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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



June, 1909 



CANADIAN GROWN SEEDS 



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ation of arsenite of soda by the boiling to- 

 gether of white arsenic and washing soda 

 (carbonate of soda, in crystals). The pro- 

 portions generally recommended are, white 

 arsenic, one pound ; washing soda, four 

 pounds; water, one gallon. A few minutes' 

 boiling usually suffices to dissolve the ar- 

 senic and soda, and the result is a solution 

 of arsenic of soda. This cannot he used as 

 a spray, as it is strongly corrosive and 

 would very quickly strip the trees of their 

 foliage. It must be converted into arsenic 

 of lime. 



The conversion of the arsenite of soda into 

 arsenite of lime constitutes the second and 

 very essential part of the process. It may 

 be accomplished in one of two ways, as fol- 

 lows : 



1. Thoroughly slake two pounds of good, 

 fresh quick lime and stir into 40 gallons of 

 water; then pour in, with constant stirring 

 of the lime water, one pint of the arsenite 

 of soda solution. The spray is ready for 

 use immediately, as the formation of ar- 

 senite of lime takes place at once. This 

 spray contains as much arsenic as one made 

 by adding four ounces of Paris green to 40 

 gallons. The above proportions allow for a 

 fair excess of lime, which serves the double 

 purpose of preventing injury to foliage and 

 of making visible the degree of thorough- 

 ness with which the spray has been applied. 



WITH BORDEAUX MIXTTTRE. 



2. This is the more common method as 

 it allows the employment of a fungicide 

 and insecticide in the one spray. Bordeaux 

 mxture made according to the formula used 

 so successfully for so many years (viz, 

 4 :4 :40) contains a sufficient excess of lime 

 to allow the addition of one pint of arsenite 

 of soda solution to a barrel of 40 gallons. 

 All that is necessary is to simply pour the 

 requisite quantity of arsenite of soda (one 



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pint) into the barrel of Bordeaux, stirring 

 meanwhile. We have now Bordeaux mix- 

 ture containing as much arsenic as the 

 "poisoned Bordeaux mixture," in which four 

 ounces of Paris green per barrel has been 

 used. 



In conclusion, may I further emphasize, 

 the necessity of clearly distinguishing be- 

 tween arsenite of soda and arsenate of soda ; 

 it is the former that is used in the prr- 

 paration of arsenite of lime (just descrih 

 ed), and the latter which is necessary Im 

 making the arsenate of lead spray. Failure 

 to recognize that there are these two clas- 

 ses of compounds — arsenites and arsenates — 

 each with its own characteristics, has fre- 

 quently resulted in loss and disappoint- 

 ment. 



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