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Gooseberries. 



The growing of this desirable fruit is ou the increase as the 

 people learn more of its value, and in the future we may expect a 

 greater demand for it in our markets. By the aid of fungicides, 

 the gooseberry mildew, which has prevented the cultivation of the 

 better European varieties, can be controlled. Many new varieties 

 both of European and American origin liave been introduced, but 

 few of them have been fruited enough to enable us to report as to 

 their value. 



Straivberries. 



Of the hundreds of new varieties planted in plots and field dur- 

 ing 1893, none have shown much advance over the standard sorts 

 except possibly the Marshall. This variety has the merits of 

 being very vigorous in growth and fairly prolific in runners. It 

 has very large foliage and fruit large and perfect in form, of dark 

 color and good quality. It is also productive, and if it proves free 

 from blight, will be a valuable addition to our home and market 

 varieties. 



Insecticides and Fungicides. 



In connection with the tests made of all of the new varieties of 

 fruits and the growth of limited areas for market, numerous 

 experiments have been made with insecticides and fungicides, 

 applying them to all of the fruits and such vegetables and flow- 

 ers as are liable to serious injury from either insect or fungous 

 pests. 



The fungicides and insecticides used and the time and methods 

 of application are outlined in Bulletins Nos. 25 and 26, with some 

 of the results. A brief summary of the results obtained and not 

 yet reported for the past season is as follows : — 



Apples. — The fruit on sprayed trees was much more free from 

 the larvffi of the codling moth than on the unsprayed ones ; the 

 canker worms caused no injury in our orchards, while neighboring 

 orchards that were unsprayed were seriously injured, and no 

 apple scab appeared except on unsprayed trees. 



Pears. — The pear tree Psylla appeared early in the season, but 

 by spraying several times on their first appearance with the 

 kerosene emulsion, they were soon all destroyed. On the trees 

 sprayed with the Bordeaux mixture, less blight and cracking of the 

 fruit appeared than upon those unsprayed, although, owing to tlie 

 dry weather, which is unfavorable to fungous growth, this disease 

 was not as prevalent as is generally tiie case. 



Plums and Cherries. — Serious injury to the trees and fruit of 



