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parent injury to the foliage, and I sprayed others of the infested tips 

 without making special effort to get into the curled mass — that is, I 

 sprayed as an ordinary application would be made. On the 30th no 

 harm had been done to the leaves, but on the other hand not much 

 good, because the majority of the insects were protected from the 

 spray by the curled foliage. During the early days of July the plant 

 lice disappeared, but the unsightly tips remained, even after new 

 growth had started above them. 



August 22d, sprayed with arsenate of lead, one pound to water nine 

 gallons, to test effect on foliage, no injury being caused. 



No scale was found on the tree at any time during the season, and 

 on October 24th it was still in full foliage. 



