10 Aug., 1918.] " Blaclc Spot" and "Leaf Curl" 487 



Rome Beauty. 



3 trees sprayed with lime sulphur — 



1st spraying, 1 in 15, on 8.10.17. 

 2nd spraying, 1 in 35, on 16.10.17. 



Picked on 1.5.18— 



22 cases, all clean and good. 



Statesman. 



18 trees sprayed with lime sulphur — 



1st spraying, 1 in 12, on 19.9.17. 

 2nd spraying, 1 in 30, on 1.10.17. 



Picked on 24th and 25th April, 1918— 



64 cases all good, no spot ; 

 26 cases slightly spotted, marketable; 

 4 cases unmarketable. 



Check tree — 



1 case good; 



7 cases black spot, unmarketable. 



Rokewood. 



18 trees sprayed with lime sulphur — 



1st spraying on 4.9.17. 

 2nd spraying on 21.9.17. 



Picked on 30.5.18. (Owing to the wet weather, the Rokewoods were far 

 too late in being picked, the bulk of the crop having 

 fallen on the above date.) 



72 cases picked from ground and off the trees — 



18 cases no spot ; 



54 cases spotted and cracked, the cracks on account of the 

 . fruit being left too long before picking. 



Yates. 



1 tree sprayed with lime sulphur — 



1st spraying, 1 in 15, on 4.9.17. 

 2nd spraying, 1 in 15, on 19.9.17. 

 3rd spraying, 1 in 30, on 26.9.17. 



Picked on 25.5.18— 



5 cases clean and good; 

 i case spotted. 



Check tree, sprayed once, 1 in 15, on 4.9.17 — 



All apples more or less spotted, only 110 apples left on tree, 

 leaves affected, and tree partially defoliated. 



