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Coin Moth The sight of apple trees in bloom reminds us that it is high time to prepare for the annual visit of the CODLIN MOTH. Perhaps Grandfather was content to bite around the worm hole, but there was no Dial Arsenate of Lead in his day. If you prefer clean fruit, buy your supplies to-day, and get busy with the Spray Pump. Apply the first spray to the young apples when three-quarters of the petals have fallen, i.e., before the calyx lobes close. This ensures a supply of poison in the favourite entrance of the grub. Repeat the dressings at intervals of three weeks until .February, when clean fruit will be the Jesuit. Dial Arsenate of Lead protects your fruit trees, . yegetables and ornamental shrubs from attacks of i—* t CODLIN MOTH \ , ( £ROWN BEETLE * PEAR SLUG *• " BUD WEEVIL M LEAF-ROLLER CATERPILLAR E. REECE LTD. 661-3 Colombo St.

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Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1788, 6 November 1919, Page 10

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Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1788, 6 November 1919, Page 10

Page 10 Advertisements Column 1 Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1788, 6 November 1919, Page 10