272 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JoURNAL. [1 Aprir, 1899. 
K. 
A Paint ror THE TRunKs and Main Brancurs. 
Boil 2 lb. of sulphur and 1 1b. stone lime in 2 gallons of water for an 
hour and a-half. Then add 3 1b. more stone lime and boil half-an-hour. Make 
up with boiling water to 2 gallons, and add enough fine flour or fine clay to the 
mixture to make it of the consistency of thin paint. . 
The following tabulated list gives the principal varieties of fruits grown 
in the colony, together with the chief diseases attacking each particular variety, 
and with suggested remedies for thesame. The Black Smut, which covers 
many fruits and fruit trees, is prevented by destroying the scale insects, aphides, 
and other sucking insects that exude honeydew, as the Smut lives on the 
excretions of these insects, a 
nd is not a disease of the tree :— 
Variety of Fruit, Disease. Remedy Suggested. 
(| San José Scale a. ... | F in winter, K 
| | Red Spider and Mites ..| F in winter, D in spring. I when insects 
Almond 4 hatching out 
| Shot Hole Fungus ... Pa pee 
All insects eating foliage ... | B ; 
(| Codlin Moth dn b. Bandaging, destroying infested fruit 
Fruit Fly... . | Gather and destroy all infested fruit 
| San José Scale ‘kK 
Mussel Scale FF, K 
Parlatoria Scale ¥, K 
Greedy Scale... is Daniel aa Ks 
“A DD] Gatece mmr { | All insects eating foliage ... | B 
Woolly Aphis a . | D, G, H. Resistant stocks 
| Powdery Mildew ||2x 
Black Spot A 
Bitter Rot A 
Bitter Rit A 
Canker... i roi | A. Lime wash 
(| Shot Hole Fungus ... jA 
: jf) Gru ro ee uk Cut away diseased part till clean bark 
Apricot... tr: + is found, and paint wound with K : 
{ Fruit Fly... *y, ... | Gather and destroy all infested fruit 
All insects eating foliage ... | B 
(| Fruit Fly... ape Gather and destroy all infested fruit 
| Banana Disease Thorough drainage and systematic manur- 
ing, especially with green manures 
Banana + | Nematodes on roots... ... | Dig up and burn 
| Borers in stems and roots ... | Dig up and burn 
Guin in fruit *: . | Try making a cut lengthwise in stalk of 
L | bunch 1 month before cutting 
(| Pear Slug... vr Pi 8) 
|| Shot Hole Fungus ... | A 
Cherry Gum ... Re a; The use of suitable stocks. Drainage. Cut 
ee out clean and paint wound with kK 
Fruit Fly... te ... | Gather and destroy all infested fruits 
All insects eating foliage ... | B 
Scale insects of various kinds |C and EK. Gas treatment and K 
All insects eating foliage ... | B 
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All sucking bugs C when young, hand gathering, driving to 
| centre of tree and destroying 
Borers ... B, destroying mature insects, Injecting 
; kerosene into and plugging up hole 
Sucking Moths Attract with poisoned ripe cavendish 
bananas 
Citrus Fruits |. 
Custard Apple... 
a tt 
Fruit F1 
Gather and destroy all infested fruit 
Peach Moth Ty B. Gather and destroy infested fruit 
Maori ... ry: I 
Melanosis A 
Black Brand ... 
Regine | RAN 
White Fungus, and all moss! A. Lime wash, K 
and lichen growths 
Gum, Bark Rot, Root Rot 
Scale insects of various kinds! C and BE 
Peach Moth ... : 
Cut out clean and cover wound with K. 
Good drainage 
Gather and destroy infested fruit 
