EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 

 AKSENITES FOR THE CODLIN MOTH. 



153 



The application of London i3urple or Paris green for the destruction of 

 the apple worm or codlin moth has proved to be a profitable practice, and 

 many orchardists spray their trees regularly each spring. One pound of 

 the poison is mixed with '200 gallons of water and applied with a force 

 pump, using about two gallons for a good-size tree. The first application 

 should be made as soon as the blossoms are off and one or two others 

 should follow at intervals of two weeks. To be most effectual a nozzle 

 should be used that will produce a fine spray. 



b. brown. 



c. crimson. 



SECTION Il.-PEARS. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



d. dark. 1. light. r. red. 



g. green. o. orange. ru. russet. 



y. yellow. 



s 



2 

 3 

 4 



5 



6 



7 



8 

 9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



Locality. 



'a is 



Remarks. 



When neglected proves unproductive. Profitable under good treatment, and 



on dwarf stocks. At north loses quality. 

 One of the best late autumn pears, whether for market or home use. 

 The leading market sort. Too musky to suit some tastes. 

 Fruit fair and even in size. Will bear to be planted for market. 



Popular as a market pear. Also a good amateur fruit. 



A strong grower. Fine large fruit. Inclined to rot at the core, a good market 



pear if gathered early. 

 Vigorous tree. Large, showy fruit, which decays soon at the center. Drops, 



and oftentimes scabs and cracks. 

 Quite freely planted and generally esteemed. 

 Tree healthy and vigorous. Should be grown on dry, warm soils. 



A good market pear. Should always be grown as a dwarf. 



The standard of high quality among pears. Tree forms a beautiful pyramid. 



Profitable when buyers come to know it. 

 A hardy, productive tree; and a good fruit for general purposes; not attractive 



in appearance. 

 The best and most satisfactory very early pear. Valued for early market. 



The fruit, if well grown and ripened, is scarcely inferior to the Seckel. The 

 tree must not be allowed to overbear. 



These varieties are worthy of place in any collection. They have few 

 superiors for dessert, cooking, or market purposes. The Boussock and 

 Buffum are both valuable for market purposes on account of their vigor 

 and productiveness. The latter however is rather coarse except for cook- 

 ing. 



In some localities, the Souvenir du Congres has proved a valuable cook- 

 ing and market pear. 



The Kieff'er, Le Conte, and others of the class are valuable market 

 varieties at the south, but are too small, hard, and granular, to be desirable, 

 even for cooking purposes, as grown in Michigan. 



20 



