774 Agricnltural Gazette of N.S.W. [Sept. 2, 1908. 



another piece < if Vmrk or a hud wjts cut Dur, .uid fpii'l in the space 'Tin- 

 Inuls were then secui-ely fastened with strips <jt" calico or cxeii strips of Hour 

 sack ; it is immaterial which is used, so lon^ as it is tiglitly tied. The huds 

 were put in in the early fall and cut oM" in the earlv sprini;-, and hv tli(" 

 ensuin»i' fall the young buds had grovvn to a licii;ht of !< feet. P)uds ma\' he 

 inserted in limbs of a tree in this maimer, or into the stock, as required. 



PIhius. ( )ne of liurbank s latest plums is^n;uned the '' Formosa," ami he 

 claims that it is one of the best he lias raised : a regular bearer, strong, hard, 

 wiry wood, and the fruit is uiipijualled in (piality, with, perhaps, the excep- 

 tion of the " Santa Ho.sa,"' whicli was first put on the market last .season. It 

 blossoms with the "Burhank" and " Abundance,"' which are two of the 

 latest bloomers, and in conse<|uence usually esca])es the late frosts. Flesh : 

 ]>ale yellow, and when ripe the fruit turns a rich ifd. A good keepins; and 

 carrying plum. 



Fruit Fltj. — Theiv is a \ery marked (h^crease in this pest this year, i)ut 

 growers must not relax their vigilance on this account, hut must continue to 

 fight v. In addition to picking uji and Itoiling all fallen fiuit, it would be 

 well to set kei'osene traps in November in oui- warmer districts. In fact, as 

 soon as the ti}' is found it would be well to set the kerosene traps immediatelv. 



Spraying. — A good many growei's are using the lime and sulphur spray 

 this year, omitting the salt, and those who have done so claim tliat it is not, 

 so .severe on the hands, and in evei-y respect is a much easier spray to handle. 

 Some have added 2 to o lb. of bluestone to each 50 gallons, in addition to the 

 15 Ih. each of lime and sulphur. This spray should he ap])lied hot. Tliis is 

 one of the best for San Jose Scale. 



Codling J/ofh. — It is well to make early arrangements foi- fighting the 

 C<jdling moth, and while arsenite of soda has proved to he much superior to 

 the Pai-is green for fighting this pest, it is now claimed by many in America 

 that the ar.senate of lead is even better tlian the arsenite of soila. 



First Spraying. — Use -■■) lb. of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water, 'i'lie 

 apj)lication should be given just as soon as most of the petals have fallen. 



S''c.on(l Sprai/ing. — To follow about three we(»ks after the first, using i' il). 

 of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water. Suh.sequent sprayings ma}' be 

 given at intervals of every four weeks if the moth is had, using about li lb. 

 of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of water. This spray is i-ecommended bv 

 G. \V. H. Yalch {California Fruit (Jroin'r). 



In spraying trees with this or any other spray, see that a good pi-essure is kept 

 up, so that th-^ pump will throw a good fine mist, and l)e particular to cover 

 the inside as well as the outsid-! of the tree, and aKo tlie whole of the fruit. 



If the spring proves to he a wet one it is ad\ isahle to spray any tree.s 

 which have in previous wet years shown signs of fungous diseases, such as 

 Peach Curl of the })each-tree, Black S])ot or Scab of the ap])le, Black Spot of the 

 grape-vine — and growers of Goi'do Blanco and Sultana vines will lia\c to keep 

 a sharj) lookout and keep the spray pumps going — else the crops will be lost. 



Bordeaux ^[i\tur(> will 1)r found the best spiviy at this time of the year for 

 all fungous disr-ases. Should the San dose Scale put in an apjiearance aftei- 

 the leaves have stalled on the tree, the resin, soda and fish-oil wash will be 

 found the best to use at this season of the year. 



Never spray either trees or vines whih^ they are in bloom, oi' the chance.s 

 are that the crop will be destrt>yed. They may he sprayed a week l»efore 

 coming into bloom and a week after the fruit is set. 



