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RAMSEY'S AUSTIN NURSERY 

Below are given approximate formulas, followed by all the troubles most common to be 
_ controlled. 
Spray Na. Per gallon water 
1. Lime-Sulphur............ 9-11 tablespoonfuls........ 
2 QT Mmiision wack bei. oto. 5 tablespoonfuls........ 
3. Lime-Sulphur............ 8- 4 tablespoonfuls........ 
and 
Arsenate of lead......... 8- 4 tablespoonfuls........ 
4. Bordeaux Mixture........ 3- 4 tablespoonfuls........ 
Do not mix a sulphur spray with an oil spray. 
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Above quantities will vary according to plants being sprayed and brands of materials used. Always read 
and use manufacturer’s directions. 
A. For Scale on fruit trees, especially peach, 
plum, and pecan, use spray No. 1 or No. 2 above 
in January and February, while trees are dormant. 
Awe sprayings about three weeks apart will be 
etter. 
B. For Brown Rot, Scab, and Curculios (worms) 
in fruit of peach and plum, use No. 8 above about 
ten days after flowers have dropped in spring. A 
second spraying ten days or two weeks later will 
be necessary, and a third spraying is advisable. 
C. For Case-Bearer, insect that stings pecans 
and causes nuts to drop off later, use Spray No. 3 
above, in spring after nuts are barely formed.. This 
might be repeated in two weeks. 
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D. For insects, mildew, and leaf-spot on roses, 
Crape Myrtle, etc., use Spray No. 3 above, as needed 
auring growing season. 
EK. For mildew on grapes, roses, Crape Myrtle, 
etc., and Leaf-Spot on roses, use Spray No. 4 above, 
as néeded during growing season. 

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. 
F. For Lice, Red Spider, Aphis, Bag Worms, and 
other insects on Arbor Vitae and other Evergreens, 
use Spray No. 3 above as needed through the 
season. 
CAUTION: Be sure to use sprays indicated for 
different seasons of the year. Use of spray in sum- 
mer, which is recommended for winter, would be 
injurious. 
G. Borers. These are small white worms that 
work under bark of trees in growing season, and 
are easily detected by swollen bark or oozing out 
of wax or gum. As a rule, most injury is done on 
main body of tree. 
If there are not too many borers, a good remedy is 
to cut them out with a knife, removing all loose bark, 
and painting wound with paint, preferably a good tree 
paint or compound. A sharp knife and wire is good 
to dig borers out with. 
Another good remedy is to inject small amount of 
High Life (Bisulphide of Carbon) in holes of tunnels, 
stopping up holes with clay or putty. 
Altogether the best remedy and preventive will 
be the use of either Paradichlorobenzine or Borer-sol, 
applied about Oct. 15 to Nov. 1. Directions will come 
with this material, and it is placed in ground around 
base of trees. 
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. 
Pear trees naturally 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. 

