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F. & F. NURSERY CATALOGUE 



Trained Fruit Tree 



TRAINED FRUIT TREES FOR FRUIT HOUSES 

 AND GARDENS 



We can supply trained fruit trees in large variety, different forms and sizes, and the choicest 

 varieties for fruit houses and gardens. 



Owing to the increasing demand for trained fruit trees, both for fruit houses and gardens, it is desir- 

 able that orders be entered as far in advance of the shipping season as possible. 



Apples, Pears and Plums are usually grown as cordons or in the horizontal- trained form. Also 

 as pyramids. 



Apricots, Peaches and Nectarines, fan-trained for covering walls, trellises, etc. Also in pyramid form. 



INSECT REMEDIES 



White Hellebore and Pyrethrum. Preferably 

 in water, 1 ounce to 3 gallons; or dry, mix with 

 x /i part of flour to make it adhesive. Hellebore 

 and Pyrethrum are used chiefly on ripening fruit, 

 as they lose their poisonous properties when 

 exposed to the air for a few hours. 



Arsenate of Lead. 1 to 5 pounds per 100 gallons. 

 It does not burn the foliage. It is especially 

 desirable for its sticking properties for all fruits 

 and for some truck crops, especially Cabbage. 

 It is also easy to prepare and easy to apply. 



Tobacco Water. Boil stems and strain liquid. 

 Add water to make 2 gallons of liquid to each 

 pound of stems used. For soft-bodied insects: 

 The efficiency of tobacco water will be increased 

 by stirring in 1 pound of whale oil soap to each 

 50 gallons. 



Lime- Sulphur. Lime, 20 pounds; sulphur, 15 

 pounds; water to make 50 gallons. Boil one to 



two hours with a small quantity of water, then 

 dilute to 50 gallons with boiling water. Do not 

 let mixture become cold; spray while yet warm. 

 For Winter or early Spring use. 



Kerosene Emulsion. Hard soap, K pound; 

 boiling water, 1 gallon; kerosene, 2 gallons. Dis- 

 solve the soap in the water, add the kerosene, 

 and churn with a pump for five or ten minutes. 

 Dilute 10 to 25 times before applying. Use 

 strong emulsion for all scale insects. For in- 

 sects which suck, as plant lice, mealy bugs, red 

 spider, thrips, bark-lice or scale. Cabbage worms, 

 and all insects which have soft bodies, can also 

 be successfully treated. 



Soluble Oil Preparations. There are now a 

 number of these on the market that are giving 

 most excellent results, and are particularly recom- 

 mended for the treatment of plants infested with 

 San Jose scale. 



