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ivory or any good hard soap shaved fine in one pint of 

 water, remove from the fire and add one quart of kero- 

 sene. Churn with a force pump or pour from one pail 

 to another for about ten minutes when it should be thor- 

 oughly mixed. Take one pint of this stock emulsion and 

 add seven quarts of water and mix. It will mix easier if 

 the water is warm. Apply this to the bushes with force 



Plant Lice 



in as fine a spray as possible. For all kinds of plant 

 lice, spray two days in succession and as often as they 

 reappear. 



Ivory Soap Solution. Dissolve i lb. cake in 4 gal- 

 lons of water. Apply when luke warm. Whale oil soap 

 should be applied according to the printed directions. 



Tobacco Dust. Tobacco dust and tobacco water is 

 also good. The dust should be sifted or blown with a blower 

 over the leaves and twigs. Individual house plants may 

 be treated by placing a paper bag over the plant and hav- 



