EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. '649 



May 11th, and continued to do well as the season advanced. A good 

 set was made, but, as was anticipated, most of it dropped, and only six 

 very fine fruits came to maturity in September: — all the little tree 

 could be reasonably expected to do. Continued in full vigor throughout 

 October, making fruit buds and holding its foliage in perfect con- 

 dition. It is a little doubtful whether the tree should be allowed to 

 remain, because it is so badly injured at base that, when it becomes 

 heavier, it is almost certain to break off during a high wind. 



June 11th, sprayed three shoots with Tak-a-nap soap, one pound 

 in four gallons of water, to test its effect on the foliage. No injury 

 developed. 



August 22d, sprayed with arsenate of lead, one pound in nine gal- 

 lons of water, to test effect on foliage and purity of insecticide. No 

 injury developed. 



As to scale, no living examples were seen until July, and only a 

 mere trace developed during the season. As late as October 1st the 

 tree was almost clean and received its dose of "Scalecide'' October 

 24th, less because it was necessary than because I was spraying every- 

 thing that supported the insect. On the 30th the application was 

 duplicated with equal thoroughness, and on November 4th the leaves 

 were all off, the tree in good condition and with plenty of fruit buds. 



Tree 43 — Early Richmond Cherry. Started early in April, buds 

 being almost ready to open on the 12th, a few blossoms open on the 

 23d and everything out on the 27th. May 11th, was out of bloom, in 

 full leaf, and had made a small set of fruit. The latter developed in 

 due time and was mostly taken by robins. 



May 25th, plant lice became apparent on the tips, and I applied 

 soluble petroleum, one part to water thirty parts, causing no injury 

 and wiping out most of the insects. June 11th, another lot of Aphids 

 became obvious, more generally distributed than the earlier series, 

 and the lower branches were sprayed with Tak-a-nap soap, one pound 

 in four gallons of water. No injury was caused to the foliage and 

 very little to the plant lice, which disappeared late in June. 



The foliage is always thin on this tree and many of the leaves turned 

 yellow and dropped in midsummer. ' Growth stopped early in July, 

 and after an attack of slugs it looked ragged and worn. October 

 24th the tree was nearly bare. A few scales occurred during the 

 summer, evidently brought on ; but none of them developed and none 

 was seen at the October examination. 



