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the first scales' were noticed as larvae, and on September I5tli 

 some recent set was noticed. November 2d, the foliage had 

 dried up, and all the shoots in the upper part of the tree with it. 

 Nothing remained except a couple of suckers from below the 

 bud, and the tree was taken out. 



Tree yj — Duchcssc Pear. October 28th, set an imported 

 Duchesse pear, which had been grown for trellising, had re- 

 mained one year in the New Jersey nursery, and was somewhat 

 infested with scale. It was not a good tree, hardly dormant, 

 and had the gnarled appearance of a specimen too often trans- 

 planted and too long in the nursery row. Remained plump and 

 apparently alive until early May; then began to wilt, and by the 

 middle of the month had lost all signs oi life. June T3th it was 

 taken out. 



Tree 38 — [Baldzvin Apple. Quite a scaly tree, to which, 

 March loth, a thorough application of the Universal Insecticides 

 and Scale Killer was made. xA.pril 26th, began an even start, 

 and, May 7th, was in almost full leaf and blossoms ready to 

 open. May 8th, first blossom opened; INIay nth, was in 

 full bloom, and. May 17th, flowers about all gone. Made a 

 full set of fruit, much of it at the tips of the twigs, in bunches. 

 This made it very conspicuous, and as. July i6th, the shoots 

 were beginning tO' drop as the apples increased in size, all the 

 oiitside fruit, amounting to nearly a basket was taken off. The 

 less conspicuous inside set was allowed to develop, and made 

 nearly a basket more when mature. Almost e\'eiy one of the 

 fruits taken off the tree was more or less set with scale, although 

 the body of the tree and the branches were quite free. It is one 

 of those cases where' the larv?e were driven to the outside to 

 escape the effect of the sprays that were applied. 



June 28th, found a scattering of live scales, mostly on last 

 year's wood, with quite a lot O'f larvae and recent sets. Sprayed 

 thoroughly, with the Pyrol tree and plant spray, i part to water 

 40 parts, on June 30th. The application showed no' good effects, 

 and, on July 8th, sprayed with the horticultural compound, 2 

 ounces in i gallon of water. July 13th, there were yet more 

 recent sets and moving larvre than I cared tO' see, nnd, there- 

 fore, sprayed with the Rose-leaf tobacco extract, i pound in 5 

 gallons of water. July 29th, there were no larvae, nnd, appar- 

 ently, no reproducing adults; but there were quite a number of 

 half-grown exampiles. These matured during early August, 

 and began to reproduce, making desirable a sprayijig with the 

 horticultural compound, 2 ounces in i gallon of water. The rain 



