New YoRK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 301 
EXPERIMENT XI, 
SATSUMA PLUMS DIPPED IN’ SULPHUR WASH FOR DIFFERENT TIME 
PERIODS. 
This was conducted in the same manner as Experiment IX. The 
nursery stock was taken from cold storage and consisted of 290 
3-year-old Satsuma plums. All details of the dipping operations 
are the same as previously described. 
Results on trees— No important differences were noted in the 
trees of lots I to III inclusive. The effects of the treatments upon 
the remainder of the trees are as follows :— 
Lot 4. Drerep THREE MINUTES. 
TOPS ONLY. 
May 22. Trees are in leaf. 
June 7. Leaves are very small and growth is poor. 
July 5. Growth is good. Many tips of branches are dead and considerable 
sprouting shows below base of lower branches. 
ROOTS ONLY. 
May22. Same as above. 
June 7. Tips of branches are dead and sprouts show on trunk. Three 
trees are dead. 
July 5. Four trees are dead. Remainder of trees have made a poor growth. 
ENTIRE TREES. 
May 22. Trees are in leaf. 
June 7. Leaves are very small. Tips of branches are dead. Few sprouts 
show on trunk. 
July 5. Growth is small and much dead wood appears in tops of trees. 
Lot 5. Dr1ppEp Five MINUTES. 
TOPS ONLY, 
May 22. Growth is much retarded and few leaf clusters are apparent. 
June 7. Considerable sprouting shows on sides of trees and bases of 
branches. Tips of branches are dead. 
July 5. Growth is poor. Much dead wood is apparent. Considerable 
sprouting shows on trunks. 
ROOTS ONLY. 
May 22. As above. 
June 7. Leaves are larger and more abundant than above. Injuries to 
wood are not so extensive. 
Ju'y 5. Growth is good. One tree is dead and 3 trees are backward. 
