6i2 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



Tree 15 — Japan Golden Russet Pear. April 5t]i, sprayed 

 thoroughly with SaHmeue, i pound in i gallon of water. The 

 mixture, when dry, leaves a whitish green deposit, something 

 like that of the Bordeaux. 



Leaf buds began to open April 26th, first blossoms opened 

 May 7th, in full bloom May nth; pretty well out of bloom, 

 with a full set of fruit, May 21st. 



June 27th, the tree was in. good healthy condition with plenty 

 of fruit, all of it looking well. As the tree is well back in the 

 garden, not easily seen from the street, the fruit was allowed 

 to remain. Dead scale pretty generally throughout the tree, 

 but also some that was alive. There were some larvae moving, 

 and some recentl}' set scales; but none on the fruit as ;■ et. There 

 had not been much scale on this tree last fall, and 1 could not 

 see that the Salimene had lessened what there had been. 



July 8th. though there was no real necssity for it, sprayed 

 with the horticultural comix)und, 2 ounces to i sallon of water. 

 There did not appear any marked lesseninp- of scales, but, on 

 the Oi^her hand, neither was there anv apparent increase later on, 

 nor did any get on the fruit. 



November 2d, the foliage was nearly all off, and Ihe tree was 

 in excellent condition, though with a small sprinkling of scales 

 throughout; less, if anything, than were present at the same 

 period in 1903. The crop amounted to about two baskets of 

 medium-sized fruit : — too much for a tree of this size. 



For some reason, trees 15 and 16 do not become stock}-. /. e., 

 the trunk does not increase very much in diameter. The trees 

 are trellised. and the tall shoots above the frame\^•ork are cut 

 back each year, tending tO' a dwarf effect. Whether that is an 

 explanation or not. I am not certain. 



Tree 16 — Japan Golden Russet F^ear. March loth. sprayed 

 widi "Universal Insecticide and Scale Killer." Tiie tree did 

 not really need the application, but there was a li.tle of the 

 material left, and no' other tree on which I cared to put it, so 

 I covered thinly and e^'enly. April 5th. sprayed witli Salimene, 

 I pound in i gallon of water, and ga\'e a ^"ery thorough dose, 

 giving the tree a whitish .o-reen appearance when dry. 



Began opening leaf buds May 1st; first blossoms opened May 

 7th; was in full bloom May nth; pretty well out of bloom May 

 17th, and had made a fair set of fruit May 27th. 



June 27th the tree was healthy in appearance, .'ind had as 

 much fruit as was good for it. Plenty of dead scales were all 

 over the tree, but there were also some living ones, some moving 



