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first and two tablespoonfuls of White Hellebore powder 

 to ten quarts of water, on young squash, cucumber and 

 melon plants. And for squashes, as soon as the Squash- 

 bugs make their appearance, I would put on Paris Green 

 alone at the rate of one tablespoonful to ten quarts of 

 water. We sprinkle the poison mixed with water on the 

 leaves of the plants with a wisp broom, being careful to 

 keep the water in the pail frequently stirred to prevent 

 the heavy poison from settling to the bottom. I think 

 the reason my man lost his cucumber and melon plants 

 was this : he had been applying Paris Green to the 

 potatoes and had some left at the bottom of the pail. 

 The poison had settled to the bottom, and conse- 

 quently the mixture he applied to the cucumbers and 

 melons was far stronger than that which he used on the 

 potatoes, and much stronger than is necessary. 



Dusting cucumber, melon, and squash plants with 

 plaster early in the morning, when the dew is on, has 

 long been resorted to to check the ravages of the Striped- 

 bug. It is undoubtedly a good thing. A little Paris 

 Green, however, either applied in water or mixed with 

 the plaster, is a much more effective application. 



For worms and caterpillars of all kinds which feed on 

 the leaves and stalks of plants, such as the Currant- worm, 

 the Army-worm, and Tent-caterpillar on fruit trees, 

 the caterpillar on celery and tomato plants, and the 

 Potato- worms are all easily destroyed with Paris Green. 

 Their great voracity leads to their destruction. It re- 

 quires but a single particle of the poison, swallowed 

 with the juice of the leaf to finish them. 



London Purple may be better than Paris Green, and 

 there may be other poisons better still. But as we have 

 been using the latter for many years for the Potato- 

 bugs, and have become accustomed to it, we had better 

 continue to use it until something very decidedly better 

 is discovered. 



