374 State Horticultural Society. 



tional reputation. iMuch practical business of far-reaching' importance 

 will be considered, and systematic plans for progress in this promising 

 branch of agriculture inaugurated. 



"Not only members and prospective members, but every one interested 

 in the progress of the South along agricultural lines is cordially invited 

 to attend." — Fruit Trade Journal. 



USE OF FUNGICIDES— SPRAYS EFFECTIVE IN PEACH ROT. 



(J. H. Hale, Connecticut.) 



Spraying our dormant peach trees in Georgia last spring, we used the 

 5"5"50 formula, that is, five pounds bluestone, five pounds lime and 50 

 gallons water. We covered the trees thoroughly, so that when dry they 

 were the bluest kind of blue, from the tip of every branch to the base of 

 the tree. The work was more thoroughly done than any I have ever seen. 

 My superintendent, Mr. Baird, was after the boys all the time. By having 

 a perfect mixture and using the finest sort of spray it took a little less 

 than a gallon per tree. 



If my memory serves me right, a 250-gallon tank covered about 325 

 trees. It cost considerable money, but I am sure it paid us well. We 

 had far less rot in our orchard than in any surrounding ones. Of course, 

 it was not all due to the spraying. We shall keep it up again this year 

 over every part of the orchard, where there was any rot last year. I 

 believe that owners of plum and peach orchards in the North, where 

 monilia or rot is prevalent, will find it profitable to spray each year, pro- 

 viding of course they will follow it up by picking and burning all decayed 

 fruit during the ripening seas'on. 



PREVENTING APPLE SCAB. 



This fungus disease has been discussed several times in bulletins sent 

 out by the Illinois Experiment Station. It is so destructive that bulletin 

 6, just issued and prepared by George P. Clinton, is devoted entirely to 

 the discussion of the injury caused by scab, preventive measures, methods 

 of infection and a large number of illustrations showing the disease in 

 different stages of development. 



In suggesting preventive measures, Mr. Clinton states that injury 

 from scab can be stopped largely by proper attention to spraying. Bor- 

 deaux mixture has been found to be the most valuable fungicide. The 

 present tendency is to use it made as follows : Copper sulphate, four 

 pounds; lime, four pounds; water, 50 gallons. The copper sulphate may 



