xiv Contents 



PAGES 



Bacterial leaf-spot, bacterial shot-hole, bacteriosis, 



black-spot 266-268 



Powdery-mildew 268-269 



Frosty-mildew 269 



Rust 269-270 



California peach-blight, or coryneum-blight . . 270-272 



Crown-gall 272-273 



Die-back 274-275 



Root-rot 275-276 



Gummosis 276-277 



Little-leaf, or California yellows .... 277-278 



Other diseases 278-279 



Insecticides, fungicides, spraying 279-293 



Insecticides 279-284 



Concentrated lime-sulfur mixture . . . 279-282 



Miscibleoils 282 



Tobacco extracts 282-283 



Linseed oil emulsion 283-284 



Arsenate of lead 284 



Fungicides 285-288 



Self-boiled lime-sulfur mixture .... 285-287 



Atomic sulfur 287 



Bordeaux mixture 287-288 



Other insecticides and fungicides .... 288 



Spraying 289-293 



Schedule of applications 290-292 



Spraying equipment 292-293 



Dusting peaches to control insects and diseases . 293-294 



CHAPTER XII 



Thinning tee Fruit 295-304 



Method of thinning 300 



When to thin 300-303 



Distance between fruits 303-304 



