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Show f I Tthll Arnrnle t-i.li.in, I Is not whlto arsenic formula far spraying an Improvement on Paris-green, Paris-green, as the latter Is so difficult to bold In solutlonr O. II.. I.lma. Ohio. I Ilnril New Yorker publishes the following fol-lowing replies: The whlto arsenlo formula has been pcrfi-ctly satisfactory, and we hats Used It quite aitenalvely for three sea-tons sea-tons 8o far as we have heard from those using It, It has given general MtUhcllon. It Is an Improvement on Tarls-green. both at regards elllcleney and cheapness. We use It In connee-Ion connee-Ion with Bordeaux Mixture altogether; altogeth-er; the lime In the Ilordeaux Milium prevents Injury to foliage which would becur If the araeulr luriuula were used Slone.-W. J. tiuin, Ohio Kiperlmsnt Btalloii. Tho white arm'nlc has nothing to recommend It, nccpt the tact that we get a uniform proiluct. The arsenate of soda, which la prodnred by boiling whlto ani'nlc and caiutic soda, Is horribly hor-ribly Injurious to plant tallage, nnd Jinleaa It la lompleiely inutrallMd with llmo or In aome other wiy, It la very longeron In the une ot arsenic as fan liiteriiilde the i hlef point to be hooked to la the amount of actual ar nenlr in the mixture and I la Insolubility Insolu-bility l'arla ar. en romea ns near to being Insoluble sn am mtterlal on lbs imarkei. but It varies ilomly In tbs 'actual amount of arxniU., even when pure, thai Is, fr.o from adulterations and when made by the same manufacturer manu-facturer piriionilly 1 have had very illltlo etrrl'ne with the wnlle arsenlo uormul.1. and what I have seen ot It makes me lu-sliato to recommend It. JVo have nomeihliiK Vtry much better 'In arsenate of lead or as It has been called, "Upalne." This Is more easily made than the whits arsenic mixture. Is always uniform, is abolutely harmless harm-less to foliage, and If ones the farmer becomes used to it. will give him Identical Iden-tical results when used under similar conditions. John II. Sniltb, Now Jersey Jer-sey Uxperlmeut Station. Wo have not made very extended trials of white arsenic as nn Insecticide Insecti-cide for general purposes, becauio of Its color, being so like many other harmless substances it will much more endanger life than Paris green, and tho uncertain results obtained by the average aver-age tanner or horticulturist, In tho combination of the arsenic and soda. I do not think It In any way superior to Paris green 3, T. Maynard.Massa-cbuietts Maynard.Massa-cbuietts i:x. Btatlon. |