92 HOW TO MAKE HOME 



SPRAYING. 



A spray pump is very useful about the home. Any 

 good bucket pump will do all the work necessary on a 

 small place. Spraying to be effective should be repeatedly 

 done. Fair results may be obtained by using a brush 

 broom or a bundle of fine twigs. The finer the spray the 

 better. Considerable force is necessary to carry the spray 

 into the foliage. The mixtures given in the following 

 paragraphs are effective, and easily obtained or made. 



Do not wait until the bugs have eaten up your plants, 

 spray as soon as the enemies appear. 



SPRAY MIXTURES FOR PLANT DISEASES. 



The Bordeaux mixture is the most generally used of 

 all. It discolors the foliage, however. All sprays should 

 be applied in as fine a spray as possible. They should be 

 applied as a preventative to kill the spores before the 

 plants become diseased. Use i lb. blue stone or copper 

 sulphate and i lb. rock lime. Dissolve the first in a 

 wooden or earthern vessel containing 5 quarts of water, 

 by suspending it in a bag. Slake the lime in 5 quarts of 

 water. Keep these stock solutions separate until ready to 

 spray. Place 4 quarts of water in a pail and add 1 pint of 

 each. It is better to strain this through two thicknesses 

 of bransack to prevent clogging the spray nozzle. 



The Bordeaux mixture is used to prevent rusts, mil- 

 dews, decay and all plant diseases. Another remedy 

 for rusts and mildews on roses or other plants, is to 

 sift, or better, blow a thin coating of flowers-of-sulphur 

 over the plants. Potassium sulphide or liver-of-sulphur 

 may be applied for the same purpose. Use 1 ounce dis- 

 solved in 2 gallons of water. It does not discolor the foliage 

 but has a disagreeable odor. 



SPRAYING MIXTURES FOR INSECTS. 



For Sucking Insects. The following mixtures are 

 destructive to all insects that suck the juice, as green fly, 

 plant lice, etc. Kerosene Emulsion: Dissolve % cake of 



