TIME FOR SOWING IN THE OPEN GROUND. 



These Directions Apply to the Vlclnit]' 



BEANS.— From 1st of May till Aufriist. 



BKET!*.— Soon as grounil can licwoikiil in Spring. 



C'ABB .1«E. — Knr curly use sow in liot-ticd in Feb- 

 ruary :uul transpUmt in April to open grounil; tor late 

 use, sow in .May or June. 



rAl'lilPIiOWEB.-Sow about the .same time a^ 

 cabbage. For late crop sow in .Mine, and they will head 

 up in cool weather and escape injury from the heat. 



*' »BBOT. — For earlv .sow. from 1st of .\pril to 

 middle of May ami for late crop in June or July. 



.See front cover pafje for .seed table g 



of Baltimore and Philadelphia ; South of This They Should 



CELEBY.— Sow assoonas'iround isopen in Spring 

 and transplant in July. 



tTCUMBER.-Sow about the 1st of May for 

 early, and for pickling in Julj . 



I*ETTI.'CE.~Sow soon as ground can be worked 

 in Spring, and at intervals as desired. 



MELONS Sow in May and June. 



ONION. — S'.iw early a.s possible in Spring. 

 1*ABSNIP.— Soon as ground can be worked, 

 iviitf; full instructions as to quantity of seed r< 



be Sown Earlier, and North, Later. 



PEAS.— Sow in March and at intervals through the 

 season, as desired. 



PITMPKIN — Plant in May or June. 



BADISII.— Soon as ground is ready, and all 

 through the season, at intervals. 



SQUASH. —Soon as ground is warm. 



TOMATO Sow In hol-hed in March ami trans- 

 plant about middle of May. 



Tl'RNIP. — For early use in April; for main crop, 

 July and .\ugust. 



■«|uired i>er acre, drills or hills, etc. 



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HOW AJ>JD WHEN TO SPRAY. 



First Apphcatios. 



Second Application. 



Third Application. 



Apple.— (Canker wrirni. 

 codling moth, bud moth, 

 scab. I 



Beau.— (.\ntliracnose.) 



♦'abhage.— ( \V or ni s , 



aphis.) 



♦'Hrnatlon.- (Rust and 

 other fungous diseases.) 



<'lierry.— (Rot, 

 culio and slug. 



iphis, cur- 



4'iirrunt.— (Worms 

 dew.; 



4J»uaeherry. 



WOIUIS.) 



- (Mildew, 



<ir»pe. — (Flee-beetle. fun- 

 gou> diseases. ) 



Spray before buds start, 

 using copper sulphate solu- 

 tion. 



1 When blossoms appear, 

 I spray with Bordeaux. 



When worms first ap- 

 pear, kerosene emulsion, or 

 Paris green . 



When planted out, dip in 

 Bordeaux. 



Before buds start, use 

 copper sulphate solution. 

 For aphis, kerosene emul- 

 sion. 



I As soon as worms are 

 ; seeu, Paris green. 



^ As leaves open, Bordeaux 

 and Paris green. 



! Before buds burst, copper 

 sulphate solution and Paris 

 green. 



When buds burst, Bor- 

 deau t . 

 Before budsswell, copper 



Nursery StoeU.— (Fun 



gous diseases.) 

 Peach, .4ppieot.— (Leaf 



curl, curculio, mildew an<l ' sulphate solution 



rot.) I 

 Pe»r.— I I.eaf-blieht. scab, 



psylla and codling moth.) 



Before buds slaj t, copper 

 sulphate solution. 



Plum.— (Black knot, rot 

 and all fungous diseases, 

 curculio. I 



Potato.— (Beetles, scab, 

 blight.) 



*|alnee.— (Leaf and fruit 



spot, rot.) 

 Baspberry, Blaek 



As buds start copper sul- 

 phate solution. Cut out 

 knot and burn. 



For scab soak seed in- 

 corrosive sublimate solu 

 tion (2oz. in Iti gallons of 

 water for 00 minutes.) 



Before buds start, copper 

 sulphate solution. 

 Cut out badly diseased 



After the blossoms have 

 formed, but before they 

 open, Bordeaux and Paris 

 green . * 



10 days later, repe.at. 



If worms or aphides are 

 present, repeat if pumtsare 

 not heading, using emul- 

 sion for aphis. 



7 to 12 days later, spray 

 plants with Bordeau.x. 



When fruit has set, Bor- 

 deaux and Paris green.* 



Within a week after blos- 

 soms have fallen, Bordeaux 

 and Paris Green. 



10 to 14 days later, weak 

 copper sulphate solution. 



If aphides persist or if 

 worms reappear, use kero- 

 seneemu'sion, if plants are 

 not heading. 



Repeat at intervals of a 

 week or tea days until blos- 

 soms open. 



10 to 12 days later, if 

 signs of rot appear, repeat. 



be r ry.—(.\nthracnose, canes. Spray with copper 



rust. ) 



Bo«e.— (Mildew , black 

 spot, red spider, aphis.) 



Strawberry . —(Rust . ) 



T o m a t o. — I R o t and 



blight, worms.) 



Violet. -(Blight, red si>i- 

 der.) 



sulphate solution before 

 growth starts. 



Mildew : Keep heating 

 pipes painted with equal 

 parts lime and sulphur 

 mixed with water to a paste 

 Just before blossoms 

 open, Bordeaux and Paris 

 green. 



When first fruits have 

 set, Bordeaux. 



When blight is first seen, 

 weak copper sulphate. Ker- 

 osene emulsion for insects. 



If they reappear, repeat, 

 adding "Bordeaux for mil- 

 dew, 



In 10 to 14 days, repeat 

 with both. 



When first leaves are half 

 grown, Bordeaux and Paris 

 green. 



Repeat at intervals. 



As soon as fruit has set. 

 Bordeaux and Paris 

 green.* 



Witliiu a week after blos- 

 soms tall. Bordeaux and 

 Paris green. 



When fruit has set. lior- 

 deau-x and Paris green. 



When beetles or their 

 larvai appear, Paris green 

 (1 pound to 100 pounds of j 

 plaster.) 



When fruit has set Bor- 

 deaux and Paris green.* I 



When new canes are one 

 foot high spray w ith Bor- 

 deaux mixture. i 



If worms still trouble, 

 pyrethrum or hellebore, t 



10 to 14 days later sul- 

 phide of potassium on Eng- 

 lish varieties. 



As soou 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 neces- 

 sary. 



10 to 1 2 days 1 ater, repeat. 



10 to 14 days later, weak 

 copper sulphate solution. 



Foi IiTU .\1>PLICATI0N. 



10 to 14 days later, repeat. 



Repeat last, if necessary. 



After heads form, n.se 

 saltpetre for worms, a tea- 

 spoonful to a gallon of wa- 

 ter; emulsion for aphides 



While in bloom, spray 

 every week with the dilute 

 copper sulphate solution. 



10 to 12dayslater copper 

 .sulphate solution, weak. 



10 to 14 days later, repeat 

 if necessary. 



10 to 14 days later, Bor- 

 deaux mixture, if disease 

 i.s present. 



10 lo 12 ilays later, repeat. 



Black spot: Spray plants Red spider: Kerosene 

 once a week with weak cop- emulsion to under side of 



per sulphate. 



When fruit has set, Bor- 

 deaux* or WEAK copper 

 sulphate solution. 

 If disease appears, re- 



foiiage. 



As soon as berries are 

 harvested, Bordeaux (if to 

 be kept longer ) 



If iiecessar.v, spray with 



SPECIAL NOTES. 



For Black Knot on cherries and plums, cutout ami 

 destroy by burning the diseased jiarts as soon as discov- 

 ered. 



For Aphis on all plants use kerosene emulsion. 

 If Red Rust appears the entire stools affected shouM 

 be cut out and burned. 



Yoi'NG Plants should be sprayed with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture at the time of the first and third applications to 

 b eari ng plants^ ^ 



EXPL.A.NATION.— Whenevep. AN asterisk (*) is used it cavtions against spraying with poisons while the plants are in blossom. A dagger (t) indicates 



THAT there is DANGER OF MAKING AN APPLICATION WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THE Tl.ME THE FRUIT IS TO BE USED AS FOOD. While the nUUlber of applications reCOUl- 



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



peat* or use weak copper weak copper sulphate solu 

 sulphate solution. | tion. 



Repeat at intervals of 10 Note.— Use kerosene 

 to 20 days, as necessary for emulsion, very weak, 

 blight . I 



10 to K! d; 

 deaux . 



tys later, Bor- 



10 to 20 da 

 deaux . 



latei", Bor- 



When blightof the leaves 

 is accompanied by rot of 

 the tubers. Bordeaux. 



10 to 20 days later, Bor- 

 deaux. 



When crop is gathered, 

 remove old canes thin new 

 ones and spray with Bor- 

 deaux mixture. 



Aphis; Kerosene emul- 

 sion. 



Fifth Application. 



10 to 14 days later. Bor- 

 deaux or we:xk copper sul- 

 phate. 



Repeat if necessar.v. 



Repeat if necess:iry. 



If mildew persists after 

 crop is gathered Bordeaux. 



If necessary, very weak 

 copper sulphate solution. 



If rot persists, use very 

 weak copper snlplmte sidu- 

 tion every 5 to 7 da.\'s.t 



10 to 10 days later, Bor- 

 deaux.! 



Weak copper sulphate so- 

 lution, as is necessary. 



Repeat if necessary. 



Bordeaux or copper sul- 

 phate sol., as is necessary. 



FUNGICIDES. 



Copper Sulphate Soli'Tion, 



Copper .Sulphate 1 lb. 



Water 23 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. 



ParisGreen (for leaf-eating insects) 4 oz. 



Water (I barrel) 40-50gals. 



To prevent potato rot, C lbs. of copper sulphate is 

 used instead of 4. 



Ammoniacal Coppf.r Carbonate. 



Copper Carbonate .I oz. 



Ammonia 2 qts. 



Water (1 barrel) 40-50 gals. 



For use late in season when Bordeaux mixture ma.v 

 stain the fruit. It is also best adapted for green-hoo' ' 

 spraying. 



INSECTICIDES. 



Kerosene Emulsion. 



Kerosene (coal oil) 



Rain Water 



Soap 



To be diluted before uf 

 sucking insects. 



Paris 



