EXPEEIMENT STATION REPOET. 651 



came abundant on the under sides of the leaves. I feared to use 

 insecticides, lest I turn the scale unfavorabl}-, and up to October 24th 

 the foliage still hung on, although thin, yellow and sickly. As there 

 appeared now, also, some apparent shrinkage in the youngest shoots, a 

 winter kill is not improbable. 



Tkee 47 — Greensboro Peach. Sprayed with "Kill-0-Scale," one 

 part to water twenty parts, October 15th, 1904, and with Napthol-Sul- 

 phur, one part to thirty-two parts, March 6th, 1905. 



An early start was made, and on April 12th the tree was a mass 

 of flower buds, with leaf buds just showing. ^STo flowers opened until 

 the 26th, but on the 30th everything was open: — a mass of showy 

 blossoms. A hea\7 ^^^ appeared and this hung on until late in June, 

 when a little dropped: — not nearly enough. Matters moved slowly 

 early in July owing to the drought, and the fruits did not begin to 

 ripen until the 20th. From that date until August 5th some were 

 picked each da}', good as to size, color and quality. 



Throughout the season the foliage was good, and it was still intact 

 October 24th, when fruit buds were making in good shape. August 

 2 2d, sprayed with arsenate of lead at the rate of one pound in nine 

 gallons of water, to test effect on the foliage : — no injury developed. 

 October 24th, sprayed with "Scalecide,"' one part to twenty parts of 

 water, from the south side only. 



As to scale, no living examples were seen until August 19th, when 

 a few females, nearly adult, were found. A little increase was noted 

 September 13th, and on October 1st there was a mere scattering in 

 most parts of the tree. October 30th, duplicated the spray, but applied 

 thoroughly from all sides. 



Teee 48 — Blach Tartarian Cherry. Made a start early in April, 

 but developed slowly and blossoms did not begin to open until the 

 21st. Was in full bloom on the 24th; petals began to fall on the 

 27th, and all were gone on May 7th, when the tree was in full foliage 

 and a good set of fruit was indicated. This fruit developed normally, 

 and when it began to color, June 2d. became a mark for the robins. 

 By the 25th all fruit was gone, mostly to the robins, a little to the 

 children. 



Plant lice became obvious May 26th, when a number of the terminal 

 shoots were affected. Sprayed a few of these tips with soluble pe- 

 troleum, one part to thirty parts of water, getting the spray into the 

 curled mass. Next day the insects had been Idlled off without ap- 



