26 THE SAN JOSE SCALE. 
by Charles G. Biggs. He writes, November 30, 1895, that the scale has 
made its appearance in the orchard of Biggs & Showman, 3 miles south 
of Sharpsburg. The orchard contains about 10,000 trees, only 30 of 
which were affected, so far as he could determine by critical exami- 
nation. At the request of the owners of the orchard, Mr. Coquillett 
visited the locality January 13, 1896. The scale proved to have been 
introduced on peach trees of the variety "Wonderful" from one of the 
New Jersey firms, and had spread considerably from the original 
infested stock, so that in all upward of a thousand trees bore scales. 
Some of the worst infested trees had been dug up and burned. Those 
remaining were only scantily covered with scales, and no material 
injury has been done up to the present time. The owners proposed 
immediately to spray the entire infested tract with whale-oil soap, 
using it at the rate of two and a half pounds to the gallon. This 
orchard is in the midst of the mountain peach district of Maryland, 
and lies on the western slope of a spur of the Blue Eidge Mountains. 
Frederick. — The infested nursery near this place was visited Decem- 
ber 27, 1894, and the San Jose scale was found on some plum trees said 
to have been obtained the April previous from a Georgia nursery. 
None were found on other nursery stock or fruit trees near by. We 
were informed also that the scale occurred on trees in the orchard of 
John A. Nicodemus, of Edgemont, Md. At a later examination of the 
nursery near Frederick, Mr. Coquillett was unable to find any further 
indications of the scale, the stock originally attacked in the meantime 
having been uprooted and destroyed. 
Still Pond. — The Still Pond occurrence was in the orchard of Mr. 
James S. Harris. It was first noticed in April, 1891. The trees were 
burned at the time, and the owner believes that there is now no scale 
on his premises. The correct identification of the species in this case 
is not vouched for, as the material was destroyed and no opportunity 
for examination afforded. 
Mullikin. — The infestation near this point, in a local nursery, was 
investigated by Mr. Coquillett December 21, 1894, and seems to have 
originated with certain Japan plums brought from California. The 
owners showed a praiseworthy energy, and immediately uprooted and 
burned the infested stock. This nursery was again visited by an agent 
of the division, in November, 1895, who made a most careful inspection. 
Two slightly infested trees were found, and these were immediately 
destroyed. 
T. B. Post-office. — The infestation at T. B., Prince George County, was 
brought to our attention in August, 1895, by Mrs. E. L. Nixon. In this 
case there were about 20 trees badly affected and as many more slightly 
so — a number of the worst affected having died. The stock was pur- 
chased from the nursery near Mullikin, Prince George County, and 
planted in the spring of 1891. The owner proposes to grub up the 
worst trees, severely prune others, and afterwards treat them with 
washes. 
