WINTER SPRAYING FOR NURSERY AND ORCHARD. J I 



sulphur washes, and shall be glad to know which you find the more 

 satisfactory. The first named wash is an old standby, but it seems 

 to be conceded by all workers that the salt is not necessary. 



Formula for "Lime, sulphur and salt wash;" Slake fifty pounds 

 of quick lime thoroughly; then add fifty pounds of powdered sul- 

 phur, with sufficient water to cover, and boil for at least an hour; 

 then add fifty pounds of salt, and boil about twenty minutes until 

 the salt is dissolved ; then add 150 gallons of water. 



Formula for "Lime-sulphur wash :" Slake twenty-five pounds 

 of lime by bringing the water nearly to a boil in a kettle, and while 

 it is slaking add twenty pounds of sulphur. The sulphur is added 

 at this time in order to take advantage of the heat from the slaking 



FIG. II.— Scurfy Scale. 



lime. Boil about half an hour and then add sixty gallons of water. 

 This combination has been used by Dr. Felt, of New York state, with 

 good results. It can be seen that the amount of boiling has been 

 materially reduced by this method. 



Some fungous spores may creep in in the spring from other 

 sources, or, in view of the fact' that your lime, sulphur and salt 

 application may not have been thoroughly made and for other 

 self-evident reasons, I should urge the use of Bordeaux mixture in 

 the spring and during the early summer. This mixture is un- 

 doubtedly one of our best fungicides and rapidly coming into gen- 

 eral use everywhere. I shall try to give you some general direc- 



