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Law, United States, on standard barrels, summary of, . 147 



text of, . . 159, 160 

 Laws and Regulations, on Apple Grading and Packing, chapter on, by 



Wilfrid Wheeler, H. Linwood White, and W. A. Munson, . 146 



Lead, arsenat^of, use of, . . 32, 33 



as insecticide for apples, 106 



to control caterpillars, 83 



to control codling moth, 86 



in combination insecticides, . 112 



in combined insecticides and fungicides, 112 



in peach orchards, . . 48 



Leaf-curl of peaches, . . 42 



spray for, . 49 



Leaf-hoppers on apple trees, . 82 



Lime, in fertilizing old orchards, 35 



in spray mixtures, . 33 



Lime, arsenate of, as an insecticide, 107 



Limestone, ground, use of, in old orchards, . 35 



Lime-sulfur, commercial, use of, . . 32, 33, 82 



in combined insecticides and fungicides, 112 



self-boiled, use of, . 33 



in peach orchards, . 49 



method of mixing, 49 



solution, as fungicide, . . 110, 111 



wash, use of, to control San Jos§ scale, 79 



as an insecticide, . 109 



in combination insecticide, 113 



Manure, barn, use of , . . . 24 



in old orchards, 34 



in peach orchards, ■ 47 



Marketing, of peaches, conditions affecting, 44 



methods of, . 50 



Marking, of closed packages, . • 153-158 



Marks, on closed packages, 151 



color of ink for, 153 



kinds prohibited, 158 



method of applying, 155 



other than legal, 157 



Massachusetts Apple Grading Law, regulations under, 148-158 



summary of, 146 



text of, . , 162-167 



Massachusetts, eastern, spraying in, . 11, 114 



future of orchard industry in, 7 



Mayflower peach, . ■*" 



Mcintosh, variety of apple, . 16 



Measuring boards, use of, ■ 21 



Mice, protection of trees from damage by, 26 



Miscible oils as contact insecticides, 110 



Mountain Rose peach, ■ • 46 



Nail-head canker on apple trees, . . . 100 



Nicotine sulfate, 40 per cent, use of, ... 32, 33, 76, 82, 88 



as a contact insecticide, . 108 

 in combination insecticides, . . 112, 113 

 in combined insecticides and fungi- 

 cides, . . 112 



