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drenched thoroughly several times during the season, 

 carrying the nozzle near the ground and throwing the 

 spray up under the bushes. Sprayed in this way the fruit 

 will not be injured by the Bordeaux. 



Q. Is it safe to use Bordeaux mixture on the foliage 

 of Japan plums? 



Mr. Morrill: Yes; I spray my Burbanks successfully, 

 but not with the usual strength of Bordeaux. I use the 

 4-6-50 mixture, using plenty of lime. 



N. S. Piatt expressed great surprise at Mr. Morrill's 

 statement, as in Connecticut spraying of Japan plums 

 while in leaf had always resulted in severe injury to the 

 foliage. 



President Hale endorsed Mr. Piatt, and said it was not 

 safe in Connecticut to use Bordeaux either on peach or 

 plum in leaf. 



Mr. Morrill replied that in Michigan he had used 

 Bordeaux even on peaches without injuring the foliage. 



Q. Is the English sparrow an enemy of the fruit 

 grower ? 



Mr. Jeffrey thought that this bird helped to disseminate 

 scale insects. 



Q. What are the most profitable plums? 



Mr. Jewell : Abundance, Burbank and Chabot. 



Q. Does it pay to scrape and burn the scrapings from 

 old trees? 



A. Yes ; and by all means burn the scrapings. This 



will destroy many insects and fungi. 



Q. Is the practice of budding plums on peach stock 

 wrong? Are they not liable to be infected with peach 

 diseases? 



Mr. Platt : I think not ; but trees so budded require 

 heavy feeding to succeed. Many well known plum 

 growers prefer Japan plums on peach roots; among these 

 are Messrs. Burbank, Willard and Morrill. 



President Hale said he would rather have them on 

 plum roots. He thinks trees are longer-lived when so 

 grown, and less liable to have yellows. 



