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Bordeaux Mixture is a fungicide, used to com- 

 bat mildews, leaf-diseases, blights, etc. It is sprayed on 

 the plants with a spray pump or syringe, or it may be ap- 

 plied with a whisk broom. Apply enough of it so that the 

 foliage looks blue. It is made as follows : Copper sulfate, 

 6 pounds; quicklime, 4 pounds; water, 40 to 50 gallons. 

 Dissolve the copper sulfate by putting it into a bag of coarse 

 cloth and hanging this in a vessel holding at least four gal- 

 lons, so that it is just covered by the water. Use an 

 earthen or wooden vessel. Slake the lime in an equal 

 amount of water. Then mix the two and add enough 

 water to make 40 gallons. It is then ready for imme- 

 diate use, but will keep for some time. If the mixture 

 is to be used on peach foliage, it is advisable to add an 

 extra pound of lime to the above formula. When ap- 

 plied to such plants as carnations or cabbages, it will 

 adhere better if a pound of hard soap is dissolved in 

 hot water and added to the mixture. For rots, molds, 

 mildews, and all fungous diseases. 



Whilst Bordeaux Mixture is the best general fungicide, 

 it discolors the plants until it washes off. On ornamental 

 plants, therefore, a colorless fungicide may be preferable. 

 In such cases, use the ammoniacal carbonate of copper 

 solution, as follows : Copper carbonate, 1 ounce; ammonia, 

 1 volume 26 Beaume, % volumes water (enough to dissolve 

 the copper) ; water, 9 gallons. The copper carbonate is best 

 dissolved in large bottles, where it will keep indefinitely, 

 and it should be diluted with water as required. For the 

 same purposes as Bordeaux Mixture. 



Border. The word border is used to designate 

 the heavy or continuous planting about the boundaries of a 

 place, or along the walks and drives, or against the build- 

 ings, in distinction from planting on the lawn or in the in- 

 terior spaces. A border receives different designations, 

 depending upon the kinds of plants which are grown 

 therein; that is, it may be a shrub border, a flower 



