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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



spected the orchards in my section which 

 were known to be infested with scale, and 

 also all orchards which were exposed to in- 

 fection. Wherever the scale was found 

 the owners were notified and advised to 

 spray with the lime and sulphur wash, or 

 any of the authorized remedies. I exam- 

 ined these orchards again this year, and al- 

 though I found the infested area increasing, 

 it was gratifying to find that the lime and 

 sulphur wash has done its work effectually 

 in cleaning tne trees from scale. 



" All fruit growers 

 are alive to the fact 

 that it is for their in- 

 terest to fight the 

 scale. Those who 

 have scale in their or- 

 chards are spraying 

 them and doing every- 

 thing in their power 

 to get rid of this most 

 s'erious of pests. Or- 

 chards that were quite 

 badly infested two 

 years ago are now 

 free from scale after 

 having been treated 

 for two seasons with 

 the lime and sulphur 

 or crude oil washes." 



A recent examina- 

 tion of scale infested 

 trees showed that 50 

 per cent, of the scale 



were dead, probably killed by the continued 

 severe freezing last winter. We are testing 

 the caustic soda treatment, and lately found 

 that 95 per cent, of the scale was dead on 

 trees that had been treated with it. 



There are only two orchards in the 

 Beamsville section, according to Mr. S. M. 

 Gulp, affected with scale. One of these 

 was sprayed with kerosene emulsion this 

 spring. The owner of the other orchard; 

 has taken out a few trees, but it has done no 



good, as tiie scale is spreading over the rest 

 of the orchard. He says that he intends to 

 spray with the McBain mixture. 



In writing from Jordan Station, Mr. C. 

 High, inspector for the township of Louth, 

 states that there has been a notable increase 

 in the spread of the scale since last year. 

 He believes that unless growers are more 

 particular about spraying and the law en- 

 forced with more vigor the scale may be- 

 come a serious matter in his section. 



In the Grimsby district, Wellington Wal- 



A Tree Saved from the Scale by Spraying. 



Like the fee shown in the illustration on page 329 this tree was first discovered to be infested 

 with San Jose Scale in the summer,of i8g8. In May, 1903, it was found the scale was spreading, so 

 this tree was sprayed with the lime, sulphur and salt wash, under the direction of the township San 

 Jose Scale inspector, Mr. M. G. Bruner, of Olinda. At that time there was no perceptible difference 

 between the degree of infection of the two trees. The condition of the two trees on July 9 of this 

 year, when they were photographed for The Horticulturist, is shown. 



ker, the inspector for Grimsby township, re- 

 ports that some growers there are doing 

 nothing to prevent the spread of the scale, 

 and in consequence it has spread quite a 

 little. Growers are complaining that the 

 council does not appoint an inspector to en- 

 force the act. while others claim there is no 

 use in the council appointing an inspector 

 as long as the growers refuse to apply the 

 remedies after they have been notified that 

 their trees are affected with the scale. 



