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LINN COUNTY NURSERY 
Peaches. For leaf curl and fruit rot, lime-sulphur wash before buds open. 
Pears. Same as for apples. For blight, cut off affected branches as soon as they 
appear and burn them. Disinfect the tools each time with kerosene or bichloride of 
mercury. 
Grapes. For mildew and black rot, Bordeaux Mixture. 1st, before new growth is 
8 inches long. (Important) ; 2nd, just before blooming; 3rd, just after fruit sets. (Im- 
portant); 4th, ten to twenty days later; 5th, ten to twenty days later. 
Currants and Gooseberries. For leaf spot and worms, Bordeaux and lead arsenate. 
1st, when worms appear; 2nd, when fruit is one-half grown; 3rd, Bordeaux after pick- 
ing; 4th, repeat two weeks later if necessary. 
Strawberries. For leaf roller, lead arsenate, double strength just after moths are 
first noticed; 2nd, repeat one week later. Cut leaves and burn as soon as fruit is of?. 
For leaf diseases Bordeaux, when growth begins and at intervals of ten days if neces- 
sary. 
Raspberries — Blackberries — Dewberries. For orange rust, dig and burn at once. 
For anthracnose when serious, cut and burn the affected patch in the fall or spring. 
Potatoes. For beetles, lead arsenate, double strength, when they appear and from 
eight to ten days afterwards. For blight, Bordeaux 1^ times standard mixture, with the 
arsenate. For scab, soak seed potatoes two hours in formaline (40% solution) 1 pint 
to 30 gallons of water. 
Cucumbers, Melons, Etc. For striped beetles, tobacco dust as soon as through the 
ground; for lice, kerosene emulsion applied to under side of leaves. 
SPIREA ANTHONY WATERER (See page 27.) 
