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modern formulae for making insecticides and fungicides ; 

 the best apparatus for applying the latter; and clear 

 instructions how to perform such important operations as 

 spraying, fumigating, and cyaniding. In succeeding parts 

 the pests and diseases of fruit crops, vegetable crops, 

 hardy plants, etc., in the flower garden, greenhouse 

 plants, and hardy trees and shrubs. In the final part 

 such enemies of the garden as cats, inoles, mice, rats, 

 rabbits, and hares have had attention; al»30 the subjects 

 of lawn and path weeds. Nor have we overlooked the 

 importance of pointing out the few friendly insects and 

 animals which it is most desirable the gardener should 

 learn to distinguish from the foes previously described. 



Thus, we trust, the information we have given will 

 enable every owner of a garden, greenhouse, or orchard 

 to recognise the various pests and diseases that attack his 

 crops, and to deal with them in an effectual manner, 

 thereby preventing or arresting injur^^ and adding greater 

 pleasures and joy to the task of managing them. 



Finally, we have to acknowledge our indebtedness for 

 information on many points to the numerous leaflets 

 issued by the Board of Agi'iculture and Fisheries; Tubeuf 

 and Smith's "Diseases of Plants"; Cooke's "Fungoid 

 Diseases of Cultivated Plants " ; Massee's " Diseases of 

 Cultivated Plants and Trees "; Theobald's " Insect Pests 

 of Fruit " ; and Curtis's " Farm Insects." 



London, 1910. T. W. Sanders. 



