. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 22 BETTER FRUIT May. PICKING CLIJIRING ROSKS, PORTLAND OREGON solve one pound of sulphate of copper (blue vitriol) in two gallons of hot water. As the blue vitriol corrodes tin it must be dissolved in an earthen vessel. Let the mixture stand over night, when the copper will be fully dissolved. Then strain through a cloth and keep the strained liquid in a well corked and well glazed jug. Dissolve one pound of fresh, unslaked lime in two gallons of cold water, pouring the water on the lime slowly. Let it stand over night, stir and strain through a cloth and ke
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 22 BETTER FRUIT May. PICKING CLIJIRING ROSKS, PORTLAND OREGON solve one pound of sulphate of copper (blue vitriol) in two gallons of hot water. As the blue vitriol corrodes tin it must be dissolved in an earthen vessel. Let the mixture stand over night, when the copper will be fully dissolved. Then strain through a cloth and keep the strained liquid in a well corked and well glazed jug. Dissolve one pound of fresh, unslaked lime in two gallons of cold water, pouring the water on the lime slowly. Let it stand over night, stir and strain through a cloth and keep in a tightly corked jug. When a spray is to be used take one quart of the copper solution and one quart of the lime solu- tion, shaking the jug before pouring out each liquid. Then add one and one-half gallons of water, thus making two gal-. 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 Hood River, Or. , Better fruit publishing company
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