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III the few cases where warts did appear they were painted at once- 

 with thick white lead made liquid enough with keiosene to apply 

 easily, thus preventing the spores that form on the surface of the 

 warts during the summer, from developing and carrying the disease 

 to other trees. 



Fungicides and insecticides were applied to the Quince, Raspberry, 

 Blackberry, Currant, Gooseberry , and Strawberry, with successful 

 results, but the records are such that no exact statement can be 

 made. We feel warranted, however, in the assertion that if the 

 routine given in the spraying calendar be followed with good judg- 

 ment, serious injury to the aliove crops will be prevented. 



REPORT ON VARIETIES OF GRAPES FRUITED 

 IN 1893. 



The past season, at this station, owing to tiie hot, dry weather and 

 the lateness of frosts in the fall, was unusually favorable for the 

 perfect maturing of nearly all varieties. Fungous growth was also 

 less abundant and destructive than in former years. 



On(\ hundred and twenty-five varieties fruited in the station plots. 

 Two vines of a kind, whenever it has been possible to obtain them, 

 have been planted together, one of which has been treated with 

 fungicides and insecticides, while the other has been kept as a check 

 to determine the value of the treatment. 



In the college vineyard of one acre, where only a few varieties are 

 grown, numerous experiments in a practical, b.usiness way have been 

 carried on to test the most promising of the results obtained in the 

 plots. 



The following table gives the results of the examination and obser- 

 vation relating to one hundred and sixteen varieties which produced 

 fruit enough for the various tests. 



EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 



This ta-jle is made on the scale of 1 to 10, 1 indicating the highest 

 degree of excellence, hardiness, and freedom from disease, while 10 

 signifies the opposite. 1 stands for large, m for medium, and s for 

 small. 



