DEPENDABLE NURSERY STOCK 
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We Invite Your Patronage 
We offer you a complete assortment of nursery stock, both fruits and orna¬ 
mentals, a stock as perfect as good soils, good culture, careful digging and handl¬ 
ing in the hands of skilled horticulturists can produce. 
But we offer you more than that. We offer you “Customer Consciousness” 
—which means briefly that in every transaction, small or large, we are interested 
primarily in seeing that the customer receives 100 per cent satisfaction, not only 
with the plants as splendid specimens, but with the growth, performance and 
production that they will give you. 
FRUIT SPRAY PROGRAM FOR MINNESOTA 
1. ARSENATE OF LEAD AND LIME SULPHUR 
SPRAY 
Water .50 gals.—1 gal. 
Arsenate of lead, powdered .... 1^ lbs.—3 tsp. 
Lime Sulphur, commercial liq. 5 qts.—12 tsp. 
^Jr^X.ime Sulphur, commercial dry 5 lbs.—4 tsp. 
•Jse heaping teaspoonfuls 
2. NICOTINE SULPHATE SPRAY 
Water .50 gals.—1 gal. 
Nicotine Sulphate 40 per cent ....^ pt .—11 tsp. 
Soap—any kind .2-3 lbs.—1 oz. 
General notes: Spraying should be done un¬ 
der high pressure. Two hundred lbs. or more 
is better than low pressure. Cover every tree 
and plant thoroughly, and above all, be sure to 
do the spraying at the proper time, as a delay 
of a few days will impair its effectiveness. 
SPRAYS FOR APPLES AND PEARS 
First Spray: (Pre-pink.) When one-half to 
one inch of the first leaves are visible, use No. 
1, omitting lead arsenate. 
Second Spray: When the first flower buds 
show pink; use No. 1. 
Third Spray: As soon as most of the petals 
have dropped, use No. 1. 
Fourth Spray: Two to three weeks after the 
third, use No. 1. 
Later Sprays: If codling moth, apple mag¬ 
got or scab are severe, one or two later appli¬ 
cations may be necessary, about July 20, and 
for later varieties, August 10, use No. 1. 
NOTES 
Scale Insects and Eggs of Plant Lice: Spray 
with liquid lime-sulphur, one part to seven 
parts of water, or powdered lime-sulphur, 20 
pounds to 50 gallons of water, before buds open. 
Plant Lice: If lice are noticed on apples, 
plums, or other plants in early spring, just as 
the buds are bursting, spray with nicotine sul¬ 
phate No. 2. Follow with same material later 
if plant lice appear. The nicotine sulphate, 
without soap, may be added to the regular 
spray No. 1. 
SPRAYS FOR PLUMS AND CHERRIES 
First Spray: Just before blossoms open, 
use No. 1. 
Second Spray: Just after petals fall, use 
No 1. 
Third Spray: When plums are the size of 
small peas, use No. 1. 
Fourth Spray: When fruit starts to color, 
use No. 1. 
SPRAY FOR CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 
Plant Lice Eggs: Just before buds open, 
liquid lime-sulphur. Six gallons (or powdered) 
20 pounds to 50 gallons of water. 
Currant Worm: Arsenate of lead, 1^ lbs. to 
50 gallons of water, as soon as caterpillars are 
seen. If the second brood appears when the 
fruit is nearly matured it is safer to use helle¬ 
bore which may be dusted on leaves in early 
morning. 
CONTROL MEASURES FOR SOME 
COMMON PESTS 
Cutworms 
Use poison bran mash consisting of bran, 
1 quart; Paris Green, 1 teaspoonful; molasses, 
I cup; and enough water to moisten. A small 
quantity of this mixture should be placed near 
each plant, or it may be broadcast around the 
plants. Apply late in the evening after sun¬ 
down. 
Cucumber Beetle 
Dust the plants with a mixture of one pound 
of calcium arsenate to 20 lbs. of gypsum or land 
plaster. Apply as soon as the plants are up and 
dust often enough to keep the leaves covered. 
Cabbage and Radish Maggot 
Dissolve one ounce of corrosive sublimate 
in warm water in a wooden or crockery con¬ 
tainer and dilute to 8 or 10 gallons. Pour about 
I cup around each plant next to the root three 
to five days after planting. Two or more appli¬ 
cations should follow at weekly intervals. 
DANNY SAYS: 
They’re easy to get if you just know how. Should you need ad¬ 
ditional help in solving your insect and disease problems just 
write to the boss about it. Besides keeping his nursery stock 
free from all forms of pests, he’s holding them down on over 30 
acres of fruits and vegetables every year. 
