GARDEN PESTS AND SPRAYING 



9. Copper Sulphate. Use i Ib. Copper sulphate 

 to from 25 to 50 gallons of water. 



FUNGICIDES 



10. Bordeaux Mixture. Use 5 Ibs. Copper sul- 

 phate, 5 Ibs. unslaked quicklime, and 50 gals, water. 

 Slake lime wi h water to a thin paste and strain this. 

 Place lime paste and Copper sulphate in jug and mix 

 thoroughly by shaking. Then add this to full quantity 

 of water. Any arsenites to be combined with Bordeaux 

 mixture may be added as required. 



11. Sulph'de of Potassium. Use 4 oz. of potas- 

 sium sulphide to 5 gals, water. Dissolve sulphide in 

 warm water and dilute to spraying strength. Use 

 only when fresh as it soon loses strength. 



The following names of insect and fungous pests 

 are followed each by the number of the recipe for the 

 spray to use in coping with it : 



INSECT PESTS 



Aphids (Plant Lice) 5; Borer 10; Canker Worm 

 2; Codlin Moth 5, 9; Cottonwood-leaf Beetle 5; Cut- 

 worm 5; Elm Beetle 5, 3; Elm Scale 3; Fall Web- 

 worm 5; Four-striped Plant-bug 3; Hollyhock Bug 3; 

 Leaf Cutter 3; Maple Borer n; Maple Cotton Scale 

 (Wooly Scale) 7; Mealy Bug 7; Mite 3; Oyster shell 

 Scale 3, 4; Red Spider 3; Rose Bug i; Roseleaf 

 Hopper 7; Rose Scale 3; Rose Slug 6; San Jos6 Scale 

 3, 7, 4 (winter) ; Scurfy Scale 3, 7, 4 (winter) ; Tussock 

 Moth 2; Willow Worm 5. 



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