THE GARDEN'S ENEMIES 



white hellebore with 8 gallons of water. Use on 

 fruits. 



TOBACCO DUST. This waste from tobacco fac- 

 tories may be used freely in trenches around trees 

 with roots infested with aphids. 



CARBOLIC-SOAP WASH. Thin 1 gallon of soft 

 soap with an equal amount of hot water, and stir 

 in 1 pint of crude carbolic acid (% pint refined) 

 and allow this to set over night, then dilute with 

 8 gallons of water. Or dissolve 1 gallon of soft soap 

 in 6 gallons of a saturated solution of washing soda. 

 Add 1 pint of crude carbolic acid and mix thor- 

 oughly. Slake enough lime in 4 gallons of water 

 so that a thick whitewash will result, then add % 

 pound of Paris green and mix the whole together. 

 Recommended for borers. 



Fungicides 



NORMAL OR 1.6 PER CENT BORDEAUX MIX- 

 TURE. Dissolve 6 pounds of copper sulphate, by 

 hanging it in a bag of coarse cloth in an earthen 

 or wooden vessel containing 4 to 6 gallons of water, 

 and then dilute with 25 gallons. Slake 4 pounds 

 of lime diluting to 25 gallons and mix by pouring 



the two solutions into a third vessel. 



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