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RAMSEY'S AUSTIN NURSERY 
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C.—LEAF-CHEWING INSECTS 
Caterpillars, grasshoppers, etc. 
C-1.—Arsenate of Lead 
Arsenate of Lead (dry).......... 3 ounces 
Stone Lime 
Slake lime in water and add it with arsenate of 
lead to 5 gallons of water. 
D.—FUNGUS, MILDEW, ETC. 
Mildew on grapes, roses, crape myrtles, ete., and 
Black Spot on roses and other plants. 
D-1.—Bordeaux Mixture 
D-2.—Lime-Sulphur 
D-3.—Sulphur 
Sprinkle plants with water and dust with powdered 
sulphur, through bellows or duster. Repeat one or 
more times. 
E.—BROWN ROT, SCAB, CURCULIO 
Brown Rot appears on peaches as small circular 
brown spots, which enlarge rapidly under moist con- 
ditions and cause decay of fruit. Scab causes drying 
and cracking of skin. Curculio, in its larva or grub 
stage, is a small whitish worm, and attacks fruit of 
peach and plum. These troubles are serious, but are 
easily controlled by using the two sprays given below. 
E-1. 
Spray trees in Winter with LIME-SULPHUR. 
Same as A-l. 
E-2. 
Ten days after flowers drop in the Spring, spray 
with LIME-SULPHUR (summer strength), to which 
is added 2 pounds Arsenate of Lead to mixture of 
50 gallons. For smaller amount, use Lime-Sulphur 
(Summer strength), to which is added 3 tablespoon- 
fuls arsenate of lead per gallon of Lime-Sulphur 
and water. A second spraying ten days to two weeks 
later will be desirable, though perhaps not necessary. 
F.—BORERS 
Borers are small white worms that work under bark 
of trees, and are easily detected by swollen bark or 
oozing out of wax or gum. 
F-1. 
Dig borers out with sharp knife or flexible wire. 
Remove loose or dead bark, and paint wound with 
good house paint. 
F-2. 
Inject small amount of High Life (Bisulphide of 
Carbon) in holes or tunnels, and stop up holes wita 
clay or putty. 
F-3. 
About October 10 apply Paradichlorobenzine, which 
ean be obtained from drug stores, and should be used 
according to directions that come with material. 
G.—BAG WORMS 
In Spring and early Summer, bags one to three 
inches long may appear on Evergreens. Worms will 
soon come out and quickly kill plants. Pull off and 
burn the bags at once, or apply spray E-2 given 
above. 
REFLECTIONS 
MORALE 
The people of the United States believe in justice and right, liberty, and freedom. 
They will bear up under any trials. 
they can to make themselves stronger. 
For this reason we have hobbies, play games, indulge in recreation. 
But it is only good judgment on their part to do what 
It is recognized 
that planting and caring for trees and plants is a recreation and might well be a 
hobby for every one. 
consideration. 
COST AND PROFIT 
At the same time it may be a very profitable avocation. 
Give it 
__ Outside of social, moral, and spiritual considerations, the big thing in our Nation’s 
life is BUSINESS. From its profits must come the money to support churches, schools, 
government. Therefore, the PROFIT idea is strongly woven into all phases of our life, 
and rightly so. 
We often think of the big values offered in our products. The cost of a good pair 
of hose will buy several fruit trees, a good pecan tree, or several ornamental plants. 
In a few weeks the hose is gone. 
fifty times their cost. 
THE TIME ELEMENT 
In a few years the plants will be worth five to 
Perhaps the greatest deterrent to planting good trees and shrubs is the fact that 
it requires one to several years for them to produce fruit or shade or to reach their 
ultimate perfection. 
WHY DELAY? 
EASY RETURNS 
But how fast the years go by! 
TOMORROW WILL SOON BE TEN YEARS AGO. 
We have only one but not a satisfactory answer to the question so often asked, 
“WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE ORCHARDS ON FARMS?” 
That answer is that people have not planted many trees, nor cared for those planted. 
PLANT COTTON AND YOU WILL DO THE WORK. 
AND THEY WILL DO THE WORK. 
PLANT FRUIT TREES 
