Contents. xiii 



deaux Mixture Celeste Bordeaux Mixture and Molasses 

 Tests of Fungicides Bordeaux Mixture, Various Formulas 

 and Combinations Treatments for Pear Diseases. 

 Insecticides (page 50). Soap Alcohol Aloes Oxalic Acid 

 Fichet's Insecticide Petroleum Kerosene Emulsion Sul- 

 phide of Potassium Benzine Glue Salicylic Acid Red 

 Oxide of Mercury Carbonate of Soda Carbon Bisulphide 

 Pyrethrum. 



IN ITALY (page 53). 



Early Applications Adoption of French Practices. 



IN OTHER CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (page 53). 



Treatments for Oidium Tuckeri Introduction of the Grape Downy 

 Mildew Adoption of French Practices Present Methods. 



IN ENGLAND (page 54). 



Slow Adoption of the French Methods Potassium Sulphide 

 Introduction of Copper Sulphate French Journals quoted 

 Insecticides. 



IN AUSTRALASIA (page 57). 



Experiments with Fungicides Introduction of French and Ameri- 

 can Practices Tasmanian Spraying Laws. 



Pages 19-58 



CHAPTER III. 

 SPRAYING IN AMERICA. 

 IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Spraying for Leaf- eating Insects and the Codlin-moth (page 50). 

 Appearance of the Potato Bug First use of Paris Green 

 First use of Paris Green for the Canker-worm First use of 

 Paris Green for the Codlin-moth First use of London Purple 

 Introduction from England Paris Green and London Pur- 

 ple compared. 



Spraying for the Curculio (page 68) The Arsenites and the 

 Curculio Discussion of the Value of Spraying for Curculio 

 New York Practices Ohio Practices. 



