1 62 Report of the Botanist. 



Those who wish to get along with three sprayings should postpone 

 the first one until there is danger of injury from " bugs " or flea- 

 beetles, and then spray thoroughly with bordeaux and poison. The 

 other two sprayings should likewise be thorough and applied at such 

 times as to keep the foliage protected as much as possible during the 

 remainder of the season. Very satisfactory results can be obtained 

 from three thorough sprayings. 



A single spraying is better than none and will usually be profitable, 

 but more are better. It is unsafe to postpone spraying until blight 

 appears. Except, perhaps, on small areas, it does not pay to apply 

 poison alone for " bugs." When it is necessary to fight insects use 

 bordeaux mixture and paris green together. 



