. A year among the orchards of Nova Scotia [microform]. Apple; Horticulture; Pomme; Horticulture. is, liowi'Vcr, vory nirc Woolly ii|)lii> is not coiniiioii, iiml il is siiid to liiivc conic from iliiropc aiid tliat i'.iiropc diil iioi, derive it from Amcrii-ii. i'or iiorticidtiii'id piiriioses insects miiy lio divided into two classes : troy((l hy di-lriiiiitin'_' poison over tliose parts of tlie plant upon which tiiey feed. In Canada siirayin" is almost nnivcrsally practisi'd. I selul pumps ai'c manufactured foi' the purpose, provided will: a paddle to ai^'itate the liquid. The pump
. A year among the orchards of Nova Scotia [microform]. Apple; Horticulture; Pomme; Horticulture. is, liowi'Vcr, vory nirc Woolly ii|)lii> is not coiniiioii, iiml il is siiid to liiivc conic from iliiropc aiid tliat i'.iiropc diil iioi, derive it from Amcrii-ii. i'or iiorticidtiii'id piiriioses insects miiy lio divided into two classes : troy((l hy di-lriiiiitin'_' poison over tliose parts of tlie plant upon which tiiey feed. In Canada siirayin" is almost nnivcrsally practisi'd. I selul pumps ai'c manufactured foi' the purpose, provided will: a paddle to ai^'itate the liquid. The pump is usually fitted inlip a paralVni Ihirril : tin liose-pipe is. 1M(,. 1. ()|;ill\l;|. SmiAVIM; in Ni'V \ ^'"^l^. 10 to ;, feet lon^', often len^'lhemd hy a liu'ln ha: I'oo tulic rod f. to 10 feet lonj,', in order to reach hi<.di up into the ; the spravinu no/zles are mostly of ihr Vermorel ]iatleni. Tin hmiil is mounted (Ui a carl or low watri^'oii (" sloven "j, and drawn hy a throu'_di the orchard, takiii-.,' two or three persoir-; to dii\o, pump, and direct the spray. The rei)r()iluction of a photoi,n-aph ( 1) illustrates this. In somi' cases orchards are -piaycd ipiile early in -print,' to clean tlie liark ol' the trees from si-ah^ and moss, usint: { to 1 Ih. cau-tic rock potash to i <,'alloii of water, or this may he applied to the trunks witii a ve^ntahle lihre (not hair) lime-wash hriish either tit this time or in â lunc. for sprayim,' with the stronL,'er potash solution nun sometimes wear old macintosheH, riihher j^doves, and -trap a macintosh over the horse. Powdered caustic potash is sold at nio-t <,M'ocery shops in Canada, as it is iL'^ed for soap-makin;^'. A 1 Ih. tin costs ahout â¢"'/.; this is a very convenient form for spraying' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrati
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjecthorticulture, bookyea
