1880 



ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 





PESTS. 



WHAT TO USE. 



Insect pests, fun- 

 j;ous diseases 

 and other trou- 

 bles controlled by 

 various means. 



Pear Blight. (AU species of the 

 pome family.) 



Use Corrosive Sublimate, 1 to 1000, 

 as a disinfectant. 





Raspberry Cane Maggot. 

 Potato Bhizoctonia. 



No spray remedy. 





Corrosive Sublimate, 1 to 2,000. 





Potato Scab. 



Smut of wheat, oats, barley. 



B'ormalin — 

 1 pint to 30 gallons of water. 





Cabbage Worms. 



Paris Green 1 part, bran 40 parts. 





Climbing Cutworms. 

 Garden Cutworms. 



Paris Green 1 part, bran 40 parts. 

 (By weight.) 





Wireworms. (Larvae of Click Beetle. 



Poisoned slices of potato, Black-Leaf 

 40, Tar. 





Grape Mildew 



Atomic Sulphur, 7 pounds to 50 gal- 

 lons water ; or Flowers of Sulphur. 





Tussock Moth. 



Bands. 





Plat-headed Borers. (Apple, pear.) 



Wrappers. Shades. 





Peach Borer (crown and root of 

 peach, prune, almond, apricot.) 



Poison Wash or Hard Asphaltum, 

 grades "C" or "B." 





Asparagus Bust. 



Atomic Sulphur, 7 pounds to 50 gal- 

 lons of water; or Flowers of Sul- 

 phur. 





Strawberry Crown-borer, and Eoot- 

 borer. 



Wilt diseases of Tomato, Melon, 

 Cucumber, Cantaloup, Potato, 

 Squash, Cow Pea and other garden 

 vegetables. 



No remedy to save affected plants. 





Rotation in crops. 





Ants. 



Tartar Emetic 1 part, syrup 60 parts ; 

 or Fumigation. 





Gophers. 



Arsenic, Carbon Bisulphide or Cal- 

 cium Carbide. 





Rabbits and field mice. 



Otwell Tree Paint 





Rabbits, ground squirrels, moles. 



Strychnia Sulphate — 

 traps for moles. 





Poultry mites and lice. 



Strong Lime-sulphur. 



Dust baths. 



Carbolic Acid solution. 





Bedbugs. Cockroaches. 



Corrosive Sublimate. 





Fumigation of nursery stock, fruits, 

 grains, feeds, insect-infested rooms 

 and buildings. 



Fumigation— 

 1 oz. Potassium Cyanide 98 pet. 

 1 oz. Sulphuric Acid, 2 oz. water. 





Alfalfa Crown Gall iUropMyotis) . 



No spray remedy. 





Crown Gall (Bacterial). 



Destroy infected plants. 





Insects in stored grains and fruits. 



Carbon Bisulphide. 

 Fumigation. 





Disinfection of all seeds. 



Formalin. 





Weeds. 



Iron 'sulphate (Copperas) — 

 20 per cent solution. 



