The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-28
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
BY Mrs. N NJ G. Prange in Florida
Times Union.

Tomato Worms
How can | kill the worms that
are eating my tomatoes?"
Answer-You can kill your to-
mato worms either with arsenate of
lead paste used at the rate of five
pounds to fifty gallons of water, or
Paris green used at the rate of one
pound to one hundred gallons of
water, in which four or five pounds
of caustc lime has been stirred. If
the worms are still small three
pounds of arsenate of lead to fifty
gallons would be effective.
Shade Trees vs.. Plants.
My yard has several shade trees
Plants do not seem to prosper as
they should. especially on the side
near the natural forest Do you
think the tree roots hurt them?"
Answer.-You cannot hope to have
the best of success in your yard SO
long as there are trees not cut off
by root bitches. Trees send their
roots an incredible distance to we'll
cultivated and fortified land. and of
course have very much the advan-
tage OF small cultivated plant.
narrow ditch put down about two
feet deep at the edge of the yard on
the forest side would remove that
trouble.
Black Mold on Orange Trees
What makes the black smut all
over the leaves of my orange trees?
The trees are alive with ants. Are
the ants doing any damage? If so,
how can | keep them OFF,"
Answer-The cause of the ants on
the orange trees and the black smut
also is the whitefly. This insect ex-
cretes honey dew, the ants like it
to eat so gather around, and the
black mold grows in it just the same
as mold will grow in preserve juice
on plate. The whitefly can be
killed by spraying the undersides of
the leaves with miscible oil tone part
to eighty parts of water) or a soap
solution of one pound to five or six
gallons of water.
Black Ants on Rose Bushes
please tell me how to kill the
black ants that are all over my rose
bushes and causing the leaves to yell
low and blooms to blight?"
Answer.-The black ants on your
bushes are there to gather the honey
dew excreted by the insects which
are causing tn trouble mentioned.
These insects can be killed by spray
ing with Black Leaf 40. A twenty
five cent bottle makes from three TO
six gallons of spray. Enough CJap
should be dissolved In the water TO
break the hardness before putting
the Black Leaf 40 in. You should
break up the ants nests with hisul-
phide OF carbon. Directions enclosed.
Beggarweed in the Grove
81 am planning to seed my entire
grove with beggarweed for the sake
of the soil. 1t had crop of peas
on it last year and the vines plowed
under. Any advice will be greatly
appreciated"
Answer-Your idea OF seeding
your grove in beggarweed is excel
lent If the grove is OF light type OF
soil. You should not use the beg
carved in hammock soil. In the
growing of any of these legumes OF
other cover crops, the vegetation
should be moved and either left
broadcast or allowed to become dry
before working in the soil. You had
better send to the bureau OF plant in
dustry, bacteriology investigation,
Washington. ID. c.. for requisition
blanks upon which you can request
material to inoculate your beggar.
weed seed. You will get a good
stand much sooner.
Red Spider
What do you recommend for red
spider?"
Answer-Lime-sulphur. one gal
Ion to seventy-five gallons of water.
Will Acid Phosphate Burnt
"Will acid phosphate burn plants
il put too near them or scattered
over the foliage. or used in too great
quantities."
Answer-No chemical fertilizer,
or so far as that goes. organic fer
tillzer material either, should be
placed Immediately against a grow
ing plant. There is no reason for
its being placed there, for there are
no feeding roots near the stalk, and
in order to have II where 1t will d,
the most good II must be out over the
feeding root area. Any soluble fer
tilizer will burn" foliage II II comes
in contact with water on that fol-
iace, for there WIN be a denser solu-
tion made than the sap of the plant,
therefore, II will draw the sap out
to It. This on a strictly physical
pripo;D1a apd not . raol b,r, a. III 4,