For holly leaf miner spray thoroughly with 2 
pounds of 50 per cent wettable DDT powder or 2 
qts. of an emulsion containing 25 per cent DDT 
diluted in 100 gallons of water, applied when the 
first new twig growth has 3 or 4 leaves. 
For Southern Red Mite, which sucks the leaf sap 
and causes the foliage to have a sickly grayish ap- 
pearance, apply Vapotone (hexaethyl tetraphos- 
phate) diluted 1 to 800 with water about or just 
before June 1st, and repeat twice, a month apart. 
Or use Parathion at the rate of 1 to 2 lbs. of a 25 
per cent wettable powder to 100 gallons of water. 
Learn how to protect yourself from these danger- 
cus chemicals: do not breathe or get on skin and 
use rubber gloves and an MSA Comfo Farm-Spray 
Respirator (Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pitts- 
burgh 8) or work away from the wind. Get instruc- 
tion book. 
Frequent hard sprayings with the hose during the 
growing season tend to wash off newly hatched in- 
sect enemies of holly and other evergreens. 
For tar spot (black spot on leaves) apply more 
humus and fertilizer. 
Remember to use plenty of hollies to beautify 
your own grounds. 
FRIERSON’S FLOWERS 
Denmark, South Carolina 
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