. The American carnation, how to grow it ... Carnations. Insects and Preventives In fact, at the present time. I know of no method of fumigation, not in- jurious to the plants, that will destroy the red spider. The fumes of sul- phur seem to hold this insect in check, but unless sulphur is very carefully used, the growing plants will be injured and often killed. The sulphur is usually applied as a paint to the heating pipes, being either mixed with lime to form a whitewash, or with linseed oil. It may also be mixed with the tobacco extract, and when applied in this manner the combined fumes of
. The American carnation, how to grow it ... Carnations. Insects and Preventives In fact, at the present time. I know of no method of fumigation, not in- jurious to the plants, that will destroy the red spider. The fumes of sul- phur seem to hold this insect in check, but unless sulphur is very carefully used, the growing plants will be injured and often killed. The sulphur is usually applied as a paint to the heating pipes, being either mixed with lime to form a whitewash, or with linseed oil. It may also be mixed with the tobacco extract, and when applied in this manner the combined fumes of the sulphur and tobacco destroy the aphides, as well as check the spread of the red Red Spider Tetranychiis himaculatus adult—Enlarged. (From Banks. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture) Sulphur and Lime Formula.—Slack three pounds of quick lime in a gallon of water, to which add one pound flour of sulphur, and stir till all is evenly mixed. If the wash proves too stiff to be brushed on easily, add more water. Paint three to four runs of pipe in each house. This paint should be renewed about every eight or ten days. Sulphur and Linseed Oil —One-quarter pound flour of sul- » 129. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, Charles Willis. New York, A. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company, ltd.
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