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however, given me by F. H. Wakeley, Greenville, Green Co-, 

 N. Y., makes me cautious about advising its use: 



"Twelve years ago, I set three hundred apple trees and the 

 mice and borers went for them till I was about discouraged. So 

 one November I wrapped about one hundred trees with tarred 

 building paper. Some were small trees, set about one or two 

 years before, others were two to three inches through. Next 

 June I noticed that one of the young trees was failing and I found 

 the bark dead as far as the paper touched it. I stripped the rest 

 of the trees quickly. Trees the size of my thumb were all killed, 

 while in the larger ones the outside bark turned black and peeled 

 off. If I had left it on through the summer I think it would 

 have killed every one. I have tried soap, ashes, etc., with poor 

 success. I know of one orchard that is wrapped with pieces of 

 wire screen such as is used for windows, and it appears to fill the 

 bill. I shall try it when I set more apples." 



The codlin moth is the same insect which delights in the apple. 

 It is less serious in the quince. The best remedy is to add Paris 

 green to the Bordeaux mixture which is applied for the leaf- 

 blight. The poison should be added to the Bordeaux mixture in 

 the same proportion as if the latter were water ; that is, one pound 

 of Paris green is added to 250 gallons of the mixture. 



The quince curculio is closely allied to the plum or peach cur- 

 culio. It punctures the fruit and causes it to become rough and 

 knotty. The Maxwell's, with whom it is very bad, have tried to 

 dislodge it with Paris green, but with little success. The best 

 method is undoubtedly to catch the insects upon sheets in the 

 same manner as the plum curculio is captured. Certainly, one is 

 sure of the bug when he gets him between his fingers . 



greatest upon young trees. It is possible that different brands or grades of 

 tarred paper behave differently in the effect upon the bark. In Bulletin 69, 

 p. 254, I said that tarred paper may be used to keep mice away from trees, 

 but I recommended that it be " rolled lightly about the base of the tree," 

 not tied ; and inasmuch as mice are never troublesome in warm weather, it is 

 presumed that the paper will be removed in early spring. But even with 

 these precautions, it may not be wise to use the material unless the grower 

 has had some experience with 



