The Home Garden 



it will be found on sprouts just peering through 

 the soil, therefore one must be on the watch 

 for this destructive enemy from the very begin- 

 ning. If allowed to do its deadly work without 

 prompt interference, the tender young plants 

 will soon be ruined. Paris green is the standard 

 remedy. A tablespoonful to a pailful of water 

 is about the right proportion to use. Apply it 

 with a sprayer. See that it gets to all parts 

 of the plant. 



It is a good plan to go among the vines dur- 

 ing the day and rap them with a stick, causing 

 many of the larger beetles to fall to the ground 

 where they can be crushed with the hoe, or 

 trampled under foot. This pest multiplies 

 with astonishing rapidity, and reaches develop- 

 ment in so short a time that the importance 

 of preventing the young beetles from maturing 

 will be readily understood after a little experi- 

 ence with them. 



Many growers of the potato combine Bor- 

 deaux mixture with Paris green in spraying, 

 as spoken of in the chapter on Insecticides 

 and Fungicides. The copper sulphate has a 

 tendency to prevent blight and scab, they 

 claim. If the soil on which your potatoes 



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