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POPULAR FRUIT GROWING. 



General Treatment For Cherries. 



When to Spray. 



1. Just before the blos- 

 soms open. 



2. Just after the blos- 

 soms fall. 



3. Ten to fifteen days 

 later than 2. 



4. Just after fruit Is 

 picked. 



B. From 2 to 3 weeks 

 after 4. 



6. When cherry slugs 

 are first seen on leaves. 



What to Spray With and What For. 

 Bordeaux mixture for fruit rot. 



Bordeaux mixture for fruit rot and leaf 

 spot. Arsenate of lead for curculio. 



Ammoniacal copper carbonate for fruit 

 rot and leaf spot. 



Bordeaux mixture for leaf spot. 

 Repeat 4. 



Dust or spray with Paris Green or 

 other poison. 



General Treatment For Plums. 

 When to Spray. 



What to Spray With and What For. 



I. About ten days be- 

 fore growth starts. 



2. Just before the blos- 

 soms open. 



3. Just after the blos- 

 soms fall. 



4. About 15 days after 

 the blossoms fall. 



5. Soon after the mid- 

 dle of June. 



6. Late July or early 

 August. 



7. On first appearance 

 of insects. 



Copper sulfate solution (2 Ibs. to 50 

 gallons of water) for Plum Pocket. (S. 

 B. G.) 



Arsenate of lead for curculio. Bordeaux 

 mixture for fruit rot on blossoms. 



Bordeaux mixture for fruit rot and 

 leaf -spot. Arsenate of lead for curculio. 

 (Dilute the Bordeaux about one-half for 

 Japanese varieties.) 



Repeat 2. 



Repeat 2. 



Ammoniacal copper carbonate soap or 

 eau celeste soap for fruit rot and leaf 

 spot. 



Arsenate of lead for web worms and 

 other leaf-eating insects. 



General Treatment For Peaches. 

 When to Spray. What to Spray With and What For. 



1. Before the buds 

 swell; surely before April 

 flrst.' 



Bordeaux mixture or lime-sulfur wash 

 (or copper sulphate solution, S. B. G.) 

 for leaf curl and fruit rot. 



