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so as to observe the effect of the treatment in widely separated 

 orchards and under differences of environment. These orchards 

 belong to the following named gentlemen: George H. Bradley & 

 Son, Lake Road, Niagara County; F. D. Gardner, Barker, 

 Niagara County; John B. Collamer & Son, Hilton, Monroe 

 County; Thomas B. Wilson, Hall's Corners, Ontario County. 

 These gentlemen put their orchards at the disposal of the 

 Station for the purposes of this investigation, and throughout 

 the season gave the work their cordial cooperation. Our thanks 

 are due to them for this and for many courtesies extended to 

 the representatives of the Station who conducted the experi- 

 ments. 



experiments at lake road. 



In the orchard of Messrs. George H. Bradley & Son, Lake 

 Road, three rows of trees on the north side of the orchard were 

 included in the test. The accompanying plan gives an idea of 

 the relative position of the trees under experiment. Those 

 marked s were sprayed in bloom: corresponding trees which 



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were not sprayed in bloom are marked o. The trees thus indi- 

 cated are all of the Hubbardston variety. 



Treatment. — In all treatments Bordeaux mixture, 1-to-lO 

 formula, and Paris green, 1 lb. to 160 gallons, were used. The 

 trees in Rows 2 and 3 were first sprayed in part May 14; at this 

 time the blossom buds had appeared but no blossoms were open. 

 They were sprayed May 14 on one side and on the opposite side 

 May 21. On the latter date the buds were far enough along to 

 show the color of the flower but no blossoms were yet open 

 on these trees, although Oldenburg had been in bloom since 

 Mav 16. 



