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October 26, 1912. 



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On May 4 immense swarms of mites could 

 be seen outs-ide eiach big bud. They were 

 also to be found in considerable numbers on 

 the leaves and flowers. Many living mites 

 ■were found on the bus-hes i&prayed with qua.s- 

 eia and soft soap, though the bushes y^ere 

 sprayed as thoroughly a.^ po^ssible. On. May 

 25 slight scorching was seen on the young 

 leaves of the bushes treated with lime and 

 sulphur. A microscopical examination of big 

 buds from treated bushes and those from con- 

 trol bushes showed but little difference. In 

 h case swarms of mites could be seen at 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS 



the opening of the buds. Though many of 

 the big buds had dried up th^re were still 

 plenty from which an aotive migration was 



going on. 



On June 16 the scorching of the leaves on 



bushes was more marked. 



were 

 the 



the "sulphured" 

 All the* big buds 

 were found in 

 forming. 



On November 4 the 

 amined as the owner 

 bushes. 



dried up, but mites 

 young buds just 



TUESDAY, October 29.— National ChrysanthemUin 

 Society's Exhibition at tihe Crystal Palace; three 

 da y s . 



Kvnt CoTiimeTcial Fruit Show, at Maidstone; two 

 day6. 



WEDNESDAY, October 30.— Kent County Chryf;an- 

 themum Show ; two days. 

 Croydon Chrvsanthemum Show; two days. 

 THURSDAY, October 31.— Torquay Chrysanthemum 

 S-how. 



FRXDAY, November 1.— Hinckley Chrysanthemum 

 SIhow. 



SATUUDAT, November 2.-Frenicli Horticultural So- 



ei*^y of Ix>ndon. 

 TU F:jSDAY, November 5.— Southampton Chrysanthe- 

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Chelmsford Chrysantliem^um Show; two days. 



Bri^i-hton Chrysianthemum Show; two days. 



Bournemouth Chryfiaalhcmum S'how; two days. 



Soottiiih Horticultural Association. 



Uoyal HorticuhuTal Society's Orchid Show; Coni- 

 mitteets nu'^'-t at 13 o'clock; Lecture at 3 p.m. 

 on "Double Flowers," by Miss E. R. Saunders; 

 Sci'entific Committee art; 4 o'clock. 



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plantation was 

 was grubbing^ the 

 Sample twigs were taken from the 

 various rows and submitted to microscopical 

 examination. This was necessary, as in 

 November all the buds that contain mites 

 have not yet become ** big." 



The samples were taken quite indiscrimi- 

 nately, and represented a fair average of the 

 buds. The big buds in each sample were 

 counted with the following results. 



Percentage 

 of Big 

 Bud. 

 66.7 

 45.5 

 51,1 



■ k ' 



Bud, 



Control 68 



Lime and sulphur... 76 

 Quassia and soft soap 69 



Normal 

 Bud. 

 102 

 167 

 135 



The sample from those bushes treated with 

 soft soap only were not counted, as they 

 were obviously no better than the control. 

 Thus the lime and sulphur treatment re- 

 duced the amount of disease to two-thirds of 

 the untreated, and the quassia and soft soap 

 to four-fifth.s. — "Journal of the Board of 

 Agriculture." 



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