Before using, dilute with water to 25 gallons. 



This mixture is to be used after the fruit approaches ripening, 

 when it would be disfigured by the Bordeaux mixture. 



INSECTICIDES. 



For general purposes two insecticides only are used. Paris green 

 for all chewing insects and Kerosene emulsion for sucking insects. 



Paris Green. This is too common a substance to need description 

 and is used in preference to London Purple because it is more uni- 

 form in composition and results than the latter. 



Kerosene Emulsion. 



Formula. ^ lb. common bar soap, 



2 gallons common kerosene. 



Cut the soap into small pieces or shavings and dissolve in about 

 two gallons of hot water. While still hot, pour in the kerosene and 

 with the hand pump or syringe, pump it back and forth until a thick 

 butter-like substance is formed. In this condition the kerosene is 

 divided into very minute globules and will be readily diluted or sus- 

 pended in water. 



Before using, add water enough to make 



(A) 10 gallons of Emulsion 



(B) 20 " " " 



EQUIPMENT FOR SPRAYING. 



Pamirs. To obtain the best results, both insecticides and fungi- 

 cides should be put on in as fine a spray as possible. When any 

 liquid is applied in a stream, much of it runs off and is wasted, while 

 if put on in a fine mist it adheres in minute drops which, when dry 

 are held firmly by the hairs and uneven surfaces of the leaves. 



In different sections of the country, pumps are being manufactured 

 especially adapted for the application of fungicides and insecticides 

 and many of them have reached a good degree of perfection. With- 

 out advertising any one of them as superior to others, we would 

 advise purchasing from reliable manufacturers and those made as 

 near home as possible. This last is very important that in case of 

 breakage or injury, parts of the pump may be obtained in as short 

 time as possible. 



