June, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
463 
used in the home garden, particularly upon 
things which are nearing maturity, such 
as heads of cabbage for the cabbage worm, 
currants, and so forth. 
A good supply of arsenate of lead and 
Paris green, preferably the former, should 
be kept on hand. It can be had in either 
a paste or a powder form, the latter being 
available for use either for spraying or 
dusting, while the former can be used for 
wet spraying only. 
The insecticides for sucking insects are 
of a number of different kinds. Some of 
the most effective contain a considerable 
percentage of nicotine, combined with 
other oils, which will mix readily with 
water to form an adhesive spray. Kero¬ 
sene Emulsion is a standard treatment for 
sucking insects and one of the best to use. 
You can either make your own solution 
or buy a small can of stock solution, 
which need only be mixed with cold water 
to be ready for use. The ingredients are: 
J-2 pound of good soap cut into thin slices 
and dissolved in hot water; when thor¬ 
oughly dissolved, mix this with J 4 gallon 
of water and 2 quarts of water and 4 
quarts of kerosene in a pail or small tub. 
Then churn vigorously until of the con¬ 
sistency of lathery cream; a force pump 
used to pump the material is thq quickest 
and most convenient way. When cool, 
store in large bottles or some other suit¬ 
able containers until needed. For use 
dilute with water ; for most purposes dilute 
ten times. -An excellent and effective re¬ 
pellent for general purposes, and one 
which is easily applied, is tobacco dust. 
In buying it be careful to get a kind which 
is made to use particularly for this pur¬ 
pose. It is particularly valuable for dust¬ 
ing over young plants of melons, pump¬ 
kins, cucumbers, squashes, and so forth, 
and the seedling plants of cabbage, cauli¬ 
flower, lettuce and radishes to keep off 
the blight cucumber beetle and the flea 
beetle. 
The diseases which cause the greatest 
amount of damage and which are to be 
most feared are blight and mildew. The 
standard remedy for these is Bordeaux 
Mixture, but to be wholly effective it must 
be used before the disease gains a foot¬ 
hold. While the Bordeaux Mixture, like 
Kerosene Emulsion, can be made at home, 
it is much more convenient for use on a 
small scale to buy it ready prepared. It 
comes in the form of a paste, which, when 
diluted with water according to directions, 
is ready for use. It should be applied 
frequently enough to keep all new growth 
covered to be effective. Once a week or 
every ten days for growling crops like 
potatoes is sufficient. Crops which do not 
grow so rapidly do not need it so fre¬ 
quently, as when once applied it stays on 
through wind and rain. 
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How a woman whose love for her native Italy constrained her to reproduce a house 
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How to dress the house for hot weather — getting your home into a comfortable 
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How a band of^women in Kingston, N. Y., rejuvenated interest in gardening, and 
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How to select the right kind of wall treatment for your house, and how the walls can 
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