culturist, Anong the interesting things observea vv-ere sonie fine 

 crops oi' apples, Ic^rge modern storages, ana up-to-aate orchard 

 ii'ianagexaent / iiospitality shov/n by the folks in i;onnecticut v/i.l.i be 

 rerriei'nbereQ for a long time by the Massachusetts vioitors. 



A Rumor oi' Ethylene Dichloriae Injury 



A report of injury to pedcn trees in states fatner 

 south as a result of the nc\j ethylene aichloriae treatment lor 

 peach borers has recently been received, ■"■ careful survey is being 

 raaue to aetermine the extent of the injury. Thus far the injury 

 seeras to be conlined to certain orcnarus in Pennsylvania, -t- care- 

 ful check on the results in three Massachusetts orcnarus, including 

 the one at the ^tate College, reveals no injury whatever. Vi/e be- 

 lieve tnat this material is not onxy effective against peach borers 

 but ii properly usea, entirely safe from the standpoint or the tree 

 itselr. 



Chokecherries bhow AutumnCo lor 



Leaves on some of the roa slue choKecherries in Massa- 

 cnusetts have been shov/ing brilliant autuima coloring for several 

 weeks. This is a sure sign chat these shrubs are infected oy a so- 

 called X-iJisease which spreaas to peach trees. The striking appear- 

 ance of these shrubs will impress anyone interested in roaasiue 

 plants. No other shrub com-uonly louna in Massachusetts takes on 

 autumn colors so early. The presence of aiseasea chokecnerries near 

 any fruit farm shoula make the ov.Tier think tv;ice before setting a 

 peach orohara. The color of the foliage at tnis season uiay well be 

 consiaerea as a rea flag telling of a subtle aanger in the I'orm of 

 A-ui sease . 



Ours Is a Changing Inuustry 



j^ormer -secretary oi tne wi. 1. G. A., -c . Howard Brovvn of 

 Marlboro, recently presenteu us with a map of Massachusetts showing 

 M. F. G. A. membership by toVvTis in 1914. oome striking changes have 

 occurrea since that tixae. For example, in 1914 there were 95 m. i'. 

 G. A. members in the City of i^oston ana 14 eacn in Arlington ana 

 Newton. It was apparently a common thing at thai- time for city res- 

 idents to maintain Association iiembersnip because of their interest 

 in orcharu property elsewhere. One of the shifts in fruit interest 

 is noted in the tovm of "-olrain, whicn in 1914 haa bo members. To- 

 day there are fewer than 5 members in the tovm. 



Peach .^ual ity ana Good xoliage Closely Relatea 



In a recent issue of I'lev. Jersey State Horticultural 

 Society News there appears an excellent photograph of a branch from 

 a peach tree showing excellent fruit anu foliage along with tnis 

 statement: "Goou spraying, proper thinning ana elficient harvest- 

 ing snould result in a fancy proauct." No rruit reflects more 

 closely the ccnaition or the foliage than the peach. One can almost 

 tell oy the flavor of the iruit the coiiuiti-.m of the foliage on the 

 branch from ".h-iich it came, -t-- bitter, under-sizea peach is more than 

 likely the result of foliage on a uiseasea tree. Large, green leaver 

 go hana in nana with large, well colorea, aeliciously flavorea fruit. 



