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Mr. Dartt: I would like to have Mr. Brand explain a little in 
regard to his spraying. I noticed he said he sprayed before 
the blossoms were out. 
Mr. Brand: As we had no results from the crop of fruit the 
past year from spraying, I have not given the thing much 
thought, but my reason for spraying before the blossom was 
open was for the purpose of killing the insect that causes scab 
on the apple. As soon as there is the least sign of growth on 
the apple tree an enemy attacks and feeds uponit. Just as 
soon as the least tip of green is to be seen this insect begins to 
feed upon it, and that was the reason I sprayed so early. 
Mr. Dartt: Would you not think that adding this concen- 
trated lye would help the growth of the trees? 
Mr. Brand: Yes, I think it would. 
Mr. Dartt: Do you know how much you could add with 
safety? 
Mr. Brand: No, I do not. 
Mr. Mackintosh: What formula do you use for preparing 
the Bordeaux mixture? 
Mr. Brand: I have forgotten. 1 am not good in keeping 
those things in my head. . 
Mr. Dartt: Has any one used salt as a preparation to spray 
with? 
Mr. Harris: Salt is good to catch birds with. (Laughter. ) 
Mr. Dartt: I have tried it a little, but do not know how 
much to use. 
()bituary. 
JOHN JACOB THOMAS, 
Died February 22, 1895. 
It is with regret that we are called upon to record the 
death of another distinguished horticulturist, that of 
John Jacob Thomas, which occurred at Union Springs, 
N. Y., Feb. 22d, at the ripe age of 85 years. Mr. Thomas 
was a co-editor of the “Country Gentleman and Culti- 
vator” for more than half a century, and a liberal con- 
tributer to the horticultural literature of this country, 
and for a time a nurseryman at West Marion, N. Y. 
Through these means he became widely and favorably 
known throughout the whole country. He was one of the 
founders of the American Pomological Society and a co- 
worker with the venerable Marshall P. Wilder, Charles 
Downing and Patrick Barry, allof whom have departed 
after long lives of usefulness,venerated by every period of 
pomology in ourcountry and Europe. They have left us, 
but their light has not gone out, but will shine on until 
the end of time, an influence that is stimulating young 
men to follow in their footsteps and make the world 
brighter and better. J. S. HARRIS. , 
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