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490. [? Masters, M. T.] American blight and canker. Gard. Chron., 3d. ser., vol. 9, 
London, p. 114, £ col. Gives a formula for a remedy for this disease made 
up of lime, sulphur, soap, paraffin, boiled oil, and nux vomica. (M. B. W.) 
491. [? Masters, M. T.] Apple scab. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., vol. 9,May 30, 1891, p. 
677, £ col. Note on treatment taken from Bulletin No. 10, Central Expt. Farm, 
Dept, of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada. (M. B. W.) 
492. [? Masters, M. T.] Bouillie bordelaise and French wines. Gard. Cliron., 3d ser., 
vol. 9, May 16, 1891, p. 621, £ col. Refers to report of British consul at Bor¬ 
deaux, relating to analyses recently made by the Agricricultural Society of 
Gironde of wines made from grapes treated with Bordeaux mixture, show¬ 
ing them to be quite innocuous. (D. G. F.) 
493. [? Masters, M. T.] Carbonate of copper. Gard. Cliron., 3d ser., vol. 9, May 30, 
1891, p. 677, 6 lines. Directions for making with copper sulphate apd sodium 
carbonate. (M. B.W.) 
494. [? Masters, M. T.] Copper compounds for plant disease. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., 
vol. 10, Aug. 15, 1891, p. 196, £ col. Notices their growing importance in 
horticulture, and the use of Bordeaux mixture to prevent Peronospora Schachtii 
on the sugar beet. (M. B.W.) 
495. [f Masters, M. T.] Copper sulphate as a fungicide. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., vol. 
9, May 30,1891 p. 678, i col. Quotes from Burrill, of the Ill. Agric. Expt. Sta., 
that the copper compounds are efficient remedies for many plant diseases. 
(M. B. W.) 
496. [? Masters, M. T.] Gooseberry mildew, how prevented.- Gard. Chron., 3d ser., 
vol. 9, June 6,1891, p. 708, £ col. Notes the successful treatment of this disease 
at the New York Agric. Expt. Sta., Geneva, with potassium sulphide. (M. 
B.W.) 
497. [? Masters, M. T.] Lime as a preservative for potatoes and fruit. Gard. Chron., 
3d ser., vol. 10, Oct. 17, 1891, p. 460, £ col. States that M. Montclair success¬ 
fully preserved fruits and potatoes from decay by the use of lime. (M. B. W.) 
498. [? Masters, M. T.] Mildew. Gard. Cliron., 3d ser., vol. 9, June 6, 1891, p. 708, 
£ col. Review of circular by B. T. Galloway; states that 10,000,000 young- 
fruit trees will be treated this year. (M. B. W.) 
499. [? Masters, M. T.] Peach blister. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., vol. 10, Oct. 24,1891, 
p. 491, 4 lines. M. de la Bastie, president of the Pomological Society ot 
France, is said to have prevented this by the use of sulphate of copper. (M. 
B.W.) 
500. [f Masters, M. T.] Potato disease and the Bordeaux mixture. Gard. Chron., 3d 
ser., vol. 10, Nov. 21,1891, p. 617, £ col. Note stating that the treatment by this 
means was reported successful to the U. S. Dept, ot Agriculture. (M. B. W .) 
501. [? Masters, M. T.] Potato experiments. Gard. Cliron., 3d ser., vol. 10, Aug. 1, 
1891, p. 137, i col. Notes the fact that the Royal Agric. Soc. is carrying on ex¬ 
periments with sulphate of copper to prevent disease of potatoes. (M. B. W.) 
502. [? Masters, M.T.] Sulphate of copper and potato disease. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., 
vol. 9, May 2, 1891, p. 561, £ col. Says that there is no question of its effi¬ 
ciency and notes successful experiments at the Conn. Agric. Expt. Sta. (M. 
B.W.) 
503. [ ? Masters, M. T.] The destruction of blight on plum trees. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., 
vol. 10, Nov. 21, 1891, p. 618, £ col. Gives formula fora mixture to spray on 
plum trees “to destroy blight and insect pests generally. ” (M. B. W.) 
504. [? Masters, M. T.] The potato disease. Gard. Chron., 3d ser., vol. 10, July 4, 
1891, p. 14, 1£ cols. A warning to potato-growers to be ready to combat the 
disease on its first appearance. Recommends Bordeaux mixture and other 
fungicides. (M. B. W.) 
505. [? Masters, M. T.] The potato disease. Gard. Cliron., 3d ser., vol. 10, July 11, 
1891, p. 47, £ col. Recommends for treatment Tait’s anti-blight, a dry pow¬ 
der. (M. B.W.) 
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