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pose of the worms left by the spray. While poison- 

 ing their victims, they evidently smother them 

 also, like all the deterrents. These mild poisons 

 should be effective with potato bugs and cucum- 

 ber beetles, any left alive after the other measures 

 have been used. Kerosene emulsion is especially 

 destructive for lice and insects, like the squash 

 bug, that suck their food. This insecticide is 

 merely a dilution of kerosene with water as an 

 emulsion. Like other oils, it can be held in solu- 

 tion only by means of force pumping, stirring 

 and beating until the oil-drops are thus evenly 

 distributed in the water. Soap, when dissolved 

 in the mixture, aids in emulsifying the oil. This 

 is, naturally, less injurious than clear kerosene. 

 Sprayed over the infested plants, it is very effec- 

 tive. Paris green is the strongest poison. It is 

 sure death to whatever eats it, insect, worm, or 

 grub. We may add paris green or other arsenic 

 to our bordeaux mixture. The same spraying will 

 then fight disease and kill the live things. Use 

 the farm supply of this poison spray, when avail- 

 able. Otherwise buy the commercial preparation 

 called Pyrox. One spraying with this insecticide, 

 after all the other measures used, will surely end 

 the fight victoriously against all the enemies of 

 our garden. 



The gardener will have live assistants. The 

 birds will be on hand, all the time, some of them. 

 The robins will snap up the grubs and the cut- 



