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water, or preferably, arsenate of lead, 2 

 pounds to 50 gallons of water. Third 

 Application — Repeat whenever necessary. 

 Fourth Application. — When blight of the 

 leaves is accompanied by rot of the 

 tubers, Bordeaux. Fifth Application. — 

 Repeat if necessary. 

 The Following Mixtures Have Been 



Found To Be Very Effective In De- 

 stroying All Parasites and Insects 

 On Fruit Trees. 



Kerosene Emulsion. — This solution is 

 used with great success in killing all 

 sucking insects, such as scales, plant lice, 

 and above all the destructive Icerya 

 Purchasi Maskell, or Cottony Cushion 

 Scale, on orange and other fruit trees. 



Tliis formula will be found tihe best: 



Dissolve half a pound of Whale Oil 

 Soap in half a gallon of boiling water, 

 then add one gallon of Kerosene Oil, 

 churn the mixture with a force pump till 

 it forms a cream which thickens upon 

 cooling. For scale insects dilute one part 

 of the emulsion with 9 parts of water. 



Bordeaux Mixture. — Dissolve 4 pounds 

 of powdered sulphate of copper in 4 

 gallons of boiling water. Slake 6 pounds 

 of fresh Lime in 4 gallons of hot water, 

 mix both solutions thoroughly by pouring 

 them together into third vessel so that 

 the two streams will intermingle as they 

 fall. Then strain them through a fine 

 sieve, and before using, dilute to fifty 

 gallons, being sure to keep solution well 

 agitated while applying. 



Ammoniacal Carbonate of Copper 

 Solution. — Dissolve 3 ounces of Copper 

 Carbonate in 1 quart of liquid ammonia 

 and dilute to 27 gallons. 



Resin Wash. — ^Pulverized resin, 20 

 pounds; caustic soda, granulated, 4^4 

 pounds; fish oil, 3 pints, and water for 

 final bulk 150 gallons. For summer treat- 

 ment use above strength, for winter 

 make up only to 100 gallons. Procure a 

 large iron kettle, a hog scalding vat is ex- 

 cellent, and another smaller kettle for hot 

 water. If a large kettle of from twenty- 

 five to forty gallons capacity is unavail- 

 able, a number of smaller ones can be 

 used, the materials being divided between 

 them as they are weighed out and meas- 

 ured. Heat in the large kettle thirteen 

 or fourteen gallons of water, having 

 previously placed, the materials given in 

 one of the formulae in the bottom. If 

 the water is hot before the materials are 

 put in, add the resin and fish oil first, 

 and then the soda in small lots to pre- 

 vent a sudden boiling over. Boiling is 

 best continued for two or three hours 

 over a hot but not too brisk fire. When- 



ever there is a tendency for the liquid 

 to boil over, subsidence can be quickly 

 obtained if a pint or more of water from 

 the water kettle, which is kept warm but 

 not boiling, is added. Never add cold 

 water while the wash is cooking if you 

 desire results that are certain. Increase 

 the quantity of solution by gradual ad- 

 ditions cf warm water until a stock 

 solution of thirty gallons is obtained. 

 For use, this is to be diluted to 100 or 

 150 gallons as called for by the formula 

 used. The stock solution may be kept 

 for a time and used as desired, but the 

 wash is best used as fast as made. Any 

 sediment or settling in the stock solu- 

 tion indicates that the cooking was in- 

 complete and must be repeated. The 

 stock solution should be strained before 

 diluting it to remove any particles of 

 trash that would clog the pump nozzle. 

 This is one of the most effective washes 

 that can be used against the white fly of 

 the orange, the purple scale, the chaff 

 scale, the long scale, the terrapin scale, 

 the red scale of Florida, and other scale 

 insects of citrus plants. 



Arsenate of Lead. — Use paste in pro- 

 portion of two pounds to fifty gallons of 

 water, thoroughly mixing paste with 

 small quantity of water first, and then 

 diluting to proper strength. For such 

 insects as cotton catterpillar, boll worm, 

 etc., the powdered form is preferable, but 

 liquid should be used for fruit trees. A 

 splendid insecticide for all leaf-eating 

 insects. 



Grasselli's Bordeaux-Lead Arsenate 

 Mixture Paste.— 500 lb. b'bls., 11 1/20.; 100 

 lb. kegs, 12c.; 50 lb. pails, I2141C.; 25 lb, 

 pails, 12 %c.; 10 lb. pails, UVzc; 5 lb. 

 pails, 14c.; 2 lb. glass jars, 15c.; 1 lb. 

 glass jars, 16c. 



Grasselli's Arsenate of Lead, Powdered. 

 —100 lb. kegs, 231/20.; 45 lb. pails, 23%c.; 

 20 lb. pails, 2414c.; 5 lb. pails, 25i^c.; 

 11/2 lb. tin cans, 261/2C. 



Grasselli's Bordeaux Mixture-Paste. — 

 500 lb. bbls., 71/2C.; 100 lb. kegs, 8c.; 45 

 lb. pails, 8i4'C.; 20 lb. pails, 8%c.; 10 lb. 

 pails, 91/^0.; 5 lb. pails, 10c. ; 2 lb. glass 

 jars, lie; 1 lb. glass jars, 12c. 



Grasselli's Arsenate of Lead, Paste. — 

 100 lb. kegs, 131/2C.; 50 lb. pails, 13 %c. 

 25 lb. pails, 14i4c.; 121/2 lb. pails, 15c. 

 5 lb. pails, 151/^c.; 2 lb glass jars, 16i^c. 

 1 lb. glass jars, 17i/^c. 



Good's Caustic Whale Oil Soap. — Per 

 barrel lots (about 450 pounds), IVzC per 

 pound. Less quantity, $1.25 per gallon. 



Empty Cans for Same — 1 gallon, 30c. 

 each; 2 gallons, 40c. each; 3 gallons, 50c. 

 each; 5 gallons, 75c. each. 



Lawn Sprinklers, a Complete Line. 



