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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



From June 25 to July 14 there were no slioweri^ Imt on the 14th and 

 15th a steady rain fell. 



Sixth AppJicdfion. On the 24th of July the sixth application was made 

 between one and three P. M. The sky was clear at the time and the 

 mercury stood at 77". Only one tree of each lot was sprayed, those marked 

 (a) not receiving any of the solutions. 



There is a very slig'ht increase in the size of the spots but very few new 

 ones are apparent. 



Seventh Application. The seventh and last regular application was 

 made on the first day of August between one and three in the afternoon. 

 The sun was obscured and the mercury at 77". For the past three weeks 

 the weather had been moderately warm, with several heavy showers. Dur- 

 ing one of them, large branches were broken off from one of the carbonate 

 of copper trees (No. 4) and from the check tree ( No. 6a). 



