. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . isulphide. Oyster-shell Scale: See Apple. POPPYAphids: Black aphids suck the sapfrom stems and leaves. Spray with nico-tine solution. POTATO NOTE—Potatoes require vigilant watch-ing. Watch your crop for three par-ticular enemies: The flea beetles andadult Colorado beetles may appear soon after the leaves show above ground andshould be given attention. Larvae of theColorado beetle do not appear until aboutth
. Garden guide; the amateur gardeners' handbook. Profusely illustrated with over 275 teaching plans and diagrams and reproduced photographs, all made expressly for this standard text book . isulphide. Oyster-shell Scale: See Apple. POPPYAphids: Black aphids suck the sapfrom stems and leaves. Spray with nico-tine solution. POTATO NOTE—Potatoes require vigilant watch-ing. Watch your crop for three par-ticular enemies: The flea beetles andadult Colorado beetles may appear soon after the leaves show above ground andshould be given attention. Larvae of theColorado beetle do not appear until aboutthe first of June. About July ist watchfor aphids and spray to eradicate the in-cipient colonies before the aphids spreadover the whole field. Unless promptlychecked the aphids will ruin your entirecrop in a few days. Flea Beetle:Small. black,jumping beetleseat holes throughthe leaves. Sprayboth upper andunder surfacesheavily with leadarsenate. Colorado Po-tato Beetle: Both adult andlarvae devour theleaves. Spray ordust with lead ar-senate. Three-LinedPotato Beetle: Larvae feed uponthe leaves andcarry their blackexcrement ontheir with leadColorado Potato Beetle
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