The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-20


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Rstghs Is zoE prevalent O. apple
Gnd psz- t-ses n nearly al PARIS q
Mz-yizzd O. soze apple Csss
p-ze-eaiiF Al rs trait has bssz de-
S-oys6- Zes less n zaE o1eArlS
& lie STATE : very ss-.ous-
Ts 6sseass Las bSs1 present q
svzs sxts1l ElzS t-lit vas 1rsi
groTz II this country, c1E some
Tszz becomes verse tEza usual i
: z-se fond q VII hsEtAo-as crab
apple. ss-T<cs k=-Ey. and o. many
sz-zis< cultivated Shrubs = : Te-!
11.usf1s % q-1css
TIE blight 1-< appears II IL bios
sons, whsps -1s bacteria E1eh cause
ii sEs carried 81 bees. o. so1ec18
ctLS- Insects he germs multiply
u IL nectar q LAe 1cEs-s. and t-oz
Z E1gls such 5oEs-. bees nay -1tecs
he whole orchard
- disease sz-ea6s downward
t-uz ne towers between L5s wood
E-d bz-k king rye % "a neoes
O. lie tT5g 4 DAY. BIT klsr j. Q-o-
grasses 2o-z Slowly. and Il sgQ2es
zE-&lly dies su- u the yTuog tE1Es;
BIZ so-a=zss. Ead Usually = pear,
= keeps ex-szS6g, Killing large
breaches. e. Tie whole tree, D. form
Ing cazksrs = TIE bz-k II which The
bacteria 5sgn % multiply Z tie
sxB61zg sap around he cz1ksrs, OF
sometimes Il late Infected tE.gs.
Tbs Z ths source q Infection n ths
spring
Tbs blight often goes through short
ssars. E sprouts. OF wounds Of any
KID, into The bodT Of tie Ees. even
zezr OF below ne ground Many
-re& o. lzzEs branches s5e g1-dlsd
and die Il thtE way every rssr.
Ts most effective treatment coz
s.su Il eating out The diseased
pgrts. II young orchards @aud II
nurseries Ehers there" Is naturally
5n HtEs bzAzgI and II Old ORCHARDS
Il seasons Eaen blight Il not serious
but cutting on svsry blight tsig and
cz1ksr a. sooA Is possible. giving
special attention 10 the body ard
base o. ne tree, & bad outbreak nay
Be prevented IL following years. II
Is also necsssz-! 20 destroy al blight
L tie as!ghborhcsd OF Wild OF eGi-
ttvased trees as he bses may carr!
Il long distances Bees are, however.
necessary 70 polleasts Tie fsEers-
When old bearing trees are baby
infected, virtsr s tbs best tine 70
cut out the blight The cuts o. large
bra- ehss OF z tts trunk shoHld -
brushed with disiotsctant and -hsa
dry protected By painting with white
lead II liazeed oil II emitting blight
Ia tie growing season. II = important
TO wipe the pruning Instrument after
each cut o. { eio-A o. sponge re,
With either cs-eolis scid. eo1cs1-
trstea LDe-sulphEr, per cant
fornzltnz .. other t.EiaEestsnt 70
prevent r=.1tscr1oH Of tts 1sr e2t
Cat t~.gs several Eeass tsIoE WHARF
the blight shows, Is u spring t1s
germs ex-s15 much farther Z thai
they shoE e. -hs o7tE.ds. Keep
water sprouts and al spurs % ths
trunk and main limbs Of pear and
susceptible spp&s varieties 50 Ast
one useless oligt+ef spur o sprou-
nay rot girtSe ard destroy = ~hots
branch Of t-se.
Sone FsrisI.eG s1eh IS yellow
Transparent, Wealthy, York Imperial
and Fail PtVP11 apple and Bartlett
pear are very susceptible, Others IKE
EetSsr and T'inessp are less injured.
Il vii b seen from the above tia;
little can bs done now II badly a.
fscted orchards 20 prevent further IL
fury this season, bur the community
should organize 70 prETent the spread
Of this serious disease another year.