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RAMSEY'S AUSTIN NURSERY 
Se en teria Ente Liga an eee 
B.—SUCKING INSECTS 
Summer spray for Lice, Red Spider, Aphis, and 
other insects on Arbor Vitae and other evergreens. 
B-1.—Lime-Sulphur 
Summer strength: 
B-2.—Nicotine Solution 
Black. Leafw40i see we faletectens 14 teaspoonfuls 
Laundry. “soap of. . cise a2 rele 1 ounce 
Water 3 sce Sec cae eee ae 1 gallon 
Dissolve soap in water by boiling, and add “Black 
Leaf 40.” 
C.—LEAF-CHEWING INSECTS 
Caterpillars, grasshoppers, etc. 
C-1.—Arsenate of Lead 
Arsenate of Lead (dry).......... 3 ounces 
Stone Lime . 4 pound 
Slake lime in water and add it with arsenate of 
jead to 5 gallons of water. 
D.—FUNGUS, MILDEW, ETC. 
Mildew on grapes, roses, crape myrtles, etc., 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 
Repeat one or 
sulphur, through bellows or duster. 
more times. 

Bearing Peach Trees Before and After 
Proper Pruning 

From F. P., Jackson County, Texas 
Last spring I ordered several rose bushes 
and some fruit trees from you. The fruit 
trees are all fine, the figs (Ramsey) bore fruit 
this last fall. All the roses lived and bloomed. 
I’m very pleased. 

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 with 
clay or putty. 
F-3. 
About October 10 apply Paradichlorobenzine, which 
can 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. 
PRUNING ORCHARD TREES 
Most fruit is produced on outside of tops; 
therefore branches or limbs on INSIDE of 
tops, where they are heavily shaded, should 
be removed. Low branched trees, that shade 
the short bodies, are desirable and neces- 
sary. See directions preceding for LATER 
PRUNING. These apply to all fruit trees. 
Naturally Pear trees grow more upright, 
but should be branched low, and have tops 
cut back somewhat for two or three years 
to make them branch and spread more. 

From W. M. C., Topsham, Maine 
The Queen’s Wreath and Honeysuckles ar- 
rived in fine condition the 26th of June, and 
I planted them, and now they are all growing 
nicely, I am very much pleased to say. 

