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Powdered hellebore, at the rate of an ounce to three gallons 

 of water, is an efficient and particularly feasible remedy. 

 The eggs are usually laid near the base of the plants, and if 

 spraying is done very early, Paris green or arsenate of lead 

 may be used, destroying many of the worms before they 

 spread to other parts of the plant. 



Gooseberry mildew, as already suggested, is the chief en- 

 emy of the English gooseberry. It also sometimes attacks 

 the Downing. It is a fungous disease which makes its ap- 

 pearance first on the leaves, covering them with a dirtj^ gi'^J" 

 ish growth. It may later attack the fruit as well, rendering 

 it unfit for use. Destroving the leaves, as it does, it weak- 

 ens the plant and prevents it from making growth or elab- 

 orating food for the next year's crop. The best and simplest 

 remedy is thorough, frequent spraying with potassium sul- 

 phide, known also as liver of sulphur, used at the rate of 

 one ounce to three gallons of water. This is a simpler and 

 more effective remedy than our standard fungicide, Bor- 

 deaux mixture, though the latter is also a fairly efficient 

 remedy. 



Leaf-spot fungi are also troublesome to both the currant 

 and the gooseberr3^ It is the common occurrence for these 

 plants to lose all their leaves long before the summer is over. 

 This greatly weakens their condition. When thoroughly 

 sprayed with Bordeaux mixture the leaves may be held on 

 nmch later, with consequent improvement in the vigor and 

 general conditicm of the plant. 



Profits . 



Profits with any of the bush-fruits depend much upon 

 location. Several things are essential to protitabU^ returns. 

 Among these are : first, favorable soil and climatic condi- 

 tions ; second, available help for picking; third, an availa- 

 ble market. With these essentials given, to which must be 

 added intelligent care and management, any of these fruits 

 will prove fairly i-emunerative. Instances of exceptional 

 profit, such as are often reported, give little estimate of 

 probable returns, but with none of these fruits nei'd the 



