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PEACH. 



Peach Leaf Curl, Twig Blight, (Cladosporium and Monilia.) 



If the lime-sulfur wash for the San Jose scale has not been applied, 

 spray in March or April before the buds swell with strong Bordeaux 

 (No. I a), or the copper sulfate solution (No. 4.) 



5hot=Hole Fungus. 



Thorough spraying in the spring with the lime-sulfur wash is very 

 beneficial. If Bordeaux mixture is used when the tree is in foliage, 

 use formula (No. id, e or f.) 



Brown Rot. 



In this region brown rot is seldom troublesome in well-kept peach 

 orchards except when the fruit is ripening. Allow no over-mature 

 fruit to remain on the trees. If the season is muggy and damp, 

 spray with ammoniacal copper carbonate before the fruit is mature and 

 repeat if necessary. The lime-sulfur wash applied in the early 

 spring has proved the best remedy for all fungous troubles of the 

 peach. 



Peach Yellows and Rosette. 



Remove all diseased trees. 



Plant Lice. See Cherry. 



Peach Borer. 



Cut out borers in the tree as early in the spring as they can be 

 found. Mound up earth about 18 inches high around the trunks the 

 last of June and leave till in September. 



Plum Curculio. See Apple. 



San Jose Scale. See Apple. 



The use of the lime-sulfur wash on peach trees has proved of the 

 greatest value. It is remarkable for its control of peach leaf curl 

 and twig blights caused by Monilia and Cladosporium, which are 

 very common on peaches. In well-kept orchards no other spray is 

 as a rule necessary except occasional treatment for brown rot. 



