20 



Oats. 



Smut. 



Soak the seed for ten minutes in formalin 1 pint, water 36 

 gallons, then spread out to dry for two or three days. 



Pea. 



Weevil. 

 See "Bean." 



Peach. 



Brown Rot, Scab. 



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

 for brown rot. If this has not been used, apply No. 16 before 

 the fruit is fully grown, and repeat if necessary. The lime- 

 sulfur wash (No. 8), either alone or with arsenate of lead (No. 

 21), applied four to five weeks after the blossoms fall, is very 

 useful, followed by the lime-sulfur (No. 8) alone four or five 

 weeks before the fruit ripens. 



Peach Leaf Curl, Twig Blight. 



Lime-sulfur wash in winter for the San Jose scale should 

 protect from these diseases. If it has not been applied, use 

 Bordeaux (No. 13a) before the buds swell in spring. 



Peach Borer. 



Cut out borers early in spring. Mound up earth 18 inches 

 around the trunks in June and remove in September. In 

 California hard asphaltum, grades C and D, heated and applied 

 with a brush to the trunk from below ground to 5 inches above 

 ground, giving two coats, the second as soon as the first hardens, 

 has given good results. How this will work in the east is not 

 yet known. 



Peach Yellows and Rosette. 

 Destroy diseased trees. 



Plant Lice. 

 See "Cherry." 



