New YorRK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
TABLE I.—NURSERY TREES SPRAYED WITH KEROSENE 


SERIES I, 
Trees. Percent- 
ae - ——— . Results. 
Kine. No. Age.  #8e oil. : 
APPLE: Years. 
Baldwin 13 2 20 No injury; following 
season’s growth nor- 
mal. 
o 15 2 40 Same. 
" 18 2 100 Same. 
PEAR: 
Bartlett 11 2 20 No injury; following 
season’s growth nor- 
mal. 
* 15 83and4 40 Same. 
_ 7 8and4 100 + #£zVVery slight injury to 
tips of branches. 
PEACH: 12 1 20 Within three days all 
showed injury, May 
; 31 all dead. 
rs 8 g 40 Same. 
- 18 1 100 =Same. 
PLUM: 
Bradshaw 9 2 20 No injury; following 
seasun’s growth nor- 
mal. 
“ 6 2 40 Evidence of injury ap- 
peared within three 
days. May 31 five 
dead, one badly in- 
jured lived. 
= 6 2 100 Injury apparent day 
following applica- 
tion. May 31 five 
dead; one, slightly 
injured, fair growth 
following season. 
QUINCE: 6 3 100 No injury; following 
season’s growth nor- 
mal. 
319 
DURING WINTER: 
Checks.2 
Good growth. 
Same. 
Same. 
Growth good. 
Same. 
Same. 
No winter killing. 
Good growth fol- 
lowing season. 
Same. 
Same. 
Good growth. 
Same. 
Same. 
Same. 
Series IT.—Sprayed Nov. 22 (see Series I) and March 27. Tem- 
perature on latter date 32°. 
windy; average temperature 30°. 
1Checks same number as iu first test under each variety. 
Weather during the week following 
