GARDEN DIFFICULTIES AND HOW TO MEET THEM 



if the plants are sprayed about the end of April and again 

 about May 15. To prevent blackening of the leaf in lark- 

 spur and monkshood spray the plants about June 15 and 

 again about July 1. If phlox has been subject to niildew 

 a spraying with Bordeaux at the end of June, repeated in mid- 

 July, will prevent it. 



Bordeaux combined with arsenate of lead and applied be- 

 forehftnd wiU sometimes deter the indefatigable rose-bug, an 

 insect as indifferent to obstacles as Longfellow's youth who 

 bore the banner Excelsior. In cases of doubt Bordeaux is 

 used in alternation with tobacco-water. This useful compound 

 may be had in a powdered form, in which case one uses four 

 ounces of Bordeaux to two gallons of water. It also comes 

 in cans like a condensed soup and is prepared in similar fashion 

 — ^just add the water and serve. The home-made article is 

 more inexpensive and by far the better, if one puts it together 

 carefully. If you wish to try making it send to the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia, for 

 Bulletin Number 243. 



Any one objecting to the temporary discoloration of the 

 plants may use instead of the Bordeaux the compound known 

 as ammoniacal solution of copper, which is a clear Uquid. 

 Forty-five gallons of water, three pints of strong aqua am- 

 monia, five ounces of copper carbonate is the formula. 



To one who has never tried it the spraying of plants seems 

 a weighty undertaking, but, although the ingredients are un- 

 familiar, the formulas are no more difl5cult to follow than a 

 simple cookery recipe, and they are a very A B C to the di- 

 rections usually found on a paper pattern, which many women 

 will follow fearlessly. 



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