No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 1015 



SAN JOSE SCALE: 



^ee under reach. 



LEAF BLIGHT OR FRUIT-SPOT: 



1. Spray witii amniouiaeai copper carbonate as the leaves open. 



2. Bordeaux mixture just bi'fore the blossoms open. 3. llepeat 2 

 aftei' fruit has set, at intervals of two weeks as needed. 



FIRE BLIGHT: 



Cut oil' and burn affected parts, cutting at least a foot below 

 where the disease shows. 



SCAB: 



See under Apple. 



Plum. 



CURCULIO: 



1. Spray v/ith Taris green or Arsenate of Lead before the flower 



buds open. 2. Kepeat 1 soon after the blossoms have fallen. 



3. Gather the insects by jarring onto cloths beneath the tree, 



at night and in the morning. 4. Gather and destroy fallen 



plums every day. 5. Let fowls run under the trees. 



PLUM LECANIUM: 



1. Kerosene emusion one part, vrater four parts, after leaves 

 have fallen in the fall. 2. liepeat 1 in spring before the buds 

 open. 



SLUG: 



See under Cherry. 



BORERS: 



See under Ap|)le. 



SAN JOSE SCALE: 

 See under i'.'acii. 



LEAF BLIGHT: 



1. Bordeaux mixture w^hen the leaves first appear. 2. Repeat 1 

 after the fruit has set, every two or three weeks till fruit is 

 three-quarters grown. 3. Now use ammoniacal copper car- 

 bonate if needed, every two or three w^eeks. 



BROWN ROT: 



See under Peavh. 



BLACK KNOT. 



See under Cherrv. 



