Archive image from page 333 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 INULA space ; for nursery stock use the same amounts for each 100 cubic feet of space ; in greenhouses the gas is used about one-half as strong, or even less for some kinds of plants. Nursery stock, trees and plants in gr
Archive image from page 333 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture . Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofame02bail Year: 1906 INULA space ; for nursery stock use the same amounts for each 100 cubic feet of space ; in greenhouses the gas is used about one-half as strong, or even less for some kinds of plants. Nursery stock, trees and plants in greenhouses are usually subjected to the gas for from 30 to GO minutes ; mills are usually kept closed 12 to 24 hours. As potassium cyanide and hydrocyanic acid gas are among the most deadly poisons, fumigation should be under the direct supervision of competent persons. Insects are preserved in collections by securing them in tight cases by means of a pin inserted through the thorax, or through the right wing if the subject is a beetle. Moths and butterflies are pinned in position on a spreading-board until thoroughly dried. See Pigs. 1159-1163. Every horticulturist should make a collec- tion of injurious Insects. Iitxeet Literature for ffoWi>H» ists should keep in close touch with the experiment sta- tions and state entomologists of their own and of other states, and also with the Department of Agriculture at Washington; for it is from these sources that the best and latest advice regarding injurious Insects is now be- ing disseminated free, either by personal correspon- 'If-ni''- Mr liv iiii-mis ,,f tMillPtins. Among the books, one â T II-r. Ml . :i. ..,11 find a place in a horticul- 1 .1 ' .: Weed's 'Insects and li - i I Injurious Insects and the Use III ..;..i. -, l,...ii 's 'The Spraying of Plants,' - â Insects,' and Smith's 'Economic M. V. Slingerland. Inula (ancient name). CompAsitce. This genus in- cludes some hardy
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