CATALOGUE SOUTHERN NURSERIES. 
General Information for Planters— Continued. 
Feacb and Plum Rosette— Root up and burn the affected trees as soon as the disease is observed. 
Peach lyeat Curl (Exoasca deformans)— Spray with Bordeaux Just before the fruit buds open; only one appli- 
cation Is necessary to prevent this disease. If spraying has not been done and the disease appears, continuous 
cultivation and the application of nitrogenous manures will throw off the diseased leaves, and save the proper fruit. 
FUNGICIDE AND INSECTICIDE SOIX'TION AND FORMULAS. 
Tobacco, 1 pound; boiling water, 3 gallons; strain when cool. Very effective when used as a spray against 
flea beetles, lice, aphides (plant lice). . ^, *i,„ 
Quassia Chips, 1 pound; boiling water, 3 gallons. This very bitter solution Is good for prevention rather than 
cure. Apply as a spray to rose bushes, and to kill plant lice. . , » 
Pyrethrum— One ounce of the "Buhach" powder, added to 2 gallons of cold water, on any plant used for 
food, as this is not poisonous. ..... ^. , *i. « 
Bordeaux Mixture— Copper sulphate. 4 pounds; quick lime, 6 pounds; water, 50 gallons. Disso ve the copper 
sulphate bv putting it in a bag and hanging it in a wooden or earthen vessel holding at least 4 gallons; slake the 
lime in an equal quantity of water. Mix and add sufficient quantity of water to make 50 gallons. It Is then 
ready for use, but will not keep more than 24 hours. 
Copper Sulphate Solution— Dissolve 1 pound of copper sulphate in lo gallons of water. Do not apply this 
solution to foliage; it must be used before buds break on grape and peach trees. For the latter, use 25 gallons 
°' ^Varls Green- Actively poisonous. Add 4 ounces to 50 gallons of water. If used upon peach trees, add 1 pound 
of quick lime, otherwise it will injure the foliage. Paris green and Bordeaux mixture may be applied together 
without the action of either being weakened. , ^ . ». k„..ij v« „in, 
London Purple — Use same proportions as for Paris green, but. being very caustic, it should be applied with 
the lime. Not suited for plum or peach trees, and only for Insects that chew. 
Kerosene Emulsion— One-half pound of soap dissolved in 1 gallon of water; add to this, while hot, 2 gallons 
of kerosene. Churn violently with a spray pump or garden syringe until the mass becomes of the consistency ol 
butter. Dilute the above mixture with from 9 to 15 parts of water when u.?ing, so that It will not be stronger 
than 1 part of oil to 9 to 15 In water. Sour milk may lie used Instead of soap. 
White Hellebore, 1 ounce; water. 3 gallons. Effective as a spray for rose slugs. 
Powders— With 50 pounds of land plaster mix 1 pint of crude carbolic acid. Sprinkle over vines for beetles 
itemim^bil— We have found this an Invaluable insecticide for all plants grown in greenhouses or In pota. 
Plants should be dipped in a solution of suitable strength. While it kills all scale insects. It Is not Injurious 
>o the most tender plants. 
SPRAYING. 
We cannot be too emphatic In impressing on the horticulturist to spray his fruit trees and grape vines If 
he desires good fruit. Follow directions carefully. Experiments frequently result disastrously. Careless spraying 
will result in loss of fruit, and sometimes the trees. Every fruit-grower should purchase a spraying apparatus: 
they can now be had for a small sum. Be careful in keeping your solutions continually stirred. The best time 
for spraying is late In the afternoon or during cloudy weather, except with kerosene; this should be used on 
bright sunshiny days. 
Distances for Planting. 
Standard Apples, not less than 3S feet apart each way 
Standard Pear and large-growing Cherry 20 
Duke and Morello Cherries 
Standard Plum, Peach, Apricot and Nectarine 15 to 20 '' 
Quince ^2 
Dwarf Pear, Apple and Cherry 1" " 
Dwarf Cherries of the Dukes and Morellos * _ 
Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries 4 to 5 
Grapes 6 to 10 
10 
Number of Trees on an Aci'c at Various Distances. 
3 feet apart each w ay 4,840 
4 2,722 
5 .. 1,742 
6 .. ' 1,210 
j, .. 680 
' 435 
302 
12 " " 
15 " " 
18 " " 
20 " " "8 
25 " ■■ ■ 69 
30 " '• *^ 
35 " " 35 
40 " " 27 
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