The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-21

Now is the proper time to wash and
spray your trees. There are no tender
buds To injur- and no leaves to protect
the eggs from the spray. If your trees
are small great many hOrticulturists
would recommend that instead of spray
ing yo,i should give them a good wash
ing with strong soap s,Ids. Besides this
.'ou should be sure and scrape off every
bit of moss, bad bark ar any other for
eign or injurious substance. This is
something which has not been attended
too, rs strictly as it should be-, by some
of our l"cal horticilturist>
Spraying, with STRONG washes" should
h finished this mouth Exp riei,crd
| orclarli~ts have found that the line,
sulphur ami salt formula well prepared
| is an excellent wash f.,r fruit trees, but
it shout hr applied after the buds I've
gin to swell ai,,l open. Those who are
noticing any black spots on trunks or
the limbs should try strong solution
of Bordeaux mixture: bluestOne 6 lbs,
freshly watrrslacked lime 10 pounds,
ami Is gallons of water.
Wherever there were II, serious in
sect pests last season, but the apple scah
or pear scab was prevalent, it is also re-
commended to use the above form of
the Borlea X mixture as early during
this month rs possible.
Thnsc who 'le>lr to change the varic-
Ties r. trees Eow growing in .tir orch
! ards, by top grating, should select the
scions of those varieties which it is de-
sired To- grow. at once. if not already
secured.
Below we pnbli~'I dire io, for max
ing number of .ii.f;.rrnt .yl-'lp-. to-
gtthtr with ,lcrciioiS for u>!ng Cat
them out and save Them for future re-
ferancc:
RECEIPTS FOR SPRAY NC.
BLUE vITROL OR COPPGRAs One
tune of copler.,s to n pail full If water
is sometimes effective in destroying
root insects.
Coal TAR FUMES.-Burn rags coated
with coal tar attached to pole.-This
is one way of destroying the aphis.
CARBOLIC ACID AND sOAP.-One pint
crude carnlic acid, quart soft soap,
= GALLONS no, water Mix tho'oughlv
This wash is Used for borers and for
plant lice. Apply with Il cloth or soft
broom
CARBOLIC ACIb AND wAT.:R. Add
part of ;ici.l la from 30 10 100 parts of
water-Fnr root insects.
Hot wATER--SnbnIerge affected
plants or branches in water at tent
perature of about 1859. For aphis
KEROsE> f In pure state, Kerosene
is used a. an ilseclicidc upon many
plants, with various results. 1t does
not APPEAR to iIjure the coleus. rose,
grap., peacl, and pea, but does injure
some of the tender plants. Anything
that tends TO promote vigor will Ut
helpful in enabling plants To withstand
the attacks of plant lice and other i'll
furious insects.
PYRFTHRUM.-A very fine and light
brown powder made from the flower
heads of species of pyrethrum. 1t is
scarcely injurious to man. Three brands
are upon the market: Persian Insect
Powder, made from the heads of Pyre-
thrum roseum, species now cultivated
az all ornamental plant. The plant is
native to the Caucasus region, but is
made i'm California from cultivated
plants. When fresl, and pure, all the
brands appear to b. equally valuable,
but the home grown product is usually
considered most reliable. Pyrethrunn
sOon loses it's value wle', exposed to
the air. 1t is used / various ways:
l. In solution in water, ounce TO 3
gallons
g Dry, without dilution.
3. Dry diluted with flour or any light
and fine powder. The poison may he
used in the proportion of part to from
6 to 80 of the diluent.
4. In fumigation it may be scattered
directly upon Goals, or made tito small
balls by wetting and moulding with the
hands and then set upon Goals. This is
a desirable way of dealing witt, NOS
quitoes a d flies.
QUASsIA Boil ounces of Qtassia
chips 10 minutes i'm Il gallon OF water;
strain off the chips aud add ounces of
soft water, w;iic'. should be stirred as it
c,nI<. apply with II Svringe or brush.
tn, or fiji - b. i,u sf' il : been
ap;,'ie4! Civ III ia u gtoA ~yrin9i z
with clean uaj,r This is Il sure way
to destroy plant licr.
SOAP AND LIME WASH Five
pou.,ds potash, pounds lari stirred in
5 gallons of boiling water; peck quick
lime Stacked i'm gallons of boilil e
water, and mixed willie hot with the
potash and lard mixture. Dilute by
adding gallons of boiling wafer for
each gallon Of the mixture. 1t viii
keep indefinitely, and prevents the
attacks of borers.