4 
716 Report or THE HorrTIcuLTURIST OF THE 
left unsprayed for comparison and it was found that ammmonia- 
cal solution of copper carbonate was effective as a fungicide. On 
unsprayed Flemish Beauty tree noted that the amount of scabby 
fruit increased from fifty-five per cent July 6 to seventy-two 
per cent August 31. : 
34. —. Report Vermont Exp. Station, 1892. p. 25. 
States that pear scab may be largely prevented by spraying with 
copper solutions. . 
35. —. Newspaper Bulletin No. 2, Vermont Exp. 
Station. Mentions proposed treatment of pear scab for 1893 
with copper carbonate. | 
36. Lamson, H. H. Report New Hampshire Exp. Station, 
1890 and 1891, pp. 216-241. Bordeaux mixture and ammoniacal 
solution of copper carbonate were tested and five treatments 
made with each. The reduced amount of cracked and scabby 


fruit demonstrated the value of the treatment. See also Exp. 
Station Record, V, p. 60. 
37. Lupwic. Die niederen Kryptogamen, p. 316. 
38. Maaenus, P. Verzeichnis der vom 1r August bis 10 
September I891 bei Bad .Kissingen in Bayern gesammelten 
meist parasitischen Pilze, p. 6. Notes the occurrence of /. 
pyrinum on fruit and leaves of pear in a garden. 
39. Massey, W. F. Bul. 92, N. C. Exp. Station, p. 98. Gives 
brief note on pear scab with illustration of scabby fruit. ‘ Recom- 
mends treatment with copper sucrate. 
40. Prituirux. Comptes rendus, 1877, p. 910. Observed the 
pear scab in Paris, France. Thought it could be carried over 
winter on the young twigs. Cited by Frank in Die Krankhetten | 
der Pflanzen p. 589. : 
41. Rusx, J. M. Report of U.S. Sec’y of Agriculture, 1892, 
p- 47. Mentions Fairchild’s discovery at the N. Y. State Exp. 
Station, Geneva, N. Y., of the appearance of the pear scab 
fungus on the unopened flower buds, “ a fact long suspected but 
never before demonstrated.” 
42. Saunpers, Wm. Canadian Horticulturist, VII,p. 127. As 
fungicides for pear scabs suggests (1) hyposulphite of soda, (2) 
sulphide of lime, or (8) sulphur in suspension. 
43. 

Proceedings Western N. Y. Hort. Soc’y, 1891, | 
p. 60. Recommends burning sulphur in packing shed before bar- > _ 

