twelve] our rivals — the INSECTS 



When they do develop they come with such rapidity 

 and in such hordes that it is very difficult to con- 

 trol them. Poison will partly do the work, but 

 hand picking must follow. Catbirds, wrens, wood- 

 peckers, bluebirds, brown thrashers, and other 

 birds will destroy a large percentage, and the toad 

 helps us emphatically. Prof. Hodge, of Clark 

 University, recommends planting spireas around 

 our rose gardens, because the beetles will gather in 

 this bush and can be collected readily. There are 

 many other insects that attack our flowers, and 

 sometimes they will create havoc. As a rule, they 

 can be kept in control by the remedies I have 

 named. 



I append a list of formulae for the most important 

 fungicides and insecticides. 



Bordeaux Mixture. 



Copper Sulphate 6 lbs. 



Quick or Stone Lime 4 lbs. 



Water 45-50 gals. 



Dissolve the copper sulphate in an earthen or 

 wooden vessel with three gallons of hot water, or 

 put in a coarse sack and suspend in a barrel partly 

 full of water; when dissolved, slack the lime in a 



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