THE NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. Ill 



out, burns holes through the leaves or burns their edges. I find corrosive 

 sublimate very efficient. 



Mr. MoPiEiLL: The matter seems to settle into about this: On peaches 

 we may not use arsenical spray until further experiment; with plums we 

 may do so with safety but are not yet wholly certain of its value. 



Mr. Gaefield: Prof. Bailey seems to ignore the fact that Prof. Saunders 

 of Ontario, made experiments in spraying and reported the same to a meet- 

 ing held at Woodstock in 1886. 



J. F. Tayloh : I am still in doubt as to the advisability of spraying any- 

 thing but apples, except as an experiment. One of my neighbors hurt 

 some of his pear trees but not others by the same solution. I sprayed 

 plums, using one pound to 200 gallons, and again in one week. I could 

 then see some injury. In another week I found harm was done to all the 

 trees, and the leaves withered and dropped, new ones appearing. I got no 

 phims, but do not know whether the solution was too weak, too stroiig, or 

 whether the curculio were harmed. I put the same mixture upon Flemish 

 Beauty and Bartlett pears, and upon apples, and it seemed well adapted to 

 them. It did not hurt the trees, but rain soon washed it off and so it hurt 

 not the moth also. I sprayed these trees but once. So, as there are so 

 many uncertainties, we must go cautiously. 



Prof. CoRDLEY : One reason for failure is that spraying is not done early 

 enough for the curculio. Prof. Weed of Ohio found good results from a 

 half bushel of lime in one barrel of water, sprayed on till the trees were 

 wdiite. It was not wholly destructive to the curculio, but still was benefi- 

 cial. 



E. J. Shirts : I have had spraying done but will never do so again. I 

 greatly prefer jarring. It is done nearly as quick, and when I get hold of 

 a curculio and pinch his head off, I know I've got him. 



PLUMS — CURRANTS — GOOSEBERRIES. 



Replying to a question as to preferable sorts of plums, currants, and 

 gooseberries, Mr. Shirts said the best four plums are Lombard, Magnum 

 Bonum, Quackenbos, and Pond's Seedling. Of currants he preferred Red 

 Dutch, Cherry, and White Grape. 



Thos. Wilde : I am troubled by mildew of my gooseberries. The Indus- 

 try and all the large sorts are subject to mildew. 



Mr. Garfield : I have the Triumph. It is very large and no mildew 

 has yet appeared. 



Prof. Taft : It is likely that both the Triumph and the Industry would 

 do well here, but both mildew at Lansing. As to currants, I commend Fay 

 and Yersaillaise. 



Mr. Garfield : All depends on soil. I have Long-bunch Holland and 

 Victoria, while a neighbor on heavy soil, does well with Fay and Yer- 

 saillaise. 



Mr. Morrill : Red Dutch seems the favorite currant in my vicinity, the 

 Victoria next, the latter seeming to be free from borers. 



Mr. Taylor : I started Red Dutch but found it too small. Victoria suc- 

 ceeds better, but not so the Cherry. Houghton and Industry gooseberries 

 do well, a little sulphur stopping mildew. 



Prest. Lyon : Along the lake shore the borer seems to take all young 

 currant settings, regardless of variety. 



