TO PREVENT MILDEW.
A good i<eraedy for mildew is always worth knowing. Mildew is commonly supposed to be the result of wet or damp weather, but in reality it is caused by a peculiar kind of fungus, which attacks our vegetable world, when the leaves have in a great measure lost their vitality. . The remedy we •peak of ia a very simple one. Take a few pieces of fresh lime, and, having piled them together, slake them steadily. When you have reduced the lime to a powder, put it into a muslin bag and sprinkle it over all the branches and parts of the tree where any sign of mildew is visible. On the next day the lime must be washed off with tepid wAter, but if there is any sign of mildew remaining, the process mu6t be continued till it is completely gone. This remedy will be found most effectual, and it is only in very exceptional cases that any further appearance of mildew will show itself*
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16454, 16 June 1921, Page 6
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168TO PREVENT MILDEW. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16454, 16 June 1921, Page 6
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