hot and at a safe 

 distance from the fire add the oil, stirring violently until 

 it is thick like cream. If it is well made it will keep 

 indefinitely and may be diluted when needed for use. 

 During the growing time of summer, for plant lice and 

 other soft-bodied insects, dilute the emulsion with fifteen 

 parts of water; for the red spider and other plant mites, 

 the same, with the addition of one ounce of flowers of 

 sulphur to the gallon; for scale insects, the large plant 

 bugs, and larvae, dilute with from seven to ten parts of 

 water. Apply with a spray pump. 



