Strawberry Mildew. 



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should be kept down, both in the beds and around their 

 borders. After an attack in the previous year the plants 

 should be sprayed early in the following season, before 

 the blossom shows, with a weak Bordeaux mixture, com- 

 posed of 4 lbs. of sulphate of copper and 3 lbs. of lime to 50 

 gallons of water, or with a composition of 2 lbs. of sulphide 

 of potassium (liver of sulphur) to 50 gallons of water. In 

 large plantations these compositions can be put on with 

 the distributing machine used for spraying potatoes, and in 

 small beds with a knapsack machine. 



The spraying should be performed early, and repeated in 

 about ten days. When white spots are seen upon the 

 strawberry plants that have not been infected previously, 

 spraying with either of the above compositions should be 

 carried out at once. v 



