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Linn County Nursery, Center Point, Iowa 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Raffia. Best Madagascar, for tying buds. Lb. 15 cts.; 10 lbs., 12 cts. per lb. 
Grafting Thread. Unwaxed. 10 cts. per ball. Waxed. 15 cts. per ball. If by 
mail, add 2 cents per ball for unwaxed and 7 cents per ball for waxed. 
Grafting Knives. Hand forged, razor steel, 40 cts. each; by mail, 45 cts. 
Budding Knives. Ebony handle, bone tip for raising bark, finest razor steel, 
75 cts. each; add 5 cts. for postage. 
Pruning Shears. Best made, fi.25 each; by mail, $1.35. 
Honey Bees, Queens. Write for prices. 
In our hothouse we grow a general line of Garden and Vegetable Plants for early 
planting, including Cabbage, Tomato, Cauliflower, Eggplant, Pepper, Celery and 
Sweet Potato. Prices sent on application. 
Root Grafts. We have a large stock of most kinds of fruit tree seedlings, and will 
be prepared to put up first-class root grafts of almost everythirig mentioned in this 
catalogue. Send list of grafts wanted, and we will make the price right. 
Spraying Department 
It is one thing to receive trees and plants from the nursery in first-class, healthy 
shape and quite another matter to keep them so; yet the whole success of your planting, 
whether fruit or ornamental, depends on your efforts to keep them in growing condition. 
Spraying is nowadays recognized as the easiest and most effective method for keep- 
ing trees and plants healthy, and we are therefore glad to print here a number of stand- 
ard formulas for spraying solutions, easily prepared, which will prove very effective in 
fighting the diseases for which they are recommended. 
Next to having the solutions prepared right, nothing is more important than selecting 
a suitable pump. 
We ourselves are hearty advocates of spraymg, and strongly recommend that an 
outfit be selected which is built to last. The ideal pump is one that is brass-fitted — that is, 
having valves and all parts coming into contact with the liquid rnade of brass, which 
will not become corroded by the chemical action of spraying solutions. 
Choose a good nozzle — one that will not easily clog and that will force the spray 
upon the trees in a fine mist. 
Above all, remember that in growing both ornamental trees and fruit trees, spray- 
ing has made success out of evident failure, times without number — so keep at it, and 
don't get discouraged. 
SPRAYING FORMULAS 
Insecticides for Biting Insects 
ARSENIC. SODA AND LIME 
White arsenic i pound 
Sal-soda crystals 4 pounds 
Water 2 gallons 
Boil the above ingredients for fifteen to 
twenty minutes, when the arsenic should 
be dissolved, leaving only a little sediment. 
This stock solution may be kept indefi- 
nitely, but should be labeled "poison." 
To prepare the spraying mixture add I 
quart of the stock solution to 40 gallons of 
water in which two pounds of fresh lime 
have been dissolved. 
In employing these formulas use great 
care. The pots and utensils used in pre- 
paring the solution should not be employed 
for other purposes. The arsenic should be 
plainly labeled, lest it be mistaken for 
something else. 
PARIS GREEN 
Paris green i pound 
Lime (fresh) i pound 
Water lOO to 200 gallons 
LEAD ARSENATE 
Lead acetate (sugar of 
lead) I2yi ounces 
Sodium arsenate 5 ounces 
Water 50 gallons 
Pulverize and dissolve the acetate and 
arsenate separately in small quantities of 
water, pour together in barrel of water 
and stir thoroughly. While more expen- 
sive than Paris green, this has the ad- 
vantage of being more adhesive and less 
liable to burn foliage. A prepared form 
of this is sold in the trade under the name 
"Disparene." 
ARSENITE OF LIME 
White arsenic 2 ounces 
Sal-soda K pound 
Fresh lime 4 pounds 
Water 50 gallons 
Boil the arsenic and soda together in a 
small quantity of water till the arsenic 
is dissolved, slake the lime, strain and add 
to the barrel of water; then add the soda 
and arsenic solution and stir for a few 
minutes. 
