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Tree 19 — Vermont Beauty Pear. August 8t.h, conditions very 

 similar to No. 18, but on a couple of branches quite a little scale 

 infestation ; from one branch two small nests of fall web-wonns 

 wore remoA'cd and the ti]) of one branch has blighted back about 

 eighteen inches. October 20th, similar, still, to Xo. 18, with more 

 foliage remaining and more scale on some branches than were pres- 

 ent at last inspection. 



Tree 20 — Meech Quince. August 8th, doing well and very 

 free from scale ; a few tips blighting; small set of fruit. October 

 20th, was no worse than before. 



Tree 23 — Green.9bo7-o Peach. August 8th, fniit all off; looks 

 well ; making a good gi-owth, and keeps very clean. October 20th, 

 was still good, and scale infestation very slight. 



Tree 24 — Greensboro Peach. Conditions on both dates were 

 very similar to those on Xo. 23. 



Tree 25 — Apricot. August 8th, v/as making a heavy growth of 

 top; ^vas looking well, and was very free from scale. October 

 20th, matters had not become worse. 



Tree 26 — Nectarine. August 8th, a few small branches dead, 

 a])parently killed by heavy scale infestation of last year, else now 

 in good shape, making fine growth, with very little scale and one 

 fniit, October 20th, m.^tters were no w'orse, and the tree was 

 doing well. 



Tree 29 — Gravenstein Apple. August 8th, no fruit left; very 

 free from scale ; most of the leaves more or less injured by leaf 

 hoppers. October 20th, was a])parently doing w^ell, and with a 

 slight setting of scale; work of the apple borer was in evidence 

 near the ground ; the several borings were examined, treated with 

 carlx>n disnlphide and plugged with cotton saturated with it. In 

 one bonng a nearly full-grown larva was destroyed. 



Tree 30 — Grimes' Golden Pippin. August 8th, in gdod shape, 

 but foliage spotted by leaf hoppers ; no scale on fruit, wliich is 

 nearly all wonny, and some injured l)y curculio. October 20th, 

 conditions were no worse, and the tree was practically free from 

 scale. 



Tijee ?A — German Prune. August 8th, was in good condition; 

 looking well, and practically free from scale; fruit clean; some 

 has dropped: is now ripening; some of it stung. October 20th, 

 continued in i>'oo<l condition, but has a scatterino- set of new scales. 



