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account of the drought and the weedy condition of the patch, no 

 further treatment was given. Despite these disadvantages, when 

 the final visit was made to the plantation October 13, it was found 

 that there was nearly twice as much disease upon the untreated 

 rows as upon the sprayed ones, a conclusion at which Mr. Stick- 

 ney also arrived. There was some rust on the sprayed rows, 

 but the spots upon the leaves were small and they had not inter- 

 fered seriousl}^ with the welfare of the plants, for the rows were 

 dark and vigorous in color. The unspraj'ed rows, however, were 

 distinctly lighter in cast, and the leaves were more profusely 

 spotted. It should be borne in mind that it had been nearly three 

 months since the last spray was applied, and even then the condi- 

 tions were the ver>' worst for the success of the experiment. 



Mr. H. ly. Barton, of Mexico, Oswego county, has made a 

 similar experiment, his account of which follows : 



The strawberr}^ leaf-blight first appeared with me the mid- 

 dle of last June upon Phillip's Seedling. About July, the Gilles- 

 pie and Greenville were affected. About Aug. ist I applied with 

 brush-broom Bordeaux mixture (5 lbs. copper sulphate, 4 lbs. 

 lime to 40 gallons water, then reducing with water to one-half 

 the strength). In some ten or twelve days the leaves assumed 

 a healthier appearance, new leaves showing. In a few days the 

 blight again appeared worse than before. The Gillespie and 

 Greenville were especially attacked by the disease. About the 

 middle of September the mixture was again applied. Another 

 application, with quicker results, was made about October 15. 

 The blight was then less active and the vines were growing 

 faster ; the weather was cooler and not as favorable for the de- 

 velopment of the disease. It seems to thrive in warm sultry 

 weather. These three varieties are the only ones affected in some 

 eighty kinds in cultivation. At present date the blight is scarcely 

 perceptible because of the spray, the leaves having assumed a 

 dark green, healthy appearance. 



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SUMMARY. 



The leading variety of strawberry in western New York, for 

 general cultivation, if one may judge from the replies of no 

 growers, is the Wilson. 



