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Tree 44 — Elberia Peach. Was sprayed October 19th, 1904, with 

 "Kill-0-Scale," one to twenty, and on March 4th, 1905, with Napthol- 

 Snlphnr, one part in water thirty-two parts. This is one of the de- 

 horned trees and was in good, vigorous condition. The tree started 

 early, and on April 12th was a mass of swollen blossom buds, with leaf 

 buds beginning to point out. Not until April 23d did any of the 

 flowers open, but on the 27th the tree was in full bloom. 



A very full set of fruit was apparent May 26th, and this grew well 

 for a time until the hot, dry weather put a stop to growth and even 

 affected the foliage so that some yellowed and dropped. After the 

 drought broke in August, the fruit jumped and increased 100 per 

 cent, in ten days. August 26th, about three baskets of fruit were 

 taken off, unfit for use, because too unripe. At that time more rot 

 than I cared to see had made its appearance and quite a percentage 

 of the picked fruit developed the disease in a few days, before it was 

 finally disposed of. 



Up to August 19th no living scales were seen: — at that date a 

 few full-grown examples were found, but there had been no breeding 

 on the tree. October 1st, there was still very little scale; the foliage 

 was beginning to turn yellow; fruit buds were making, and the tree 

 as a whole was in fine, flourishing condition. October 24th, some 

 foliage was off, and the rest was ready to drop : sprayed with "Scale- 

 eide," one part to twenty parts of water and covered fairly well. 

 October 30th, sprayed again and more thoroughl}^, with "Scalecide," 

 as before, and November 4th the foliage was all off. 



Tree 45 is out. 



Tree 46 — Japanese Chestnut. This is the tree that has been 

 previously recorded under No. 22. It was moved because the place in 

 which it stood was becoming unsuitable by reason of too much shade. 



Not until April 30th did the leaf buds begin to open, and matters 

 moved along slowly until May 26th, when the tree was in full foliage 

 and making rather weak strings of blossom buds. A check developed 

 early in June and movement ceased. Evidently the tree started out 

 on its reserve stock and developed until it became necessary to call 

 upon the roots for growing material. These failed to respond prop- 

 erly, and the result was a standstill. Toward the end of June matters 

 looked doubtful, but as the days advanced matters became no worse 

 until the middle of August, when it looked decidedly sick. TJiis was 

 caused in part by plant lice and in part by yellow mites, which be- 



