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HOW TO MAKE HOME 
spraying. 
A spray pump is very useful about the home. Any 
good bucket pump will do all the work necessary on a 
small place. Spraying to be effective should be repeatedly 
done. Fair results may be obtained by using a brush 
broom or a bundle of fine twigs. The finer the spray the 
better. Considerable force is necessary to carry the spray 
into the foliage. The mixtures given in the following 
paragraphs are effective, and easily obtained or made. 
Do not wait until the bugs have eaten up your plants, 
spray as soon as the enemies appear. 
SPRAY MIXTURES FOR PLANT DISEASES. 
The Bordeaux mixture is the most generally used of 
all. It discolors the foliage, however. All sprays should 
be applied in as fine a spray as possible. They should be 
applied as a preventative to kill the spores before the 
plants become diseased. Use i lb. blue stone or copper 
sulphate and i lb. rock lime. Dissolve the first in a 
wooden or earthern vessel containing 5 quarts of water, 
by suspending it in a bag. Slake the lime in 5 quarts of 
water. Keep these stock solutions separate until ready to 
spray. Place 4 quarts of water in a pail and add 1 pint of 
each. It is better to strain this through two thicknesses 
of bransack to prevent clogging the spray nozzle. 
The Bordeaux mixture is used to prevent rusts, mil¬ 
dews, decay and all plant diseases. Another remedy 
for rusts and mildews on roses or other plants, is to 
sift, or better, blow a thin coating of flowers-of-sulphur 
over the plants. Potassium sulphide or liver-of-sulphur 
may be applied for the same purpose. Use 1 ounce dis¬ 
solved in 2 gallons of water. It does not discolor the foliage 
but has a disagreeable odor. 
SPRAYING MIXTURES FOR INSECTS. 
For Sucking Insects. The following mixtures are 
destructive to all insects that suck the juice, as green fly, 
plant lice, etc. Kerosene Emulsion : Dissolve cake of 
