May, 1908 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



115 



Bordeaux Injury 



R. 1. Me»enger, Bridgetown, N. S. 



I have recently read a bulletin by Prof 

 U. P. Hedrick, of Geneva Experimental 

 Station, on injury to foliage and apples \y 

 the Bordeaux mixture. While it w juld t£.ke 

 even a greater authority than Prof. Hed- 

 rick to make me believe that Bordeaux is 

 wholly responsible for russetting of apples, 

 and rusting of foliage.still I shall contend 

 that it does little harm to the foliage and 

 am certain that russetting of the apples, 

 rather than being an injury, is rather a 

 benefit, since a smooth-skinned apple, not 

 too badly russetted, has generally a firmer 

 and more crisp quality and keeps better. 

 This is also the opposite of the professor's 

 findings, since he makes the statement that 

 apples russetted do not keep so well as 

 t}iose not affected. I shall not assume, 

 hnwever, the province of criticizinsr the re- 



ults of his investigations, but shall confine 



lyself to dealing' with his recommenda- 

 tions regarding the strength of the Bor 



Icaux to be used. His investigations prov- 

 ed to his satisfaction that for fungicidal 

 purposes three pounds of bluestone, and 

 three pounds of lime were as effective as 

 four and four in the old formula, for forty 

 crallons of water, and besides being more 



■Gnomical, was not as likely to cause Bor- 



eaux injury. 



I was never imbued with the idea that 

 four pounds of bluestone was more than 

 necessary for forty gallons of water, and I 

 have taken considerable interest in watch- 



!if; results. Apples are not totally clear of 



pot even with thorough spraying with four 

 |)ounds. However, we Rive the above, 3-3- 

 40 strength for the careful consideration of 

 orchardists. 



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