The Home Garden 



ever think of making them up. The very look 

 of the recipe is so formidable that the average 

 gardener thinks he will take his chances with 

 the insects rather than be to the trouble of 

 attempting work that seems fitted only to the 

 chemist. I have satisfied myself, from some 

 years of personal experience, that these elabo- 

 rate preparations are really no more effective 

 than the simpler ones. I shall therefore give 

 the formulae of a few standard preparations for 

 fighting plant foes, believing that the intelligent 

 use of these will be quite sufficient to meet the 

 necessities of most cases. 



SOAP INFUSION, OR KEROSENE EMULSION 



This insecticide kills by contact, doing most 



excellent work among insects that sap the 



vitality of a plant by sucking its juices. It 



can be used with admirable results about the 



roots of plants to destroy larvae in the soil and 



the lice which sometimes do most destructive 



work underground. While intended, primarily, 



for the destruction of sucking insects, it is very 



effective among leaf -eating sorts. 



Kerosene i gallon 



Ivory soap J pound 



Soft water i gallon 



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