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snails, sow bugs, etc. ; it never fails and is the sim- 

 plest treatment for this class of pests. 



One competent authority states that the following 

 formula for a poisoned bran is the most effective he 

 has used : Take of bran eight pounds, Paris green 

 four ounces, common salt two ounces, syrup or mo- 

 lasses one pint. Add sufficient water to make a 

 crumbly or dryish mash. Avoid placing it where 

 chickens or domestic animals will be poisoned. It 

 may be thinly scattered among garden plants that 

 are attacked. 



Probably the most economically applied spray 

 consists of Paris green mixed in the following pro- 

 portions : 



Paris green, pure, or to contain at least fifty per 

 cent arsenious acid, two ounces; fresh lime, one 

 pound; water, 25 gallons. 



Use no ammonia or soap. Make the Paris green 

 into a paste before placing it in a spray tank and 

 keep constantly stirred while spraying. To make 

 the Paris green more insoluble, and thereby prevent 

 injury to the leaves, dissolve six pounds of fresh 

 lime in water and when the lime has settled add 

 the water to the solution and keep it constantly 

 stirred. 



SCALE INSECTS, RED SPIDER, ETC. 



One pound of Gold Dust dissolved in five gallons 

 of water works wonders in cleaning trees and plants 

 of insect life and the smut resultant from their excre- 

 tions. This formula is only for such things as have 

 hard foliage, like citrus trees. A gallon or two more 

 water added to every pound of "dust' will permit its 

 use on soft plants. 



Kerosene emulsion is also good where an insecti- 

 cide is needed. Dissolve one pound of soft soap in 



