THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 203 



HOW TO PREPARE STOMACH POISONS 



Paris green. Use one heaping teaspoonful to three 

 gallons of water. To make larger quantities, use the 

 following formula : Paris green, one pound ; lime, two 

 pounds ; water, two hundred gallons. Sprinkle the Paris 

 green into the lime gradually while it is being slaked; 

 then add the water. Stir the mixture while using, to 

 keep it from settling to the bottom. For spraying peach 

 trees and other plants with very tender foliage, use two 

 thirds the amount of both Paris green and lime. 



Lead arsenate. Use one tablespoonful to one gallon 

 of water, or three pounds to fifty gallons of water. 

 Lead arsenate sticks to the leaves better than Paris 

 green, and there is no danger of burning the foliage 

 with it, but it does not kill the insects so quickly. 



Hellebore. Mix one part of powdered hellebore with 

 three parts of flour and keep the mixture in a closed 

 vessel overnight before using, or dissolve a tablespoon- 

 ful in three gallons of water. For vegetables and fruits 

 that are nearly ripe this is safer than Paris green or 

 lead arsenate. 



Poisoned bait. Thoroughly mix a large tablespoon- 

 ful of Paris green with three quarts of bran. Moisten 

 the mixture with sweetened water or molasses, so that 

 it will stick together. In the evening distribute this in 

 small amounts along the rows that are being injured 

 by cutworms. Care must be taken that the birds which 

 feed on garden insects are not destroyed by its use. 



