Fruitland Nurseries 
AYtHUMl 
Established ^Successors to 
1856 P.J.Berckmans Co.> 
JAPAN PERSIMMONS, WALNUTS AND 
PECANS 
Borer (Prionus)—These bore through the roots and 
usually destroy the tree, and must be carefully re¬ 
moved. Carefully examine collar of tree in winter 
and mid-summer, and apply lime-sulphur wash. 
Caterpillar (Catocala maetosa)—Feeds on the leaves 
of pecans, and is sometimes quite injurious. Spray 
with paris green four ounces, lime one pound, to 
fifty gallons of water. 
Pecan Bud Worm (Proteopteryx deludana)—Spray 
the trees just as the buds are opening, with arsenate 
of lead, three pounds to fifty gallons of water, and 
two pounds of lime, and repeat application ten days 
later. If the worms appear again in June or July, 
repeat the treatment. This will also help control the 
pecan husk borer. 
Twig Oirdlers (Ocideres cingulatus)—All limbs that 
have been girdled and have fallen must be burned 
at once, thus destroying all future broods of sawyers. 
White Fly—One and one-half gallons of Schnarr’s 
Insecticide to 100 gallons of water, or Whale-oil soap 
1 to 1 l /z ounces to 1 gallon of water, or Thomsen 
Chemical Company’s lime-sulphur solution, 1 part 
to 25 parts of water. 
PEACHES AND PLUMS 
Peach Tree Borer (Sanninoidea exitiosa)—The old 
method of worming peach trees in winter has been 
found ineffective, principally because the worms 
cause too much damage before being removed. 
In the spring remove the earth from about the 
body of the tree down to the crown, scraping off 
gummy exudations, and carefully search for the 
borer. For this work use a farrier's knife or a tool 
especially made for worming peach trees. 
An excellent wash for the borers is the following: 
One bushel of quicklime, 20 pounds of sulphur, 1 gal¬ 
lon of coal-tar, 50 gallons of water. Mix tar and 
sulphur in 10 gallons of water, and add lime. Stir 
well while slaking. When it is entirely slaked dilute 
the above to 50 gallons, and apply this wash to the 
tree, allowing it to run well down upon the roots. 
As soon as it is applied, draw up the earth to the 
tree so that it will form about six inches above the 
level. A second application of this wash should be 
made during August. During the last of October re¬ 
move the mound of earth from around the tree and 
thoroughly scrape the bark, as in the spring, and 
give another application of the wash, when this is 
completed draw up the earth about the tree as above 
recommended. This is a vigorous treatment, but is 
effective in all cases. 
Black Knot in Plums—Cut off the affected branches 
below affected parts and burn to prevent its spread¬ 
ing. Spray with bordeaux mixture. 
SPRAY SCHEDULE FOR LATE PEACHES 
Time of Application— 
1— Apply as soon as calyces begin to split, being 
sure to complete the spraying by the time the calyces 
have all shed. In case of large acreage the spraying 
should be planned so as to complete the application 
of poison by the time the fruit is exposed. 
If acreage is small the application may be delayed 
until calyces start to shed, provided spraying them 
can be completed by the time calyces are off. 
Material to Use— 
1 lb. powdered arsenate of lead; 3 lbs. lime to 50 
gallons of water. 
Time of Application— 
2— Apply two to three weeks after first spraying. 
Material to Use— 
1 lb. powdered arsenate of lead and self-boiled lime 
sulphur 8-8-50; or atomic sulphur 3 to 4 lbs., 2 IDs. 
lime to 50 gallons of water. 
Time of Application— 
3— Apply one month before fruit ripens. 
Material to Use— 
Same formula as second spraying. 
Time of Application— 
4—Ten to 14 days before fruit ripens, if Brown 
Rot appears and rains are frequent. 
Material to Use— 
Self-boiled lime sulphur (8-8-50); or atomic sul¬ 
phur 3 to 4 lbs., 2 lbs. lime to 50 gallons of water. 
DUST SCHEDULE FOR LATE PEACHES 
Use the following formula throughout the season: 
Arsenate of lfead—5%, equals 5 lbs. arsenate of lead. 
Sulphur—80%, equals 80 lbs. sulphur. 
Lime—15%, equals 15 lbs. lime, to 100 lbs of mix¬ 
ture. 
Four applications to be applied at the same time 
and periods as in spray schedule, except in the first 
dusting begin a few days later. Fourth application 
optional—if trees and fruit show no injury, and 
brown rot appears and rains are frequent. 
SPRAYING AND DUSTING SCHEDULES FOR 
EARLY VARIETIES 
Spray or dust the early varieties from 2 to 3 times. 
Use formulas 1 and 2, or 1, 2 and 4. Apply same 
time as first, second and fourth applications in above 
schedule. 
NOTE—Peach foliage and fruit may show some in¬ 
jury from three applications of arsenate of lead 1 lb. 
to 50 gallons of water if there are frequent rains. 
Injury will be more pronounced on older trees or 
those on thin soil, or in weakened condition. Vigor¬ 
ous trees on strong soil are least likely to suffer. If 
after the second spraying much injury shows up, the 
amount of arsenate of lead in the third spraying 
might be reduced to % of a pound to 50 gallons of 
water. 
PRUNING 
Sunshine is one of the best fungicides and germi¬ 
cides we have, and a powerful ally to the spray noz¬ 
zle. It is also the best fruit coloring agent, and it's 
free. It follows from this that peach trees should be 
pruned so as to let in the sunshine. By the intelli¬ 
gent use of the open or vase-shaped type of pruning, 
sunshine may be admitted to all parts of the tree 
and spraying be more effectively and economically 
accomplished. 
Curculio—To prevent the depradation of this pest 
see remedial measures under Brown Rot and Scab. 
For further information write Georgia State Board 
of Entomology for Circular No. 34, ‘•Control of Cur¬ 
culio and Brown Rot of Peaches.” 
Pencil and Plum Rosette—Root lip and burn the 
affected tree as soon as the disease is observed. 
San Jose Scale—Same treatment as recommended 
for Apples. 
PEARS 
Pear Blight—Cut off and burn all affected limbs. 
Careful pruning should be resorted to during the 
winter to remove all affected limbs and affected 
areas. Disinfect the pruning shears after removing 
each branch or affected part. About a 4 per cent 
solution of formaldehyde can be used for this pur¬ 
pose. 
Pear Blight is a bacterial disease and easily trans¬ 
mitted. Write to the State Board of Entomology, 
Atlanta, Ga.. for bulletin on Pear Blight and Its 
Control; also to the Bureau of Plant Industry, Dept, 
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
San Jose Scale—Same treatment as recommended 
for Apples. 
PECANS 
See under head of Japanese Persimmons, Walnuts 
£nd Pecans. 
RASPBERRIES 
Rust—Same treatment as recommended for Black¬ 
berries. 
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