Insects and Sprays 265 



Rose bugs may be sprayed with arsenate of lead 

 solution (see index), but the most effective way of 

 getting rid of them is to take them off by hand, 

 knocking them into a pail of kerosene emulsion by 

 means of a wooden spoon or paddle. 



Arsenate of lead solution, hellebore, or Paris 

 green are effective in destroying caterpillars. 



A little nitrate of soda worked into the surface 

 of the earth will invigorate plants which have 

 had a setback from being attacked by borers, root- 

 maggots, or other insects. 



To exterminate chickweed which becomes such a 

 nuisance when it once gets a good start, spray with 

 a solution of sulphate of iron by means of a hand 

 sprayer 



The following remedies are effective in getting 

 rid of blight, mildew, leaf-spot, and rust: 



Bordeaux mixture 



Lime-sulphur 



Ammoniacal solution of copper carbonate 



The fly should be swatted before he becomes a 

 fly. They breed readily in manure and the manure 

 should be treated with borax, a heaping pint meas- 

 ure of borax to every eight bushels of manure. 



