TWELVE] OUR RIVALS—THE INSECTS 
This mixture does not need boiling. The lime 
and soda cause it to come to great heat —if the 
chemicals are pure and in good condition. The 
application is as simple as that of other formule, 
but care must be exercised because of its caustic 
nature. It is always preferable with such mixtures 
to repeat applications rather than make them too 
intense at first. 
The following calendar will be found useful in 
every department of your country home-making: 
Apple.—For fungus, apply Bordeaux when the 
buds are swelling, again just after the buds open, 
and a third time after the blossoms have fallen. 
Repeat later, if you have time, and consider the 
work is needed. For canker worm, spray with ar- 
senites as soon as the worm shows itself, and again 
after ten days. For codlin moth, use arsenites, 
with Bordeaux Mixture, after the first application 
of Bordeaux. 
Currant.— Use Bordeaux when the leaf is about 
half grown. Use arsenites or kerosene emulsion 
with hellebore as soon as the worms begin their 
work; repeat every two or three days, until they are 
out of sight. If a second brood occurs later, use 
hellebore and no Paris green. 
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