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tho bud moth could be reached among the fallen leaves of 

 the previous year ; but we shall not be able to induce him to 

 take the medicine until he ascends the tree and begins to 

 feed upon the swelling buds, and even then he is exposed 

 but a very brief time before burying himself within their 

 substance. The tent caterpillar, however, and the canker 

 worm, among others, are very early on hand, and are both 

 amenable to the poison. In the presence of the canker 

 worm an application should be made as soon as they are 

 found at work, but for the caterpillar alone I prefer to 

 depend upon the thumb-and-fmger remedy, using the spray 

 only to cover the neighborhood of nests that are out of easy 

 reach. 



The first general spraying, unless canker worms are pres- 

 ent, should be made just before the opening of the blossoms. 

 This spraying might possibly be dispensed with ; but, as I 

 shall a little later recommend spraying at this period for 

 another purpose, I would use the green at the same time. 

 At this time the bud moth is present, and perhaps partially 

 amenable to the action of the poison, together with various 

 leaf-eating insects ; and I suspect that early specimens of the 

 curculio and codling moth are on hand in sufficient numbers 

 to make it desirable. 



The next spraying with Paris green should take place as 

 soon as the greater part of the petals have fallen, and this is 

 the orie which is the most important, and the good effects of 

 which are most manifest. At this time the curculio and the 

 codling moth are appearing in full force, and it is exceed- 

 ingly probable that they both, though in the winged state, 

 do consume some of the foliage, and take bites out of the 

 skin of the fruits, which grow into deformities, during the 

 time of pairing and egg laying. Experience certainly 

 demonstrates that spraying at this time is more valuable than 

 later. The operation should be twice repeated in from seven 

 to twenty days afterwards, in order to give all the belated 

 insects an equal chance with their more enterprising breth- 

 ren. If the green is not washed off within forty-eight hours, 

 it need not be immediately replaced, but otherwise it should 

 be at once repeated. As a general rule, if not interfered 

 with by rains, I would aim to spray three times after blos- 

 sorninsr. 



