204 FRUIT-GROWING 



four times during the season, applying the first 

 spray just as the buds are breaking. The 

 second application is made just after the bloom 

 falls and the third when the fruit is the size of 

 a small pea. In some years additional sprays 

 are put on just before the bloom, and two weeks 

 after the small pea stage has been reached. In 

 all cases Bordeaux Mixture is used as the basis 

 of the spray solution and to it is added two or 

 three pounds of arsenate of lead. As above 

 mentioned, soap should be added to some 

 of the sprays in order to secure good spread- 

 ing quality. 



The small grower often can not go to the 

 expense of spraying. Sometimes indeed he 

 may have good results without it, but nearly 

 always the quality and appearance of the fruit 

 is improved by proper use of the spray 

 machine. "Where this is impossible, or where 

 grapes are grown on a small scale, the individ- 

 ual bunches can be protected from insects and 

 to some extent from fungous diseases, by tie- 

 ing them up in small paper bags. A two-pound 

 sugar bag such as is used by grocers every- 

 where serves admirably for this purpose. It 

 is slipped over the bunch of fruit when the 

 berries are the size of peas or smaller, and tied 

 firmly around the stem. In addition to keeping 

 the fruit free from insects and rot these paper 

 bags protect the cluster from dirt and dust of 



