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SPRAY CALENDAR 
Spray No. 1 
Spray No. 2 
Spray No. 3 
Spray No. 4 
Spray No. 5 
PEACH . 
(Dormant Spray). 
Apply in fall after 
eaves fall or in spring 
before buds open. 
Apply Lime-Sulphur 
or Scalecide. Controls 
leaf curl and San 
Jose scale and some 
aphis. For peach tree 
borers, use Para- 
Dichlorobenzene. 
Ten days after the 
Two or three weeks 
petals fall or when the 
blossom husks are 
shedding. Apply Ar¬ 
senate of Lead. Con¬ 
trols rot, scab and 
curculio. 
ater than No. 2. Use 
same materials as No. 
2. Controls curculio, 
pustular spot, scab 
and rot. 
CHERRY. 
(Dormant Spray). 
(Preblossom 
Just after blossoms 
Two weeks after 
No. 3. Use Lime-Sul¬ 
phur 1-40 plus Ar¬ 
senate of Lead. Con¬ 
trols rot, curculio, 
leaf spot and mildew. 
After the fruit is 
picked. Apply Lime- 
Sulphur along with 
Arsenate if slugs 
are present. 
With Lime-Sulphur on 
sweet cherries only. 
Controls San Jose 
scale. 
Spray). Apply Lime- 
Sulphur, 2 table- 
spoonfuls to 1 gal. 
water. Controls rot 
and curculio. 
fall. Apply Lime-Sul¬ 
phur as in No. 2 and 
Arsenate of Lead. 
Controls leaf spot, rot 
and curculio. 
QUINCE. 
Same as apple. 
Same as apple. 
APPLE. .. 
(Dormant Spray). 
Use Lime-Sulphur 
or Scalecide in fall or 
spring to control 
scale. Add Black Leaf 
40 to Lime-Sulphur 
for the delayed dor¬ 
mant spray to control 
aphis. (Do not use 
Scalecide in the de¬ 
layed dormant). Scale¬ 
cide kills the eggs of 
leaf roller and red 
mite. 
(Preblossom Spray). 
When pink shows in 
cluster buds before 
blossoms separate. 
Apply Lime-Sulphur 
Bordeaux with Arsen¬ 
ate of Lead (add Black 
Leaf Forty if aphis are 
present). Controls ap¬ 
ple scab, curculio, 
canker worm and 
aphis. 
(Calyx Cup Spray). 
Just after petals fall, 
before calyx closes. 
Apply Lime-Sulphur 
with Arsenate of Lead 
(add Black Leaf 40 
if aphis are present). 
Controls apple scale, 
sooty fungous, cur¬ 
culio, codling moth 
and canker worm. 
Fourteen days after 
About July 15th 
metals fall. Apply 
Ame-Sulphur or Bor¬ 
deaux and Arsenate 
of Lead. Controls 
scab, apple blotch, 
codling moth and can¬ 
ker worm. (Bordeaux 
may cause burning.) 
apply Lime-Sulphur 
or Bordeaux and 
Arsenate of Lead. 
Controls rot, apple 
blotch and codling 
moth. 
PEAR.. 
Same as apple. 
Scalecide applied in 
the fall or early spring 
controls pear psylla. 
Same as apple. 
Same as apple. 
PLUM.. 
(Dormant Spray). 
Apply in fall after 
leaves fall or in spring 
before buds open. 
Apply Lime-Sulphur 
or Scalecide. Controls 
San Jose scale and 
some aphis eggs. 
When buds are 
(European vari- 
(European varie¬ 
ties). Repeat No. 3 
two weeks later. 
swelling. Apply Lime- 
Sulphur as in Cherry. 
Controls rot. 
eties). After calyx 
drops. Apply Arsen¬ 
ate of Lead. 
GRAPE .. . . . . 
Just before the 
blossoms open. Apply 
Bordeaux. Controls 
mildew and black rot. 
Just after fruit sets 
Repeat No. 1. Con¬ 
trols black rot and 
mildew. 
Two weeks later. 
July 15 to 30. Use 
Apply Bordeaux and 
Arsenate of Lead. 
Bordeaux and Arse¬ 
nate with soap as 
spreader. Add Black 
Leaf 40. Apply wit! 
plenty of pressure anc 
to under sides of the 
leaves. Controls berry 
worm and fungous 
diseases. 
CURRANT AND 
GOOSEBERRY. . 
(Dormant Spray) 
Apply Lime-Sulphur 
or Scalecide. Controls 
San Jose scale, scurfy 
scale and oyster shel 
scale. 
When the leaves are 
unfolding. Use Bor¬ 
deaux. Controls lea! 
spot and mildew. 
After fruit is set 
apply Bordeaux anc 
Arsenate of Lead. 
Controls leaf spot, 
mildew and currant 
worm. If aphis are 
present use Black 
Leaf Forty. 
Whenever curran 
worms appear. Dus 
with Arsenate of Leac 
and Hydrated Lime 
Controls mildew and 
currant worm. 
RASPBERRY AND 
BLACKBERRY. . 
(Dormant Spray) 
If bushes are infestec 
with scale. Apply 
Lime- Sulphur oi 
Scalecide. Controls 
Rose scale and Sar 
Jose scale. 
When buds are 
swelling. Apply Ar 
senate of Lead. Con 
trols Beetle. 
While blossoms are 
open. Apply Arsen 
ate of Lead. Controls 
beetle, which attacks 
bloom. 
When young cane 
are six inches high 
Spray with Bordeaux 
Controls anthracnost 
on young cane. 
STRAWBERRY. .. 
When leaves are 
half grown, before 
blooming. Apply Bor 
deaux for leaf spot. 
One week later 
Apply Spray No 1 or 
young plants. Omi 
the spray on ole 
plants. Controls lea 
spot. 
Last of May to Is 
of June. Apply Helle 
bore for leaf roller, 
and slugs. 
After fruit is picked 
Mow the vines clos 
to the ground, rak 
off tops and burn 
Spray new tops wit! 
Bordeaux. Control 
mildew and fungou 
diseases. 
