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Shade Trees. 



Elm-leaf Beetle. 

 Spray about the middle of June with arsenate of lead 5 

 pounds, water 50 gallons. 



Caterpillars, etc. 

 Spray when these first appear with No. 3, 5 pounds to 50 

 gallons of water. 



Gypsy and Broum-tail Moths. 

 For information as to the control of these insects, apply to 

 the State Forester, 6 Beacon Street, Boston. 



Spruce Gall Louse. 



Pick off the soft green galls when they form in May and 

 June : or spray the tree thoroughly with strong kerosene emul- 

 sion (No. 4), stock 1 part, water 5 parts, the last of April. 



Plant Lice, Woolly or Otherwise. 

 Spray with No. 4, stock 1 part, water 9 parts, when they 

 appear. 



Strawberry. 



Croicn Borer. 



Eats out the crowns of the plants. Start new beds some 

 distance away, using only young runners. INIove the beds 

 every two or three years. 



White Grubs. 



Rotation of crops, leaving the beds in the same places as 

 short a time as possible. 



Tomatoes. 



Cutworms. 

 See "Cabbage." 



Flea Beetle. 

 See "Potato." 



