74 



To destroy the fungus, destroy the fallen leaves in the fall or winter. 

 To prevent the fungus attacking the ajiple in spring, .siu-ay with a iiroperly 

 prepared Bordeaux mixture. 



The ahove experiments .sprayed twice at the proper time, or just before the 

 flower-buds opened and just after the petals fall, clearly indicate the value 

 of the Bordeaux mixture as a preventive of the scab disease. It is also 

 evident that two applications of the mixture, when properly prepared and 



