1911. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
629 
Ruralisms 
LIME-SULPHUR SOLUTION ON GRAPES. 
So much is being said about the use 
of lime-sulphur as a spray that we 
want to put all sides before our read¬ 
ers. The general verdict seems to be 
that for spraying fruit under certain 
conditions lime-sulphur is equal to 
Bordeaux mixture, and superior in 
some respects. For spraying potatoes 
the best information we can get is that 
the lime-sulphur is not equal in effect 
to Bordeaux. The matter of using this 
mixture in vineyards has been discussed 
considerably. Experiments conducted 
by the New York Station in grape or¬ 
chards in Chautauqua County show 
that the lime-sulphur was injurious to 
grapes. Fig. 220 shows a cluster of 
grapes as affected by the lime-sulphur 
spray. This picture is taken from Bul¬ 
letin 331 of the New York Station. 
The commercial lime-sulphur was used 
and diluted 1 to 40 to 1 to 60, but in 
every case there was severe injury to 
the foliage and also to the fruit. The 
lime-sulphur was also used with 
arsenate of lead at dilutions of 1 to 50 
and 1 to 75, both mixtures causing in¬ 
jury and even when used to the dilution 
of one to 100 the foliage was hurt. Not 
only was the foliage hurt, but as we 
DAMAGE BY LIME SULPHER. Fig. 220. 
see from the picture there was serious 
injury to the fruit. The lime-sulphur 
appeared to stop the growth shortly 
after spraying, and the grapes though 
remaining on the stem never ripened. 
There was not only a reduction in the 
yield of fruit, but a loss of time in re¬ 
moving green parts from the clusters 
before packing. The lime-sulphur is no 
doubt useful in killing the leaf-hopper 
on grapes; even at a solution of one 
to 100. It was so injurious, however, 
to the foliage and fruit that it cannot 
be recommended. Our object is to learn 
all the facts about this solution both 
good and bad that our readers may 
know just how to use it. 
POISON SPRAY FOR ROSE-BUGS. 
There is no other insect causing quite 
so much annoyance to rose growers as 
the disgusting rose-bug or rose chafer, 
which usually appears in an innumer¬ 
able host, chewing up all the blossoms 
in sight. So far our only recourse has 
been to pick the intruders, dropping 
them into a vessel containing kerosene 
and water, keeping the soil stirred in 
the hope of interfering with eggs and 
pupae. It appears, however, from ex¬ 
periments described in “A Preliminary 
Report on Grape Insects,” Bulletin No. 
331, issued by the Geneva (N. Y.) Ex¬ 
periment Station, that a poisoned spray 
proved very effectual in controlling thia 
insect in vineyards. It is very destruc¬ 
tive to grape bloom, and the use of the 
poison resulted in a net gain per acre 
over the unsprayed grapes of $61.84. 
This spray - mixture consisted of 10 j 
pounds of arsenate of lead, 25 pounds | 
of glucose, and 100 gallons of water. 
It should be applied, very liberally, just 
as soon as the beetles appear. While it 
is suggested that this spray would de¬ 
stroy the insects on roses and orna¬ 
mental shrubs, it must be borne in mind 
that vineyard conditions are quite dif¬ 
ferent, inasmuch as the ornamental side 
is not considered; the aim is to preserve 
the blossoms from injury, for the sake 
of future fruit. We do not know 
whether the arsenate of lead would de¬ 
face the rose blossoms, or whether the 
spray dries off without leaving any trace, 
but a poisonous spray upon plants that 
are handled, where the flowers are 
plucked for decoration, and inhaled for 
their fragrance, suggests disadvantages 
that prevent unqualified recommenda¬ 
tion. We should like to learn more 
about this from the scientists who are 
using it. 
The Best Shade Tree. 
M. P. Z„ McKees Sta., It. I .—Could you 
give me the name of the best tree for 
shade? What kind will make the best 
growth in a sandy soil, southern New Jer¬ 
sey? 
Ans. —The common Soft or Silver¬ 
leaved maple, Acer dasycarpum, is about 
the best tree that can be planted for 
shade in the light sandy soils about At¬ 
lantic City, N. J. The Norway maple is 
handsomer, but rarely makes a good 
head in light soils, as it is better adapted 
for moist loams and clay. The Silver 
maple is a rapid grower, and thrives 
well under all reasonable conditions. 
The Carolina poplar is also suitable for 
light soils, but has the objection of drop¬ 
ping leaves in midsummer. v. 
Commercial Carnations. —A florist 
friend tells us that his carnation planters 
ran a little ahead of former records this 
year, setting 23,000 plants in the field 
in one day. This work was done by 
four planters, three droppers and two 
wagons bringing plants from the green¬ 
houses. In modern carnation growing, 
the young plants are set out in the field 
in April, as soon as weather permits. 
They receive clean field culture until 
July, when they are lifted and set in 
the greenhouses. Many florists still 
leave them in the field through August, 
as was formerly the usual practice, but 
the best growers for the New York 
market find early lifting better. It is 
a terrific amount of back-breaking work, 
to give the plants their two months’ 
vacation in the open air, but results 
justify it. The grower quoted above sets 
120,000 plants. 
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