58 HENDERSON'S GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD. 



COPPER SOLUTION, AMMONI ATED . A fungicide, the essential ingredient, "Car- 

 bonate of Copper," being dissolved in ammonia in this, while in Bordeaux it is coun- 

 teracted by lime. Bordeaux is the cheaper for all ordinary purposes, but for late 

 sprayings, when fruits are nearing maturity, or plants in bloom. Copper Solution is 

 usually used, as there is no limy sediment left to be washed off. 



C S. Dilute 1 quart to 25 gallons of water; apply in a spray. 

 CUT WORM POOD. A sweetened poisoned compound alluring and palatable to cut 

 worms, cabbage worms, etc., in consequence when sprinkled around such newly set 

 plants as are usually "cut off" by these depredators, they feast on cut worm food and 

 are destroyed. One pound is sufficient for about 100 plants. 

 FIR TREE OIL SOAP. It frees plants of nearly all insects to which they are subject, 

 and for the following it has no superior: Mealy bug, scale, red spider, aphis (black and 

 green), thrip, blight, worms and slugs. 



F O. Dissolve 1 oz.'to 1 gallon of soft or rain water (for tender plants or young 

 growth make weaker). Spray on. 

 HELLEBORE, Powdered. For the destruction of slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. Less 

 poisonous than Paris Green, and safer to use when fruits and v^egetables are nearly 

 ripe. . Can be used as a powder, or in water. 



H D. Dry Application. Apply alone or mix 1 lb. with 4 lbs. of powdered Ume 

 or flour. Blow on with bellows or powder-gun. 



H S. In Solution. Dissolve 1 oz. to 3 gallons of water; apply in a spray. 

 KEROSENE EMULSION. Ready for use by simply adding water. For cabbage worm, 

 scale on trees, caterpillars, melon louse, rose bugs, green fly and lice of all kinds, all 

 sucking insects, either on plants or animals. 



K E. Mix 1 part Emulsion to 25 to 50 gallons water, according to strength 

 required. Spray on. 

 LIME SULPHUR SOLUTION. A liquid compound now extensively used for all scale 

 insects on trees and shrubs and it is also of benefit for fungous diseases of the bark, 

 etc., as can be treated in winter. It must be diluted and applied with a spray pump 

 while the trees are dormant, after the leaves have fallen in fall and before the buds 

 swell in spring. 



L S S. It can be used quite strong — say 1 gallon to 11 gallons of water — during 

 December, January and February, but earlier or later than these months it will be 

 safer to dilute it 1 gallon to 30 to 40 of water. 

 PARIS GREEN. A poisonous, insoluble powder, for preventing the ravages of potato 

 bugs, codling moths, worms, caterpillars, slugs and bugs. 



P G. Dry Application. Mix with plaster, flour or other dilutant — 1 part to 

 100; apply with duster, bellows or gun. 



P S. In Solution. Mix 1 lb. to 150 to 300 gallons of water. Apply as a spray, 

 pump, syringe or vaporizer. 



P B. Bait. For cut worms, mix 1 oz. with 8 oz. of syrup; mix thoroughly with 

 fresh chopped grass, leaves or bran. 

 PERSIAN POWDER, OR BUHACH. A most effective, non-poisonous, impalpable 

 powder, so fine that it penetrates the innermost crevices. For worms, flies, aphis and 

 almost all kinds of insects it is very effectual, suffocating them by filling up the breath- 

 ing pores. 



P P. Dry. Blow on with a bellows or gun. 

 SCALECIDE. A splendid remedy for San Jose, Cottony Maple Scale and other scale 

 insects affecting hard-wooded shrubs and trees. It is not poisonous being simply 

 a mechanical preparation of petroleum-oil that instantly mixes with cold water and 

 then is immediately ready to use. It is safe and easy to apply and will kill every scale 

 that it reaches without injury to tree, shrub, fruit or flower buds if put on late in fall, 

 winter, or spring while the foliage is off. 



S. Use one gallon of Scalecide to 20 gallons of water. Spray on with force 

 pump or vaporizing syringe. 

 SLUG SHOT. A non-poisonous powder and a popular insecticide: requires no further 

 mixing or preparation, easily applied and not dangerous to the person applying it, oi 

 fruits and vegetables treated. Very effectual in destroying potato bugs and beetles, 

 green and black flies, slugs, worms, caterpillars, etc. 



S S. Apply with duster, bellows or gun. 10 to 40 lbs. is sufficient for an acre. 

 SULPHUR FLOWERS. A fine non-poisonous powder. Extensively used for mildew, 

 by being blown on affected plants when moist. 



S F. Apply with bellows or gun. 

 TOBACCO EXTRACT. (Nicoteen.) One of the most effectual insecticides for the 

 destruction of all insects and scale on plants; a pure, concentrated (40%), extract of 

 tobacco. Also a most effectual and safe remedy for fumigating greenhouses. Use a 

 scant tablespoonful to 13^ pints of water for each pan which is sufficient when vaporized 

 by placing a hot iron in it, for 600 square feet of floor space. 



T E. For Spraying. Dilute with from 500 to 600 parts of water, according to 

 the delicacj^ of the plants to be treated, and apply as a spray. For scale, 1 part to 400 

 parts water. 



