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| BALTIMORE, MP. 



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HOW AND WHEN TO SRRAY. 



PLANT. 



Apple t Canker worm, 

 codling moth, bud 

 moth, scab). 



Bean— (Anthracnose). 



C a b I) a (f e— ( W o r in s, 

 aphis). 



Carnation — (Rust and 

 other funguous dis- 

 eases). 



Cherry — (Rot, aphis, 

 curculio and slug). 



Currant — (Worms 

 mildew). 



Gooseberry — (Mildew, 

 worms). 



Grape— (Flea-beetle, 

 funguous diseases). 



Nursery Stock — (Fun- 

 gous diseases). 



Peach, Apricot— (Leaf- 

 curl, curculio, mil- 

 dew and rot). 



Pear-( Leaf-blight, 

 scab, psylla and 

 codling moth). 



Plum — (Black knot, 

 rot and all fun- 

 gous diseases, cur- 

 culio). 



Potato-(Beetles, scab, 

 blight). 



Quince— (Leaf and 

 fruit spot, rot). 



Raspberry, Blackberry 



(Anthracnose, rust) 



Rose— (Mildew, black 

 spot, red spider, 

 aphis). 



Strawberry— (Rust). 



Tomato — (Rot and 

 blight, worms). 



Violet — (Blight, red 

 spider). 



First Application. 



Spray before buds 

 start, using copper 

 sulphate solution. 



When blossoms ap- 

 pear, spray with Bor- 

 deaux. 



When worms first 

 appear, kerosene 

 emulsion, or Paris 

 green. 



When planted out, 

 dip in Bordeau. 



Before buds start, 

 use copper sulphate 

 solution. For aphis, 

 kerosene emulsion. 



As soon as worms 

 are seen Paris green. 



As leaves open, Bor- 

 deaux and Paris 

 green. 



Before buds burst, 

 copper sulphate solu- 

 tion and Paris green. 



When buds burst, 

 Bordeaux. 



Before buds swell, 

 copper snlphate solu- 

 tion. 



Before buds start, 

 copper sulphate solu- 

 tion. 



As buds start, cop- 

 per sulphate solution 

 Cut out knot & burn. 



For scab, soak seed 

 in corrosive subli- 

 mate solution (2 oz. 

 in 16 gallons of water 

 for 90 minutes). 



Before buds stsrt, 

 copper sulphate solu- 

 tion. 



Cut out badly dis- 

 eased canes. Spray 

 with copper sulphate 

 solution before 

 growth starts. 



Mildew: Keep heat- 

 ing pipes painted 

 with equal parts lime 

 and sulphur mixed 

 with water to a paste. 



Just before blos- 

 soms open. Bordeaux 

 and Paris green. 



When first fruits 

 have set, Bordeaux. 



When blight is first 

 seen, weak copper 

 sulphate. Kerosene 

 emulsion for insects. 



Second Application. 



After the blossoms 

 have formed, but be- 

 fore they open. Bor- 

 deaux and Paris 

 green.* 



10 days later, repeat. 



If worms or aphides 

 are present, repeat if 

 plants are not head- 

 ing, using emulsion 

 for aphis. 



7 to 12 days later, 

 spray plants with 

 Bordeaux. 



When fruit has set, 

 Bordeaux and Paris 

 green.* 



If they reappear, 

 repeat, adding Bor- 

 deaux for mildew. t 



In 10 to 14 days, re- 

 peat with both. 



When first leaves 

 are half grown, Bor- 

 deaux & Paris green. 



Repeat at intervals. 



As soon as fruit has 

 set, Bordeaux and 

 Paris green.* 



Within a week after 

 blossoms fall, Bor- 

 deaux & Paris green. 



When fruit has set, 

 Bordeaux and Paris 

 green. 



When beetles or 

 their larvae appear. 

 Paris green ( 1 pound 

 to 100 pounds of plas- 

 ter). 



When fruit has set, 

 Bordeaux and Paris 

 green.* 



When new canes are 

 one foot high, spray 

 with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture. 



Black spot: Spray 

 plants once a week 

 with weak copper sul- 

 phate. 



When fruit has set. 

 Bordeaux* or toeak 

 copper sulphate solu- 

 tion. 



If disease appears, 

 repeat* or use weak 

 copper sul. solution. 



Repeat at intervals 

 of 10 to 20 days, as 

 necessary for blignt. 



Third Application. 



Within a week after 

 blossoms have fallen, 

 Bordeaux and Paris 

 green. 



10 to 14 days later, 

 weak copper sulphate 

 selution. 



If aphides persist, 

 or if worms reappear, 

 nse kerosene emul- 

 sion, if plants are not 

 heading. 



Repeat at intervals 

 of a week or ten days 

 until blossoms open. 



10 to 12 days later, 

 if signs of rot appear, 

 repeat. 



If worms still trou- 

 ble, pyre thrum or 

 hellebore. t 



10 to 14 days later, 

 sulphideof potassium 

 on English varieties. 



As soon as fruit has 

 set, repeat.* 



of 10 to 14 days 



10 to 12 days later, 

 repeat. 



10 to 12 days later, 

 repeat. 



10 to 12 days later 

 repeat. 



Repeat whenever 

 necessary. 



10 to 12 days later 

 repeat. 



10 to 14 days later, 

 weak copper sulphate 

 solution. 



Red spider: Kero- 

 sene emulsion to un- 

 der side of foliage. 



As soon as berries 

 are harvested, Bor- 

 deaux (if to be kept 

 longer). 



If necessary, spray 

 with weak copper sul- 

 phate solution. 



Note. — Use Kero- 

 sene emulsion, very 

 weak. 



Fourth Application. 



10 to 14 days later, 

 repeat. 



Repeat last, if nec- 

 essary. 



After heads form, 

 use saltpetre for 

 worms, a teaspsonful 

 to a gallon of water, 

 emulsion for aphides. 



While in bloom 

 spray every week 

 with the dilute cop- 

 per sulph. solution. 



10 to 12 days later, 

 copper sulphate so- 

 lution, weak: 



10 to 14 days later, 

 repeat if necessary. 



10 to 14 days later, 

 Bordeaux mixture, if 

 disease is present. 



10 to 12 days later 

 repeat. 



10 to 16 days later, 

 Bordeax. 



10 to 20 days later, 

 Bordeaux. 



When blight of the 

 leaves is accompa- 

 nied by rot of the 

 tubers, Bordeaux. 



10 to 20 days later, 

 Bordeaux. 



When crop is gath- 

 ered, remove old 

 canes, thin new ones 

 and spray with Bor- 

 deaux mixture. 



Aphis: Kerosene 

 emulsion 



Fifth Application. 



10 to 14 days later, 

 Beordeaux or weak 

 copper sulphate. 



Reoeat if necesaary. 



A 



Repeat if necessary. 



If mildew persists 

 after crop is gather- 

 ed, Bordeaux. 



If necessary, very 

 weak copper sulphate 

 solution. 



If rot persists, nse 

 very weak copper 

 sulphate solution ev- 

 ery 5 to 7 days.t 



10 to 16 days later, 

 Bordeaux^ 



Weak copper sul- 

 phate solution, as id 

 necessary. 



Repeat if necessary. 



Bordeaux or copper 

 sulphate solution, as 

 is necessary. 



Special Notes. 



For BLACK KNOT on 



cherries and plums, 

 cut out and destroy 

 by burning the dis- 

 eased parts as soon 

 as discovered. 



For APHIS on all 



plants use kerosene 

 emulsion. 



If RED RIST ap- 

 pears the entire 

 stools affected should 

 be cut out and burned 



YOUNG P I, a X T S 



should be sprayed 

 with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture at the time of 

 the first and third ai>- 

 plications to bearing 

 plants. 



EXPLANATION.— Whenever an asterisk (*) Is used It cautions aKainst spraying with poisons while the plants are in blossom ; a daeper (+) Indicates 

 •that there is danger orraakinir an application within three weeks or the time the fruit is to be used as food. While the number of applications recom- 

 mended will be found desirable in seasons when the fungi are particularly troublesome, a smaller number may often suffice. 



FUNGICIDES. 



Copper Sulphate Solution. 



Copper Sulphate 1 lb. 



Water 25 gals. 



For use only before the buds open. It is ready for use as soon as 

 dissolved in water. 



Bordeaux Mixture. 



Copper sulphate : 4 lbs. 



Quick lime 4 lbs. 



Paris green (for leaf-eating insects) 4 oz. 



Water (1 barrel) 40-60 gals. 



To prevent potato rot, 6 lbs. of copper sulphate is used instead 

 of four. 



AMMONIACAL COPPER CARBONATE. 



Copper carbonate * oz. 



lonia Qts. 



Water (1 barrel) 40-60 gals. 



For use late in the season when Bordeaux mixture may stain the 

 fruit. It is also best adapted for green-house spraying. 



INSECTICIDES. 



Kerosene Emulsion. 



Kerosene (coal oil) 2 gals. 



Rain water 1 gal. 



Soap « lb. 



To be diluted before use with 9 parts of water, For sucking in- 

 sects. 



Paris Green and Water, 



Paris Green 1 lb. 



Lime (fresh) 1 lb. 



Water 200 gala. 



For insects which eat foliage. 



