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another vessel, and use the mixture as soon as possible 

 after mixing, as it precipitates. The separate solutions 

 keep quite well until mixed. 



The Pea Mildew, which works great havoc with late 

 peas, especially in dry summers and on light soils, can 

 to some 'extent be prevented by sowing the seeds thinly 



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The ' Black-Spot ' Disease of Tomatoes (Cladosporium lycopersici). 



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in trenches in which plenty of half-decayed manure has 

 been worked into the soil. 



After the pods form, if the season is dry, give the 

 plants a thorough soaking with rain-water, then mulch 

 the ground with manure or lawn grass clippings after 

 mowing. 



If the mildew does appear, syringe with sulphide of 

 potassium, % oz. to 1 gallon of water. 



