MEALY BUGS —Red Arrow, 4 teaspoons to a gallon. Garden 
Volck, 12 tablespoons to a gallon. Spraying will have to be 
repeated often, because mealy bug infestations are difficult to 
eradicate, often being at the roots of plants where they can¬ 
not be reached. 
MILDEW AND BLACKSPOT —Powdery mildew on roses and 
other plants can be conti'olled by dusting with 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. 
PEACH LEAF 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, or Bordelo according to 
directions. It is advisable to spray all fruit trees with this solu¬ 
tion at that time, but always 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, 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 arsenate 
of calcium, about a tablespoonful of this with a pound of 
ground carrots, mix well and spread where slugs are. Lettuce 
leaves and orange peels can be used effectively. The new snail 
poisons are also very effective. 
SNAILS —Use Snarol, Snailfoil or any of the other snail baits. 
Don’t fail to wet either of these baits slightly after making 
the application; wetting the soil beforehand is not sufficient. 
SOWBUGS —Dust with Flusi-Dust, or use poisoned baits, made 
up the same way as for slugs. 
WIREWORMS —Dig Vaporite into the soil at the rate of 1 pound 
to 50 square feet, about 2 inches deep. This is effective for 
snails and slugs if lightly applied to the surface early in the 
day, repeating it every two days. 
WOOLLY APHIS —Spray with a solution of 5 tablespoons of 
Volck to 1 gallon of water; repeat every two or three weeks. 
We are carrying a number of other remedies for insect pests, 
all of which we cannot mention here. See our general list for 
further information. 
CAUTION —Garden Volck should not be used in connection 
with Arsenate of Lead, Fungi-Bordeau or sulphur. Nursery 
Volck can be used with Arsenate of Lead and Fungi-Bordeau, 
but not with sulphur. 
Nursery Volck or Garden Volck must not be used except with 
great care on tender foliage plants such as Begonias, Coleus, 
Gardenias, etc. It will be better to use one of the pyrethrum 
sprays such as Red Arrow or Evergreen. 
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