July, 1915. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



181 



Central Annapolis Valley 



Eunice Buchanan 



The spraying of orchards seems to be 

 undergoing a phase of transition in the 

 Berwick vicinity. Many are using soluble 

 sulphur just after the buds burst, while 

 others use it entirely on a portion of the 

 orchard only. There have been cases of 

 leaf burning from this spray, probably due 

 to using it too strong. A few orchardists 

 have gone back to the Bordeaux mixture, 

 while the majority continue to use lime- 

 sulphur. 



Aphis have made their appearance in 

 some orchards, particularly on the Blen- 

 hiems. Blossoming was late; the Graven- 

 stiens opened on June 3rd. Later the wea- 

 ther was ideal for the flight of insects and 

 pollenization. 



On May 16 we had a severe frost, buti 

 vegetation was too backward to be affected. 

 On May 27th there was a snow storm and 

 our last frosts (we hope) occurred on May 

 29th and June 2nd, but they were so slight 

 that only the tender shoots on wild plants 

 in low lying places were hurt, and as far as 

 we can learn no serious damage was done. 

 Now that the anniversary of last year's se- 

 vere frost is past, June 4eh, people are be- 

 ginning to breathe freely; never before has 

 there been such promise for an enormous 

 apple crop. Oherry (blossom is heavy, but 

 plums are lighter. Wild strawbeirrics, 

 usually the first to suffer from frost, have 

 an abundance of perfect blooms. 



Prevention of damage by frost with fire 

 pots is as yet in the experimental stage 

 here. On the night of June 2nd Mr. S. 

 B. Chute had a block of orchard protected 

 with them. Mr. Chute says that by put- 

 ting one hundred pots to the acre the tem- 

 perature can be raised eight degrees; but 

 he thinks that forty pots to the acre would 

 be sufficient in a favorable location. The 

 pots are made locally, costing eight cents 

 3ach. Crude oil is used, one gallon to each 

 Dot, costing eight cents per gallon, or with 

 abor ten dollars ($10) per acre. 



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