A German Insecticide.
The Repertoire do Pharmacic quotes, upon the authority of Dr. Nessler, a receipt for an insecticide which is said to have a great reputation among German horticulturists. It consists of soft soap, -1 parts ; extract pi tobacco, 6 parts ; amylio alcohol, 5 parts ;' inethylio alcohol, 20 parts ; water to make 1,000 parts. The extract of tobacco is made by boiling together equal parts of roll tobacco and -water for halE an hour, adding water for what is evaporated. The soft «oap is first dissolved in the water with the aid of a gentle heat, and the other ingredients are then added. The mixture requires to be well stirred before it is used, and is applied by means of a brush or a garden syringe fitted with a small rose.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 12 January 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)
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132A German Insecticide. Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1797, 12 January 1884, Page 2 (Supplement)
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