COMBATING PLANT ENEMIES 
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The following suggestions are given for a few of the commoner 
forms of diseases and pests which annoy the home gardener: 
In applying the remedies, be sure to get under the foliage as well as on 
top. 
Ingredients for a spray should be thoroughly mixed in a separate con¬ 
tainer before being placed in the sprayer. 
Cleanliness in the garden, including the removal of weeds, leaves, dead 
flowers and other trash, deprives insects of any easy place in which to lay 
eggs. 
Preventive measures for all plant diseases and insect pests mean early 
spraying or dusting and poison-baiting. 
Always dust plants when wind is not blowing, preferably late in the 
afternoon. 
ROSES 
Remedy. Qua-Sul (2 tablespoonsful to one gallon water.) 
Roses should be sprayed at least three times during the dormant season 
(January and February). The last spraying should come just as the new 
leaves begin to appear. 
Porno Green. (Also known as Massey Dust.) 
Use a duster that gets underneath the leaves and dust the bush lightly. 
Apply all during the growing season. 
Dissolve one tablespoonful of Fish Oil Soap in a little hot water and 
add to solution of two tablespoonsful of Black Leaf 40 to three gallons 
of water. Proportions may be doubled if pests are bad. (For further infor¬ 
mation, see Rose article.) 
Mildew 
Black-Spot 
Aphis 
