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to in commercial ])l;ui(ati()ns. The most satisfactory spray is with 

 dilute copper sulpliate, usiii,;; one dunce to lilli'en i^allons of water, 

 beginning with tlie expansion of the leaves, and continuing tlir(.)Ugh 

 tlie season at intervals of six to eiglit days. Then- very large size 

 secures good prices in market, and it is proving profitable to select ;t 

 suitable airy location, and not to neglect tlie spra\-ing. See Section 

 268 of Part I. 



Alice. — Medimn to large, oval; color green, shaded witli liglit red; 

 slightly hairy; cpiality ,good. Is not mueli subject to mildew in Xew 

 York or Michigan. 



Berkeley. — Large to very large, oval; color green, with reddish 

 shades; cpiality verv good. \'ery productive on tlie west coast, where 

 most foreign varieties fail; it also is a success where tested in Arizona 

 and Colorado. 



Blucher. — ^'ery large, roundish oljlong; color dark red. Flesh 

 sweet; cjuality very good. Not much subject to milde«- in Michigan 

 or New York. 



Catherina. — Large, long; color yellow; slightly hairj-; quality 

 ver}' good, drown in Canada prolitaljly. English. 



Chautauqua. — Large, roundisli oval, smooth; color pale green; 

 quality liest. Cirown east of the lakes and in the Far "West. Euro- 

 pean descent. 



ChaiJlauqiia. 



Cutumbus. 



Columbus. — Large, olilong, or roundish oblong, smooth; color 

 white; quality very good to best; much like Triumph in fruit. Grown 

 in Michigan, east of the lakes, and in the Far West. European. 



Crown Bob. — Large, nearl}' round; color dark red. Flesh almost 



