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Bulletin 81. 
in the proportion of one ponncl of Paris green to twenty pounds of 
bran, with enough water to thoroughly moisten the mass. 
A minute insect known as thrips is present every year. It 
sucks the juice from the leaves, causing them to have a sickly, 
blighted appearance. These insects do considerable damage, 
especially in hot, dry seasons; but as yet no method of combating 
them is in use. 
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