2S GARDEN FOES. 



26. Sulphate of Copper — A good fungicide to 

 spray rose trees witli in winter as a preventive of Mildew, 

 Black Spot, and liose-leaf Scorch : 



Copper sulphate 1 oz. 



Water ... 2gal. 



Place the sulphate in a coarse bag and suspend it in a 

 wooden, not a metal, pail until it has dissolved. 

 Uses. — For mildew on roses, etc. 

 Time to Apply. — Winter, when growth is dormant. 



27. Lime - Sulphur Spray. — An American fungicide 

 said to be most eflficaciouis in checking Apple and Pear 

 Scab, Leaf Spot, Mildew^, etc 



Flowers of sulphur lib. 



Quicklime 15 1b. 



Water 50gal. 



Place the lime in a wooden barrel or tub, pour three 

 gallons of boiling water over it, then add the sulphur and 

 three more gallons of boiling water. Cover the barrel or 

 tub with a sack, when the mixture will boil of its own 

 accord for twenty minutes. Stir occasionally during that 

 time. As soon as the boiling ceases add water to niake 

 up to 50 gallons, then strain through a sieve having 20 

 meshes to the square inch, to remove the large particles 

 of lime, but not the sulphur. 

 Uses. — See remarks above. 

 Time to Apply. — Spring or summer. 



28. Flowers of Sulphur. — An old and excellent 

 remedy for mildew indoors or out. Apply at any time by 

 meaiijs of a dredger, bellows, or distributor, to the foliage. 

 On no account hum sulphur under glass, or the fumes 

 will destroy vegetation. 



29. Iron Sulphate Solution. — An excellent fungi- 

 cide for spraying walls, beds, etc., of greenhouses in which 

 diseased tomatoes have been grown: 



