APHIS —The green or black insects Infesting rOses, Shocks, etc., 
from early spring until late folk Spray with— 
Blackleaf "40/' a tobacco extract. 3 Va teaspoons to Q 
gallon of water. 
Red Arrow or Evergreen spray—1 teaspoon to a gallon of 
water. Dust with any of the dusts Specially prepared by 
■same. 
Garden Voick, or Nursery Volck with Blackleaf "40." 
Garden Volck, 8 level tablespoons to 1 gallon of water. 
BEETLES —Spray with Red Arrow, 2 teaspoons to a gallon. 
BROWN PATCH IN THE LAWN. Specially infesting Bent grass 
lawns. Use Semesan, 1 level tablespoon to 1 gallon. 
CODL1N MOTH —Causing wormy apples and pears. After the 
petals of the flowers are about One-half fallen, spray With o 
solution of 3 level tablespoons to 1 gallon of arsenate of lead. 
CHERRY AND PEAR SLUGS —When they appear spray with 
same solution as for codlin moth. 
CUTWORMS —-Snarol, SnailfoiI or Vaporite, according to direct 
tions. 
GOPHERS —Use gopher poison, gopher bombs or traps. 
LACE BUGS —Red Arrow or Evergreen, 2 teaspoons to a gallon 
of water, or Garden Volck at the rate of 1 2 level tablespoons 
to 1 gallon of water. 
LAWN GRUBS —Use 5 lbs. of standard arsenate of lead, mix 
with a bushel of sand or soil, scatter over 1000 square feet 
of lawn while the grass is dry. Use broom Or rake to work it 
in. In making new lawns it is well to work this mixture in 
about half an inch deep before planting the seed. 
LAWN WORMS OR ANGLE WORMS— Use Worm Eradicator, 
spreading this over the lawn at the rate Of 10 lbs. to 180 
sauare feet, watering well after applying it. 
LEAFHOPPERS —Red Arrow or Evergreen, 1 V 2 teaspoons to 1 
gallon of water; or Garden Volck. 12 tablespoons to a gallon 
of water. 
LEAFMINERS —Garden Volck, 12 tablespoons per gal. of water. 
MEALY BUGS —Red Arrow or Evergreen, 4 teaspoons to a gal¬ 
lon. Garden Volck, 12 tablespoons to a gallon. Spraying 
will have to be repeated often, because mealy bug infesta¬ 
tions are difficult to eradicate, often being at the roots of 
plants where they cannot be reached. 
MILDEW AND BLACKSPOT— Powdery mildew on roses and 
other plants can be controlled by dusting Kolotex, or dusting 
sulphur. Do this on warm, sunny days, because sulphur is 
not active on dull days. 
Bordelo is also very effective, both for mildew and other 
fungous diseases. 
Quasol is another disinfectant which is quite effective; 
Dusting with PomOgreen and Nicotine is a very effective 
dust against both mildew and blackspot; also controls the 
aphis at the same time. 
PEACHLEAF CURL —Spray either in the fall or in the spring 
before the leaves appear with a solution Of ten tablespoons 
of dry lime sulphur to 1 gallon of water. It is advisable to 
spray all fruit trees with this solution at that time, but al¬ 
ways before the buds begin to swell. 
ROSE BEETLES —Catch them in early morning. 
ROSE WORMS —Spray both sides of the foliage with arsenate 
of lead. 4 to 6 level tablespoons to a gallon of water. 
RUST ON HOLLYHOCKS —Spray with Fungi-Bordeau at the 
rate of 8 level tablespoons to a gallon of water as soon as 
it makes its appearance. 
THRIPS —Red Arrow, 1 Vi teaspoons to 1 gallon of water. 
SCALY INSECTS Apply the same remedies advocated for 
mealy bug. 
SLUGS —Use Iron Oxide freely, or tobacco powder, which will 
repel them. Or make a mixture of ground carrots and ar¬ 
senate of Calcium, about a tablespoon of this with a pound 
of ground carrots, mix well and spread where slugs are. Let¬ 
tuce leaves and orange peels can be used effectively. 
SNAILS —Use Snarol, Snailfoil or any of the other snail baits. 
Don't fail to wet either of these baits slightly after making 
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