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by the wind. These spores flying about in the orchard 

 when the first leaves come out start the disease again for 

 the next summer. 

 Control: 



1. First scab spraying just before blossoms open, 



Line-Sulphur 1-40. 



2. Second scab spraying just as petals fall. 



Lime-Sulphur 1-40. 



3. Third scab spraying three weeks after petals 

 fall. Lime-Sujphur 1-40. 



4. Fourth scab spraying nine to ten weeks after 

 petals fall (about latter part of July or first of August). 



Lime-Sulphur 1-40. 



New York Apjple-Tree Canker. This disease is caused by 

 Sphaeropsis Malorura, and is found on the apple, pear, quince, 

 hawthorn, plum, mulberry ajid elder. Epidemies occur more 

 or less each year. The disease seems to be more severe on 

 the Esopus Wagener and Greening. 



On the trunk and limbs the fungous causes the bark to 

 become much roughened as well as thickened, and in many in- 

 stances a portion of the wood is laid bare. The area of bare 

 wood, is often small as compared to the extent of swollen 

 bark; limbs are frequently seen that for six feet or more 

 of their length are covered with rough bark. 



The fungous is most often found on the larger Itmba 

 of mature trees. 014 neglected trees, low in vitality, 

 suffer more than young, thrifty ones. Sphaeropsis infects 



