TWELVE] OUR RIVALS-THE INSECTS 



This mixture does not need boiling. The lime 

 and soda cause it to come to great heat — if the 

 chemicals are pure and in good condition. The 

 application is as simple as that of other formulae, 

 but care must be exercised because of its caustic 

 nature. It is always preferable with such mixtures 

 to repeat applications rather than make them too 

 intense at first. 



The following calendar will be found useful in 

 every department of your country home-making : 



Apple. — For fungus, apply Bordeaux when the 

 buds are swelling, again just after the buds open, 

 and a third time after the blossoms have fallen. 

 Repeat later, if you have time, and consider the 

 work is needed. For canker worm, spray with ar- 

 senites as soon as the worm shows itself, and again 

 after ten days. For codlin moth, use arsenites, 

 with Bordeaux Mixture, after the first application 

 of Bordeaux. 



Currant. — Use Bordeaux when the leaf is about 

 half grown. Use arsenites or kerosene emulsion 

 with hellebore as soon as the worms begin their 

 work; repeat every two or three days, until they are 

 out of sight. If a second brood occurs later, use 

 hellebore and no Paris green. 



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