the chemical and pull an absorbent cotton glove over the rubber glove. Apply the solu- 

 tion to the wild onions by dipping your gloved hand into the mixture and then firming 

 you hand around the tops of the weed. Press hard enough to break through the waxy 

 coating on the onion or garlic leaves. This will permit the chemical to penetrate into 

 the plant and nnove downward killing both the above ground and below ground parts. 



For the spot treatment control of dandelions, plantain, and curled dock, the same 

 solution used to kill wild onion and wild garlic may be applied. Fasten a piece of 

 kitchen sponge to the end ofastickor broom handle. Then dip the sponge into the solu- 

 tion and spot treat broadleaved weeds by pressing the moist sponge against the crown 

 of each plant. Desirable plants nearby will not be injured if you are careful not to touch 

 their foliage. This spot treatment method eliminates the danger of spray drift and 

 allows the operator to kill weeds growing close to desirable flowers and shrubs. 



Comments and pre cautions . --The PMA or KOCN-2,4-D mixtures will give control 

 of crabgrass, plantain, dandelion, curled dock, wild onion, chickweed, henbit, and 

 other woody annual grasses and broadleaved weeds. KOCN may be used instead of 

 PMA and MCPA may be used instead of 2,4-D with approximately the same degree 

 of effectiveness. 



KOCN should be used only with care on lawns containing the bentgrasses and 

 fescue grasses. The use of 2,4-D at rates more than 1/4 pound per acre on bentgrass 

 lawns should be avoided. 



PMA and DNBP are poisonous to humans and animals in concentrated form, and 

 shovild be stored where they are not accessible to children. Contact with spray solu- 

 tions or vapors should always be avoided. These chemicals do not present*a hazard 

 to humans or animals after they are applied to lawns for crabgrass control. However, 

 children and animals should be kept off the sprayed areas until the first rain after 

 application. Contaminated gloves and spray equipment should not be stored near 

 sensitive plants. 



Flowers, shrubs, and trees may be dannagedby spray drift or vapors. Avoid spray 

 drift by spraying on days when wind velocities are low, and use low pressures to 

 produce a coarse spray. Use only the salts or low volatile esters of 2,4-D or MCPA, 

 Other herbicides, however, are available for weed control in lawns, and should be 

 used according to the directions of the manvifacturer. 



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