ACTION OF LEAD ABSENATE ON FOLIAGE. 



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The fruit from all of the other sprayed trees was in practically the 

 same condition as that from the unsprayed trees, none of the mix- 

 tures having lessened insect injury except lead nitrate, which was 

 effective to a slight extent. Fruit from the unsprayed trees was 

 very much gummed; from 50 to 60 per cent was wormy, and not over 

 30 per cent was sound and marketable. 



FIG. 1. Injured peaches from trees sprayed with lead arsenate. (Reduced.) 

 WEATHER CONDITIONS. 



The tables following give the meteorological conditions for the 

 period from March 1 to September 1, 1908, and a comparison of the 

 average data for thirty-eight years with those for the season of 1908. 



