214 MAKING OF A FLOWER GARDEN 



with fifty gallons of Bordeaux mixture and use for 

 spraying rose bushes, and all plants addicted to fun- 

 goid disease and the attacks of leaf-eating insects. 

 In using Bordeaux it is best to buy the commercial 

 preparation. 



Helljibohe. — Mix thoroughly one ounce of fresh 

 white hellebore and three gallons of water. 



These few formulas if persistently used will be 

 sufScient to keep the garden free from insects of 

 all kinds but must be used in season to be of value. 



"Wood alcohol, used in full strength with an at- 

 omizer, is another very effectual insecticide for any 

 insect with which it comes in contact and is espe- 

 cially valuable in the rose garden. It has the ad- 

 vantage of being convenient to use, as the atomizer 

 can be kept in one's garden basket or even slipped 

 in the pocket and so be at hand to use when one 

 notices the presence of insects on the plants. 



