2. May 3 and 4, immediately before the blossoms opened. See 
figure 2, Plate II. 
3. May 14 and 15, immediately after the blossoms fell. See 
figure 3, Plate II. 
4. June 6. This treatment was delayed about 10 days later 
than was intended, because rainy weather prevented its applica- 
tion. See fieure 4, Plate III. 
5. June 21. See figure 5, Plate ILL. 
6. June 21. Application was also made to one tree that had not 
been previously sprayed. 
All Seckel fruit was picked October 1 and sorted according to 
Mr. Smith’s usual custom. A small quantity of select fruit was 
secured from a few of the unsprayed trees, otherwise the fruit 
was sorted into the following classes, namely, No. 1, No. 2, No. 
3,” and culls. 
Fruit of good size and fair appeafance was put in the No. 1 
grade; fruit.of medium size or large sized fruit with some imper- 
fections was put into the No. 2 grade; small fruit, if marketable, 
went into No. 3 grade. The culls were not marketed.. In the 
following comparison no account is taken of the fruit of any © 
variety except Seckel. 
13 In some instances this grade between No. 2 and culls was made. 
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