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Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva, New York 
Hellebore 
Fresh White Hellebore i ounce 
Water 3 gallons 
May be used for spraying at times when 
arsenical sprays would be dangerous. 
Kerosene Emulsion 
Hard Soap li pound 
Boiling Water i gallon 
Kerosene 2 gallons 
Dissolve the soap in hot water, add the kero- 
sene, and churn with a pump, by directing the 
nozzle into the solution for five or ten minutes 
until it emulsifies (or becomes of a thick, 
creamy consistency). This is the stock emul- 
sion and will remain in this state indefinitely. 
It must be diluted with water according to 
directions. From four times for the San Jose 
scale, when the leaves are off, to twenty times 
for aphis. For insects that suck, cabbage 
worms, and all insects that have soft bodies. 
Copper Sulphate Solution 
Copper Sulphate i pound 
Water 25 gallons 
This should be used only before the foliage 
appears, but should not be applied to any 
plant after the buds have opened. It is easily 
applied, and acts as a general germicide and 
disinfectant. In simple solution copper sul- 
phate is very injurious to foliage. When lime 
is added, as in making Bordeaux mixture, its 
corrosive action is neutralized and injury to the 
foliage prevented. In this way a larger quan- 
tity of bluestone may be used, and it adheres 
to the foliage better by the agency of lime. 
Ammoniacal Copper Carbonate 
Copper Carbonate 5 ounces 
Ammonia 2 quarts 
Water 5° gallons 
The copper carbonate is best dissolved in 
large bottles, where it will keep indefinitely, as 
it should be diluted with water as required. 
For the same purpose as Bordeaux. 
Tobacco 
Boil tobacco stems, and use at the rate of two 
gallons to each pound of stems, for sucking 
insects. 
Paris Green 
FOR FRUIT 
Paris Green 4 ounces 
Water 40 or 50 gallons 
PARIS GREEN FOR POTATOES 
Paris Green 6 to 8 ounces 
Water 4° to 50 gallons 
Test of Paris Green. Put a small quantity 
into some common ammonia or hartshorn. If 
it be good, the Paris green will all dissolve, 
leaving no sediment; if not, there will be more 
or less sediment remaining. It is always well 
to apply this test before treating a large area, 
as but a few minutes are required to make the 
test, and much valuable time may be saved, 
for Paris green is not always true to name. 
If this mixture is to be used on peach trees, 
one pound of quick-lime should be added. Re- 
peated applications will injure most foliage 
unless lime is added. Paris green and Bordeaux 
can be applied together with perfect safety. 
The action of neither is weakened, and the 
Paris green loses all caustic properties. For 
insects which chew. 
SCALECIDE 
A combined fungicide and insecticide, be- 
lieved by many to be far superior to lime-sul- 
phur in the treatment for San Jose scale, and 
of less cost. We are prepared to furnish printed 
directions for the use of Scalecide and to quote 
prices. For further information on this sub- 
ject, please write us. 
CAUTIONS 
Do not mix the copper preparations in iron 
or tin; always use wood, brass or earthen 
vessels. 
Study carefully the nature of the ins.ect or 
disease, and select the remedy that is most 
likely to destroy it without danger of injuring 
the plants. 
Use the best pumps and other equipment 
obtainable. 
Clean the pump and tank immediately after 
using. 
You should have a good hand pump, ready 
for work at any minute, no matter if you have 
a power pump. 
Use good materials and at full strength. 
Cheap materials often mean wasted effort in 
the orchard and a final loss of the crop. 
SPRAY PUMPS, ETC. 
We are frequently asked by our customers to 
name the best spray pumps, nozzles, etc. 
While there are many desirable ones on the 
market, our experience with those manufac- 
tured by The Goulds Manufacturing Com- 
pany, of Seneca Falls, N. Y., has been very 
satisfactory. We now use them entirely in our 
nursery and can recommend them to our 
patrons. Write us for further information. 
