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flowers of sulfur

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noun

Pharmacology.
  1. sublimed sulfur in the form of a fine yellow powder, used in medicine chiefly to kill parasites and fungi and to treat certain skin diseases.


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Many readers also suggest dusting socks and shoes with flowers of sulfur.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

For surface mildews, as grape mildew, dusting flowers of sulfur on the foliage is a protection.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

The flowers of sulfur may be sprinkled over the plants, particularly when they are wet.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

On the Pacific slope the only application yearly required in most vineyard regions is dusting with flowers of sulfur for powdery-mildew.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by U. P. Hedrick

The flowers of sulfur may be dusted thinly over the foliage; enough merely slightly to whiten the foliage is sufficient.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

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