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The Sax Jose Scale. — This destructive insect pest is gradually 

 g-aining' a foothold iu the East and will, doubtless, soon be added 

 to the already lon;^- list of enemies for the horticulturist to combat: 

 Saj'S the last report of the Connecticut Kxperiment Station: 



"The Atlantic states, however, were supposed to be uninfested 

 until the summer of 1803, when it appeared upon orchard trees in 

 Charlottesville, Va. It was soon discovered that the scale existed at 

 De Funiak Sprinj;-, Florida; Bartle, Indiana; Neavitt and Chester- 

 town. Marj'land; Lewisburg- and Atglen, Pennsylvania and in 

 several localities in New York and New Jersey. It has recently 

 been found in Delaware and on Long^ Island. The introduction of 

 the San Jose scale into the Eastern states has been traced to the 

 imijortation of Japanese plutu trees into New Jersey from Cali- 

 fornia. 



State Papers Publishing Our Fruit List:— The list of papers 

 following, comprises those which sent to this office marked copies, 

 published in February last, containing- the fruit list of the society 

 and reference to it. The state papers have very g-enerally shown an 

 earnest desire to co-operate with this society in its educative work. 

 This list must not be presumed to include all which published the 

 list, but only those from whom copies were received: 



Commonwealth, Duluth; Record, Pine Island; Review, Mankato; 

 Republican, Tracy; Sentinel, Lake City: News, Chatlield; Star-Far- 

 mer, Renville; Pioneer, Currie: Journal, Mankato; Sherburne Co. 

 Times, Clear Lake; Post, New Ulm; Herald, Little Falls: Washing^- 

 ton Co. Journal, Stillwater; Journal, ( )watonna; Democrat, Wabasha; 

 Democrat, Faribault; Mascot, Minneota; Rural Center, Walnut 

 Grove; Union, St. Charles; News, Plainview; Pilot, Jackson; Ren- 

 ville Union, Bird Island; Sentinel, Dawson; World, Staples; Buffalo 

 Gazette, Delano; Dodg-e Co. Record, Dodge Center; Republican, 

 Aitkin; Gazette, Hastings; Ugebladt, Fergus Falls; Ledg-er, Man- 

 kato: L'nion, Anoka; Star, Stewartville; Review, Grand Rapids; 

 Progress, Minneapolis; Herald, Sleepy Eye; Pilot, Jackson; Gazette, 

 Slayton; Arbitrator, Lakeville. 



Spraying Grape- Vines for Downy Mildew.— The Delaware and 

 Rogers' Hybrid grapes especially need to be spraj-ed to insure ex- 

 emption from this form of mildew. The first application should be 

 made when the young shoots have grown a few inches and repeated 

 thereafter during the months of June and July, at intervals of about 

 two weeks or a little less. In my own experience, the amnioniacal 

 copper carbonate solution has proved efifective. This is prepared by 

 dissolvingcopper carbonatein full strength ammonia(2(PBaume)and 

 addiniK' water in the proportion of eight gallons to one ounce of copper 

 carbonate. In dissolving the carbonate, be careful to add no more 

 ammonia than just what is required to dissolve it, pouring it in 

 slowly and stirring thoroughly. A surplus of ammonia will burn 

 the foliage. Apply the preparation with some apparatus that will 

 throw it on the vines in a verj' fine spray, and to get it in well on the 

 underside of the leaves, walk along close to the row, holding the 



