GLOSSAEY 



Adobe. Spanish: Unburned brick. Also applied to a 

 kind of chalky clay or rock. Usually strongly alka- 

 line. 



Alkali. One of a class of caustic bases, as soda, or pot- 

 ash. 



Annual. Living only one year. 



Anther. The summit of the stamen of a flower, contain- 

 ing the pollen or fertilizing dust. 



Arborescence. Having the shape of a tree. 



Bi-ennial. A plant which produces roots and leaves the 

 first year, and flowers, seeds or fruit the second year, 

 and afterwards perishing. 



Booster. A plant forcer or protector. A boxlike form 

 with open bottom, and one side covered with glass, 

 designed to protect early plants from cold winds 

 and frosts. Usually made of felt, wood, or paste- 

 board. 



Bordeaux Mixture. A compound of blue vitriol, lime 

 and water. 



Formula. Dissolve two pounds of blue vitriol in 

 eight gallons of hot water. Also slake two pounds 

 of fresh lime into three gallons of cold water. 

 Strain each solution, and then mix, using a wooden 

 container. 



This is the very best fungicide known, and is used 

 in the treatment of blights, rots, mildews, molds and 

 rusts. By adding one ounce of Paris Green to the 

 above recipe, the mixture will also destroy all 

 foliage-eating insects. Apply with a sprayer. 

 Standard Bordeaux can usually be purchased at 

 drug stores. 



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