NEW YorRK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 363 
Results on trees — The injurious effects of the treatments were 
generally more pronounced on the peaches than on other kinds of 
fruit. The results in detail are briefly as follows :— 
Lot rt. INSTANTANEOUS IMMERSION. 
. TOPS ONLY, 
May 22. All. trees are dormant. 
June 7. Growth is good. 
July 5. Trees in excellent condition. 
ROOTS ONLY. 
May 22. All trees are dormant. 
June 7. Fifty-three trees are dead. Ten trees are apparently alive. 
July 5. Fifty-eight trees are killed. Five trees show poor growth. 
ENTIRE TREES. 
May 22. Trees are dormant. 
June 7. Trees show little life. 
July 5 thirty in number, are dead. 
Lot 2. IMMERSED ONE MINUTE. 
TOPS ONLY. 
May 22. Trees are dormant. 
June 7. Trees are as good as checks. 
July 5. All trees show good growth. 
ROOTS ONLY. 
May 22. Trees are dormant. 
June 7. All trees are as good as checks. 
July 5. All trees; ten in number, are dead. 
ENTIRE TREES, 
May 22. Trees dormant. 
June 7. All trees are dead. Trees are sprouting near ground. 
July 5. All trees, ten in number, are dead. 
Lor 3. IMMERSED Two MINUTES. 
TOPS ONLY. 
May 22. Trees are dormant. 
June 7. Good growth but little inferior to checks. 
Ju'y 5. Trees are in excellent condition. 
ROOTS ONLY. 
May 22. Trees are dormant. 
June 7. Tops are dead. Four trees show young sprouts on trunks. 
July 7. Seven trees are dead. Three show live sprouts on trunk. 
