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swell April 17th, but not until May 3d were any open. May 

 /th, was in almost full bloom, leaf buds began to open, and the 

 injury due tO' winter weather began to be evident. Made only 

 a small set of fruit, which ripened normally, birds being dis- 

 couraged by scarlet streamers. May 27th, the tree was alto- 

 gether unsatisfactory in appearance, some twigs dead, the foli- 

 age thin and poor; altogether, a sickly look. Later on it began 

 to recover a little, and, on November 2d, when abor:t half the 

 foliage was off, a good growth and heavy set of fruit buds was 

 noted. There was practically no scale on the tree at any time, 

 and nothing apparent in the tree can be charged to that cause. 



Tree 44 — Blberta Pcacli. March loth, sprayed thoroughly 

 with the Universal Insecticide and Scale Killer. This tree has 

 been cut back, and had an excellent set of apparently living fruit 

 buds for 1904. There was not much scale, and the spraying 

 was done chiefly to determine the effect oi the material upom' 

 buds. 



April 26th, all the leaf buds had started well, but not a 

 blossom bud had moved and, on May 7th, it was regretfully 

 concluded that all were dead, probably as the result of the 

 winter weather. The tree grew well, and only a few live scales 

 were noted in the examination made June 28th. These in- 

 creased in number so slowly that not until October :9th, was it 

 considered necessary tO' spray. Then applied Kill-O-Scale, i 

 part to water 20 parts. October 25th, the little remaining 

 foliage was somewhat scalded, and very few living scales re- 

 mained. 



November 2d, the tree had made! a decent growth, and an 

 abundance of fruit buds for 1905; foliage practically all off; 

 some scale all over, but not much anywhere. A very little is on 

 the new wood, and only at the base of the first gron-th is there 

 any considerable number of specimens, all of them sliowing the 

 effect of the oil application. 



Tree 45. — Out and not tO' be replaced. 



Tree 46 — Mountain Rose Peach. March loth, gave a rather 

 thorough drenching with the Universal Insecticide and Scale 

 Killer. The tree was not very badly infested, but could hardly 

 have stood safely another season without summer treatment. 



April 15th, sprayed from one side with the "Con-Sol." more 

 with the idea of noting effects upon fruit buds than of adding 

 to the effect of the previous application. 



Leaf buds began to point out May 7th ; considerable dead 

 wood was noted, and the blossom buds had not sta»-ted. May 



