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BULB AND PLANT BOOK 



BOLGIANO'S SPRAY CALENDAR 



What to Spray. 



Diseases and Insects. 



Material to Use. 



Quantities to Use. 



AVhen to Spray. 



Apple 



Peach and Plum . . . 



Pear and Quince... 



Cherry 



Grape 



Raspberries, Black- 

 berries, Currants 

 and Gooseberries. 



Asparagus 



Strawberry 



Shade Trees and Or- 

 namental Shrubs. 



San Jose Scale. 



Bud Moth and Case 

 Bearers. 



Green and Rosy 

 Aphis. 



Woolly Aphis. 



Leaf Hopper, Red 

 and Green Bugs. 



Scab, Leaf Spot, Ce- 

 dar Rust, Curculio, 

 Canker Worni. 



Coddling- Moth and 

 Sr.r.b. 



Bitter Rot 



Apple Blotch. 



San Jose Scale and 

 Peach Leaf Curl. 



Terrapin Scale. 



Curculio, Scab and 



Brown Rot. 

 First application. 



Second application . 



Third application. . . . 



San Jose Scale, Pear 

 Psylla and Pear 

 Leaf, Blister Mite. 



Coddling Moth, Scab, 

 Leaf Spot, etc. 



Curculio, Slug, Leaf 

 Spot and Brown 

 Rot. 



Black Rot, Mildew, 

 Root Worm, Berry 

 Moth, etc. 



Orange Rust, An- 

 thracnose. Cane 

 Blight, Leaf Spot 

 and Leaf Eating- 

 Insects. 



Powdery Mildew 



Beetle 



Rust 



Leaf Spot 



Caterpillars and othei 

 leaf eating insects. 



Lime Sulphur Solu- 

 tion or BTS. 



Arsenate of Lead. . 



Nicotine or Black 

 Leaf 40. 



Nicotine or Black 

 Leaf 40. 



Nicotine or Black 

 Leaf 40. 



Lin-ie Sulphur Solu- 

 tion or BTS. and 

 Arsenate of Lead. 



Same as used for 

 Scab Leaf Spot, 

 etc. 



Bordeaux Mixture 

 and Arsenate of 

 Lead. 



Same as Bitter Rot. 



Lime Sulphur Solu- 

 tion or BTS. 



Scalescide 



Arsenate of Lead 

 and Lime. 



Add Atomic Sulphur 

 to above. 



Same as second 



Lime Sulphur or 

 BTS. 



Bordeaux Arsenate 

 of Lead. 



Lime Sulphur or 

 BTS. and Arsenate 

 of Lead. 



Bordeaux Lead. 



Cut and burn all 



diseased plants. 

 Bordeaux Lead. 



Lime Sulphur or 

 BTS. 



Arsenate of Zinc. . . 



Atomic Sulphur. 



Bordeaux 



Arsenate of Lead 

 Powder. 



6 gals, to 50 gals, of 



water. 

 12 lbs. to 50 gals, of 



water. 



Paste form 3 lbs. or 

 powder form 1% 

 lb. to 50 gals, of 

 Lime Sulphur So- 

 lution. 



% pt. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



2 pt. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



% pt. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



1 V2 gals. Lime Sul- 

 phur or 3 lbs. 

 BTS. 



2% lbs. Arsenate of 

 Lead Paste or 1^/4 

 lbs. Powder to 50 

 gals, of water. 



Same as used for 

 Scab Leaf Spot, 

 etc. 



11 lbs. paste or 4% 

 lbs. powder. 



21,4 lbs. paste or 1% 

 lbs. powder to 50 

 gals, of watei-. 



Same as Bitter Rot. . 



6 gals, or 12 lbs. to 

 50 gals, water. 



3% gals, to 50 gals, 

 water. 



1 % lb. paste or % 

 lbs. powder. 



4 lbs. Lime slacked 

 into a milk, to 50 

 gals, water. 



5 lbs. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



Same as second. 



6 gals, or 12 lbs. to 

 50 gals, water. 



5 lbs. powder or 12 

 lbs. paste to 50 

 gals, water. 



1% gals, or 3 lbs. 

 and 2 lbs. to 50 

 gals, -water. 



6% lbs. powder or 

 15% lbs. paste to 

 50 gals, water. 



6% lbs. powder or 

 15% lbs. paste to 

 50 gals, water. 



6 gals, or 12 lbs. to 

 50 gals, water. 



2 lbs. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



lbs. to 50 gals, of 

 water. 



3% lbs. powder or 8 

 lbs. paste to 50 

 gals, of w^ater. 



1% to 21/2 lbs. to 50 

 gals, water. 



During dormant period, lat© winter or early spring, before 

 foliage begins to grow. 



Just as the leaf buds are beginning to swell, preparatory to 

 opening. 



Early spring, when leaf buds sho-n- green at tips. Can be 

 used in lime sulphur spray, if used cautiously, before leaf 

 buds open. 



Autun->n is usually the best time on roots. Remove soil for 

 several feet. Spray roots thoroughly, also spray infested 

 parts on tops thoroughly. 



When the blossoms show pink, and again when the blossoms 

 are about two-thirds gone. 



When the cluster buds open and begin to show pink on 

 varieties subject to scab and cedar rust. Atomic Sulphur, 

 7 lbs. to 50 gals, of water is recommended in place of lime 

 and sulphur. 



As soon as the white bloom petals fall. Repeat three weeks 

 later and again about nine weeks after the petals fall. 



About nine weeks after the petals fall. Repeat in two weeks 

 and again two weeks later. 



.4.bout three weeks after the white petals fall. Just before 

 the calyx closes. 



From three to six weeks before the trees bloom. 



Where Terrapin Scale is prevalent, this spray is recom- 

 mended in place of lime sulphur, as it -will control San 

 Jose Scale and Peach Leaf Curl, also. 



Thisl is used as a dormant spray, about three to six weeks 

 before the trees bloom. On peaches apply ten days after 

 the petals fall. On plums apply as soon as the petals fall. 



Three weeks after the first spraying. 



One month before the fruit ripens. 



When the blossom cluster buds begin to separate. If the 

 Psylla and Blister Mite are not present, the application 

 may be made earlier. 



As soon as the petals fall. Repeat three weeks later. 



When the first leaves come out, just before the blossoms 

 open. Repeat as soon as the petals fall. Repeat again 

 two weeks later and again, immediately after picking the 

 crop. 



After the shoots push out, just before blooming. Repeat as 

 soon as the blossoms fall ; again two weeks later, and again 

 two weeks later. 



When the foliage comes out, before the blooms open. Repeat 

 as soon as the fruit has set, repeat again in ten days or 



two weeks. 



When the bushes ai'e dormant, before the buds begin to open. 

 When this disease is troublesome use 1% gals. Lime Sul- 

 phur or 3 lbs. BTS. to 50 gals, water in place of Bordeaux. 

 When spraying for Orange Rust and Anthracnose as 

 diiected above. 



Allow a few stalks to grow and branch out. The beetle will 

 collect on these stalks. Spray these stalks once a week 

 until the beetle disappears. The other growth can be kept 

 cut for table or market. 



Three weeks after cutting is finished. Repeat every three 

 weeks until late fall, then all growth should be cut off 

 and burned. 



Apply just before blooming-. Repeat in about twenty days. 



When they appear and i^epeat when necessary. When leaf 

 diseases are troublesome add IV2 gals. Lime Sulphur Solu- 

 tion to 50 gals, spray. 



