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Qxchard Notes, 
By W. J. ALLEN. 
Ai the time of writing, citrus trees are 
looking anything but well in most of the 
districts 
It is well to make early arrangements 
for the fighting of the codlin moth, and 
while arsenite of soda has proved to be 
much superior to the Paris green for 
fighting this pest, it is now claimed by 
many in America that arsenate of jlead is 
even better than arsenite of soda. 3 
‘First Spraying, 
Use 3 Ib. of arsenate of lead to 50 gals. 
of water. The application should bo 
given just as soon as most of the petals 
have fallen. 
: Second Spraying, 
To follow about three weeks after the 
first, using 2lb. of arsenate of lead to 50 
gallons of water.- Subsequent sprayings 
may be given at intervals of every four 
weeks if the moth is bad, using alout 14 
Ib. of arsenate of lead to 50 gallons of 
water. This spray is recommended by G 
W.H Valch (Californian Fruit: grower) 
In spraying trees with this or any other 
spray, see that a good pressure is kept up, 
so that the pump will throw a good fine 
mist, and be particular to cover the inside 
and outside of the tree, as well as the 
whole of the fruit 
It is claimed by some of the Californian 
fruit-growers that 1 1b. each of lime and 
sulphur to 4 gallons of water is equally 
as good if not better than the lime, salt, 
and sulphur spray, and experiments have 
proved that the former spray is quite as 
effectiye in keeping the San José scale in 
check, and is much easier to handle. We 
have tried this spray in our orchard with 
very satisfactory results; but in order to 
make it adhere to the trees we boil it for 
about four hours, using a 200-gallon tank 
for the purpose. The sulphur should be 
mixed up like mustard before putting it 
in the tank preparatory t) boiling. 
Bordeaux mixture will be found the best 
spray at this time of the year for all 
fungus diseases. Never spray any trees 
or vines while they are in bloom, else the 
chances are that ihe crop will be destroyed 
They may be sprayed a week before com- 
irg into bloom, and a week after the 
fruit is set. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
A List of Good Apples. 
The following varieties have fruited 
and proved true to name. So asto make 
the list complete in the one issue, we re- 
publish the part which appeared in our 
last. 
Adams Permain. 
Tree moderately vigorous, poor crop 
medium size, conic oblong; striped and 
splashed with browinsh red; flesh yel- 
low, firm, brisk, subacid, fair flavor, mo- 
derate keeper. Blossoms 12th October ; 
ripens middle of April. 
Ben Davis, 
Tree upright, spreading, vigorous, poor 
crop, large size, roundish, conical, flat- 
tened, yellow, brightly striped with crim- 
son, flesh yellowish, brisk, juicy, fair 
flavor, good keeper, subject to codlin. 
Blooms October, ripens May, very showy. 
Buncombe. 
Tree moderately upright, vigorous, a 
heayy crop, medium size, roundish, coni- 
cal, skin yellow and covered on the sunny 
side with purplish red, flesh tender, juicy 
and sweet, with a high flavor, subject to 
water core, free from codlin moth. 
Blooms in October, ripens early in 
May. 
Cleopatra. 
Upright vigorous heavy crop, good even 
size, in cluster, oblong conic, sometimes 
oblate, skin thin, lemon yellow, with 
occasional blush in the sun, flesh white, 
rich, subacid and juicy, with good flavor, 
good desert and culinary, ripens evenly, 
will not hang on ‘tree, good keeper, poor 
dryer. One of our most profitable apples, 
fairly free from codlin moth, but subject 
to bitter pit. 
Devonshire Quarrenden-—Tree upright 
and spreading and stunted: a poor crop, 
small size, in cluster, oblate and angular: 
skin shiny red, calyx very downy; flesh 
white, rich and aromatic: poor keeper, 
free from codlin moth. 5 
Biooms in October and ripens early in 
January. . 
Dumelow’s Seedling. 
Tree spreading and vigorous, poor crop, 
large size, roundish flattened, skin green- 
ish, striped with 1e', flesh, yellow, soft 
and mealy and inferior: subject to bitter 
pit and codlin n ot1. 
Blooms about the middle of October 
and ripens early in February. 
<B ES GY wkoioEm/’s 
SW ES Ss 
Are obtainable at ALL Stores and Confctioners. 
Wholesale Factory: TWIN STREET 
OcrosrR 1, 1906 
Esopus Spitzenberg. 
Tree upright, rather stunted, poor erop,. 
medium size, roundish conic, skin yellow: 
striped and splashed with carmine, flesh 
yellowish white, juicy and firm, with rich 
flavor, good keeper. 
Blooms middle of October and ripens. 
towards the end of April. Subject to cod- 
lin moth, 
Five-crown Pippin. 
Tree spreading and vigorous, poor crop- 
of large size, roundish oblate, conic, dislt. 
tinctly five-sided, with five prominene 
ridges round the crown; skin deep yel- 
low with faint blush when expose = flesh 
yellow, firm, rich and juicy, subactd wich 
good flavor, fair keeper and dries well 
So far unsuccessful in the Bathurst or. 
heard. 
_ Blooms towards tho ond of October ana. 
ripens about the end of January, Fairly 
free from codlin moth. 
: Gravenstein. 
Tree spreading, vigorous heavy foliage 
large size medium crop, fruit oblate. 
ribbed, skin y-llow with broad stripes of 
crimson, flesh yellow, firin and of good 
flavor, poor keeper, readily falls before. 
ripening, 
Blooms early in October 
about the middle of January. 
variety. 
and ripens. 
Good early 
Hoover. 
Tree spreading, vigorous, dense foliage. 
heavy crop, and large in size in cluster. 
fruit roundish oblate, skin striped and. 
mottled with reddish maroon, flesh yel- 
low, crisp and juicy, with fair flavor; free 
from codlin moth. i 
Blooms about the middle of October 
and tipens early in February, A hand- 
some variety. 
Trish Peach. 
Tree spreadiug, vigorous, heay 
medium size, fruit roundish, slightly £42 
tened ; skin pale yellow, mottled with 
red with numerous green dots ; flesh 
greenish white. crisp, good flavor; falls 
readily, but is a poor keeper; subject to. 
‘codlin moth. 
Blooms middle of October and rj 
early in January. ed 
Jonathan, 
Tree spreading, vigorous, medium crop: 
of large size, roundish conical, skin yel- 
low, almost entirely covered with deep 
red and sometimes striped with crimson: 
flesh white, crisp, tender and Juicy, witht 
good flayor;: almost free from ’¢odlin 
moth. Valuable market vaaiety — drys 
well, good dessert and culinary and js a. 
fair keeper, 
Blooms about the middle of October 
and ripens towards the end of J anuary. 
Munroe’s Favorite, 
Tree upright, vigorous, poor crop, me~ 
dium size in cluster, roundish conical, 
pointed; skin rough, deep lemon yellow 
flesh denote cones and firm, sugary and 
ju:cy; drys well, fair keeper and exo i 
cooking; free from codlin, ee 
Blooms middle of October and ri 
abcut the end of February, ae 
