THE GARDEN PRIMER 



FUNGOUS PESTS 



Anthracnose 10; Chrysanthemum Leaf-spot 10; 

 Hollyhock Rust 10; Leaf Blight 10; Leaf -rust 10; 

 Maple Leaf-spot 10; Mildew 10; Pansy Rust 10; 

 Rose Leaf-blight 10; Rust 10; Verbena Rust n. 



For the Borer paint the trunk of trees with lime- 

 wash, containing 5 oz. of Paris Green to each gallon of 

 water. For ants pour a teaspoonful of bisulphate of 

 carbon in each ant-hole and cover up. The chewing 

 insects that injure our ornamental trees may be de- 

 stroyed by arsenite sprays, but the sucking insects must 

 be smothered by such sprays as the whale-oil soap (7), 

 kerosene emulsion (3), or the lime-sulphur solution (4). 



One of the greatest aids to freedom from fungous 

 and insect pests is cleanliness in the garden. See to it 

 that your lawns, yards, orchards, gardens, borders and 

 all are free from rubbish, especially free from vegetable 

 matter, such as old tree-twigs and plant stocks that have 

 died from abnormal causes. As a stitch in time 

 saves nine so does the spraying of one infected 

 plant often save all of them from total destruction. 

 Therefore it is well for the amateur gardener, as well as 

 for the professional, to have always at hand some con- 

 venient and ready reference for emergencies. 



The garden beginner will find the Tables of 

 First, Second, Third and Fourth Spraying, with key 

 to Insecticides and Fungicides to use, at the end of 

 this volume (pages 112 and 113), and it should prove 

 a handy and reliable table for reference. 



