Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-17
P0lsona for Insects.


| how 20 uest destructive insects New RENE
dies, and how and where 20 apply them are
becoming better understood. one of the
, most succeSsfui IN the form Of poisons, is the
a., Hhcafion OF white hellebore To currant
bnss,, 3 for The destruction OF the currant
v-o-rns. These insects, II uncontrolled, in-
S iy.ise wheI uhp- detected. have been sue
cessiveIy dfses ted Of .Selr foliage until they
have persisted ioot an. hranch. We have
used the white heIebore ~1ta perfect sue
cess for sixteen years. and h,SNe never Iail-
ed il securing fun masses of 'oliage with
plenteous crops Of fruit. The e >pensS -
trinng; the time required IN apply. 49, ~ a
only n few hours annually, In garden I'LL s,,.
ing sn abundant family supply. ', >
prompt application in the great secret OF sue
cess. Many are familiar with this remedy,
but there are others who know little about q,
ana still make the inquiry IL there is "any
way 10 save our cUrrants." The currant and
gOoSehCrry have special 1tneSS for the ap-
pllcation OF this poison; ihe fruit being
smooth and glossy. from the surface OF VIII ch
the rains thoroughly wash the hellebore
during The many weeks which elapSe he
tween The usual season or the insects ana tie
ripeniUg Oi the fruit.
The success attending its use for The cur
rant and eOoSebtTTl-. and the equally great
success, ON a much larger scale IA the use OF
Paris green for the Colorado potato beetle.
has suggested tie use OF this deadly poison
Tor me cauker worm on the apple-an in
sect Of slow travel, but Of very secure lOdg-
mentan destructive eiect when 10 once gels
possession Of orchards. The mixture with
water. u The proportion OF bout one part OF
Paris green with ave hundred times IL bulk
OF water, so successfully used on The potato
piantF. has been thrown, ay a small garden
engine set IN spring wagon. among the
branches OF the apple trees, early I'm the sea-
son Nii4i' tielrslt D, Eh.Ie small. AMI no has
speedily destroyed The CanNer worms. There
Il some reason 81 fear. however, that this
remedy may not bc entirely safe. TIE bios
som end OF The young apples has a cavity
which may retain the Paris green on its tn
terror downN surface, whore raiUs Will not
wash itcf az The SAM time that Z is
more uta,lJ poison tlan the white helltbOre
Spr'DEiet or the CGTrGutS. When used on
! the potato. u only reaches the leaves anI
, nci tie roots. This subject should D. care
y PoiSoc which may be used % great /
vantage ca one plant may be entirely un-
suited q another. The white hrlit bore. Tor
instance, which IS sometimes recommended
! for the insects which eat tie leaves OF the
! rose. would be inhaled 10y any one attempt
ing 10 smell The flowers.
More common and less virulant remedies
may be used for other garden insects. Slugs
may hc driven of 10y bTiSkly cutting the
aves on which hey are az work, with
! dust rom The soil; or air-SlacNed limo or
Woo ashes may De used i'm the morning. or
Tdustic lime Stacked INTO fine, dry powder
| using care that ii does not come in contact
with tie hands or eyes. Tobacco. either IN
strong cocoction, or in smoke, may be sue
| c6sSfully used for thrlpS, plant lice or other
small insects. The fumes OF burning sulphur
Will destroy many insects, but care must bp
exercised that IL does not also ipjufa the
! plants. A COOL way 10 apply the smoke OF
tobacco or Of sulphur To outdoor rose bushes
so As TO confine IL Ia the plant and prevent
! The breeze from blowing II away. il to pro-
| vide a large umbrella, with a long hanIle
having sharp end below which NAV De
thrust into the ground. Sew with coarse
! stitches wide piece OF muslin or shceting
around the outside OF edge OF the umbrella
| after IL S spread, so as TO hang down al
| around iiN. q curtain, wlth a hoop 10 stilien
| IL al tie bottom. In the DAYS OF expanded
dresses, the 'crinpllne' would nave answer
| Cd THIS purpose admirably When wanted
! Tor use, thrust The Il arp end OF the handle
INTO The ground alongside Tire bush or
| plant TO De smoked, 50 that the umbrella
| and Its enclosing Curtains may cover the
| plant which may thea be fumigated a mUch
/ as may be desirable by placing the burn ug
! tobacco or sulphur be heath
! SlugS are destroyed with fresh or canstic
Wood ashes, briSkly duSred on them in the
dew OF ID" morning, or win powdered lime.
Lime wash made OF cluStic lime will quick
| ~ destroy the young nest OF tie orchard
cater lllar; bat an easier way 10 prevent
their GepreGatIouS Is to search during win
ter Ior the nests or rings OF eggs, cut them OF
/ and burn them.
There are some insects when We cannot
| meet with advantage by the use OF pOi~Ous.
| such is the cUrculiO, which evades the pre-
| seHce .! ne operator, play pOsSum' and
! drops If disturbed. The damage il does is
I hot in GevOurlng leaves. but in punCtlr-
! Ing the fruit for laying It's eggs. w do not
! see any way therefore 20 meet this ms ct
! with Toisoa. IL Dust DC killed by direct
/ attack. as by -2rTiGgO or sheets. or by employ
, Ing animals tOIyyOur the infested fruit a Il
| fails. the apple bOrer and peach grub cam
| not be reached ith poison, ana the only wa )
/ is 20 kill them in their hOIe> Neither can
| We employ poison for the coliiing moth.
! for the double reason that IL cannot be easily
/ reached, and mat il would not do 10 introduce
: poison intOtle fruit.
| The orchard caterpillar could be destroyed
| with white hellebOre, Spr'n klei on tine lea YES
| but this would be difficult and expensive on
! large trees, AID al easier way Is 10 treat Il
| with lime wash IL its nest, or still better, "a
| cut OF the rings OF eggs before they match
| as already s'ated.-c"T'Tg Gentleman.