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central blossoms of a few clusters were open. (2) Monday after- 

 noon, May 21, three trees each of Baldwin and Greening were 

 sprayed. These trees were then in full bloom. (3) The third 

 lot of trees, consisting also of three Baldwins and three Green- 

 ings, was sprayed Monday afternoon, June 11. Weather clear. 

 (4) Two trees, one each of Baldwin and Greening, were left 

 unsprayed during the season. William Bugbee, who had charge 

 of the spraying in his father's orchard, does a very thorough job 

 with the spray nozzle. He plans to put eight gallons of Bor- 

 deaux on a tree. The Bordeaux and Paris green used in spray- 

 ing the experimental trees was that with which Mr. Bugbee 

 sprayed the remainder of his orchard. 



The set of fruit on the trees in the experiment was estimated 

 on June 11 and August 21 as follows: 



Table VI. — Feuit-Settixg of Apple Tkees Sprayed at Different 



Times. 



ehode island greening. 



No constant differences are shown in these estimates. 



