The Busy Woman s Garden Book 



BORDEAUX MIXTURE 



Dissolve six pounds of copper sulphate by 

 hanging it in a bag of coarse cloth in an earthen 

 or wooden vessel containing four to six gallons 

 of water, and dilute with twenty-five gallons of 

 water. Slake four pounds of lime, diluting to 

 twenty-five gallons and mix by pouring the two 

 solutions into a third vessel. This is of such uni- 

 versal use that the large quantity will not be ex- 

 cessive, especially when combined with the 

 arsenical preparations. 



Vegetables and Insects and Diseases 

 Attacking Them 



asparagus 

 Keep the beds closely cut in spring and as soon 

 as the shoots are allowed to grow spray with 

 Bordeaux-arsenate of lead mixture. 



beans-anthracnose 

 Spray with Bordeaux mixture when an inch 

 or two high and repeat as necessary. 



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