The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-28

Formula may also be used Striped Beetle-Spray with formula 2 as soon as the plants are up. He-
 peat every seven days until the plants
 are well established.
 Potato-Blight: Spray with formula
 i just before the blooming period Re
 peat application two weeks later.
 Potato Beet1e-Spray with Paris
 green, using formular ?, Paris green dry formula IV) or lead arsenate paste
 formula 8; all three being equally
 effieacious remedies
 Tomatoes-Potato Beetle: Treatment
 same as for potatoes.
 Tomato Worm-Spray with formula as soon worms appear.
 Blight-Spray with formula 1 just be- fore plants begin to bloom, and again after fruit is formed.
 Wilt is a destructive disease of To-
 matoes, which cannot be remedied by spraying. Be careful not to plant seed or plants in soil where plants were in- fected with wilt the pervious year. Burn all infected plants. The addition of lime to the soil at the rate of 1900
 pounds per acre will often help to
 eradicate the disease.
 Cutw vegetables, trans planted plants, etc, are often badly injured by cutworms. Deep blowing dur ing the fall and winter is an important factor in the eradication of cutworms.
 A piece of stout paper wrapped around the stem of plant to be transplanted,
 so that the paper extends one inch be- low the surface of the soil and up to the bottom leaves when the plant IS set out will prevent the worms from cutting the plants. One ounce of Paris green mixed with one pound of meal or bran and made into a paste with water and scattered on the soil around plants l. TA .I,,x 1 to put the poisined bran on the soil before seed or plants are planted in order 10 kill the eutworms before they have chance to do any damage. | DISEASES AN DINSEcT ENEMIES OF FLOWERS
 1 The most common insect enemies Of flowers and ornamental foliage | plants are scales and plant lice or aphides These may be controlled by 1 spraying the plants with formula 6. | After the insects have been killed, wash | the plants off well with clear water.
 In case of root aphides or lice, dig
 down around the base of the stem and pour tobacco water around the roots | The tobacco water Is made by placing
 a large handful of tobacco stems in a gallon of warm water and letting it stand for 24 hours. Then dilute the mix. | ture to the color of weak tea and use l dS uiIected. fOr red Spluer present on | the under side of the leaves, syringe the plants with considerable force with wa | ter, washing the spiders and webs off Mildew of roses and other Towering plants may be checked by spraying with i Formula 3, using one part of stock so- ! luton to eight parts of water. Dilute l Bordeaux mixture. made of two pounds l of copper sulphate (blue stone), four pounds of lump lime, and 50 gallons of 1 water. mixed as recommended for for | mula l, is an effective remedy for most | fungous disases of flowers.
 1 SPECIAL COMMERCIAL MIXTURES Pyrox, a combined insectieide and | fungicide; Bug Death, an incestici6e e and prepared Bordeaux mixture. are
 valuable specially prepared remedies
 that may be bought at the seed stores | Explicit directions regarding the prep.
 aration and use of the remedies arc printed on the containers.
 | GEORGE G. WEATHERSBEE
 Supervisor of Home and School Garden.
 ing.