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edy. The best spraying solution perhaps is the Bordeaux mix- 

 ture with the addition of an ounce of Paris green to each ten 

 gallons of diluted mixture. This is effective against both 

 insect and fungous enemies, acting specifically upon the Cur- 

 culio. Codling Moth, and Apple Scab. 



Where there is danger of 

 injury by Curculios the first 

 application may well be 

 made just before the blos- 

 soms expand — never when 

 the blossoms are open — and 

 the second when the fruit 

 is well formed, but before 

 the scales at the blossom 

 end of the young fruit have 

 closed up. In case an ex- 

 amination ten days after 

 the second spraying shows 

 many freshly cut crescent 

 marks, a third spraying 

 may be advisable. Instead 

 of the Paris green and Bor- 

 deaux mixture, Paris green 

 alone may be used, but 

 a little fresh lime-water 

 should be added to prevent 



Fig. 19. Apple leaf denuded by young Web- . ^ . _ 



worms. injury to the foliage; or ar- 



senate of lead may be used instead of Paris green. "With this 

 arsenate of lead there is no danger of injury to the foliage; it 

 is now on the market, being manufactured by Wm. H. Swift 

 & Co., 66 Pearl street, Boston, Mass., from whom it may be 

 purchased if local dealers are unable to supply it. 



The injuries of the Fall AVeb-Woem, mentioned in last 

 year's report, have continued the present season. During 

 August the unsightly webs were to be seen in apple orchards 

 as well as along roadsides and in fields generally. Many 

 orchards are injured to a greater extent than is realized by 

 their owners, who might so easily destroy the pests. 



