148 THE AMERICAN APPLE ORCHxVRD 



4. Spray immediatel)' after the blossoms fall- 

 never while the blossoms are open — with bordeaux 

 combined with some good insecticide (page 144). 

 Next to No. 2 this is the most important spraying 

 of the year. 



5. Apply the same solution — combined fungicide 

 and insecticide — two weeks later. 



6. Repeat No. 5 after an interval of two v.-eeks. 

 This program amounts to three or four sprayings 



each year. This is considerably above the average 

 number actually g-iven, even by successful fruit grow- 

 ers. Still there are practical men who give more than 

 this number and who make money by it. Almost every 

 apple grower will say that he does not spray as much 

 as he ought to. It is very rare for any man to say that 

 he has sprayed too much. 



Additional sprayings, beyond the number outlined 

 in the foregoing program, may be required in emer- 

 gencies, such as a very rainy season with late devel- 

 opment of scab, or a late outbreak of bitter rot. 



