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TREATMENT OF PLANTS. 

 Apple. 



Apple Maggot or Railroad Worm. 

 Keep the apples which drop from the trees from rotting on 

 the ground by gathering and destroying them. Fallen fruit 

 of early varieties should be picked up twice a week; fall va- 

 rieties, such as the Porter, etc., once a week; and winter 

 varieties, such as the Baldwin, at least once in every two weeks. 

 Pay especial attention in this regard to the early varieties. 

 Begin as soon as the fruit begins to fall, and continue till the 

 middle of October. If this is done thoroughly there should be 

 little trouble from this pest after the second season. 



Bud Moth. 

 Spray with No. 3, 3 pounds in 50 gallons of water, just as 

 the buds begin to open. Repeat just after the blossoms fall. 



Canker. 



Cut off and burn diseased twigs. Winter spraying with the 

 lime-sulfur wash (No. 7) for San Jose scale is also effective for 

 canker. Keep fallen fruit picked up. 



Canker Worms. 

 Band the trunks with tree tanglefoot: October 1, for the 

 fall canker worm; on the first warm day in March, for the 

 spring canker worm; or spray as soon as the blossoms fall, 

 with a stomach poison. 



Codling Moth {Apple Worm). 



Spray with arsenate of lead, 3 pounds in 50 gallons of water, 

 as soon as the blossoms fall; repeat about the 20th to 25th of 

 June. 



Crown Gall. 

 Buy nursery stock free from this disease. Destroy all trees 

 found affected. 



Leaf Spots, Scab, Sooty Mold. 

 Spray with Bordeaux mixture (No. 136). 



