Those books are a fascinating read. When they talk about the work involved it makes me feel very, very lazy.
I was reading in the Henry Field book and one of the gardeners mentioned Paris Green. She used it on her cucumbers, beans, etc "about 8 pounds worth". It sounded familiar so I looked it up on the internet. Apparently it was used widely by artists and still is to some extent. It also kills, well, lots of things, including pretty much anything that eats it. Most arsenic compounds do that!
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