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leaves to fall off during summer, and so prevents t In- 

 growth necessary for successful grafting. 



Treatment. The treatment recommended for the 

 pear (p. 44) is equally applicable to this fruit. The 

 benefits of spraying with the Bordeaux mixture were 



FIG. 24. YOUNG QUINCES INJURED BY RUST. 



illustrated in a striking manner, by the results of some 

 experiments made at the Connecticut Agricultural Exper- 

 iment Station by Dr. Roland Thaxter. The sprayed rows 

 had been treated both that season and the previous one, 

 and so the year before had had an opportunity to store up 



