A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



the purpose very well. For a larger garden, 

 a good air-pump, costing from five dol- 

 lars upwards, will be found an excellent 

 investment. 



One of the best insecticides is Bordeaux 

 mixture, which can either be bought or made. 

 I have twenty-five gallons made at a time 

 and keep it always on hand. The follow- 

 ing is the receipe: 



Three pounds of blue vitriol in coarse crystals; 

 three pounds of unslaked lime. Slake the hrae 

 in two and one-half gallons of water ; pour two and 

 one-half gallons of water over the blue vitriol in 

 another receptacle, and let both stand over night. 

 In the morning stir the blue vitriol until all is dis- 

 solved; then let two persons pour simultaneously 

 the lime water and the blue vitriol into the same re- 

 ceptacle, and add twenty gallons of water; stir 

 well before filling the spraying machine. 



Bordeaux mixture is to be used for rust, 

 mildew, and all kinds of blight, whenever 

 the leaves of plants have a tendency to 

 turn black. Hollyhocks seem to be univer- 

 sally attacked by rust. Spraying the plants 

 at the end of April, and again in the 

 middle of INIay, should entirely prevent this. 



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