The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-06

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they rot entire fruit. Most serious in
hot. wet weather.. sometimes affecting
leaves. twigs and blossoms. The dis
ease usually enters the fruit through
Injuries made by insects such as the
curculio. Spraying to control curculio
usually is all that is required.
When fruit hangs In clusters 1t 10
more subject to brown rot. beginning
10 decay where the fruits touch.
Peaches should be thinned so That the
fruit will not touch and this increases
the size Of the fruit.
Destroy all rotted fruit and dried up
mummies. Spray with self-boiled lime
sulphur. $3.50 with two pounds Of
arsenate Of lead to Nifty gallons Of the
s~olution-just as the calyces or shucks
are falling from the fruit. Two or
three weeks later spray again. Late
Varieties should have a third applica-
ton about a month before the fruit
ripens. emitting the arsenate Of lead.
Peach Leaf Curl.
This disease causes light green. yell
lowish or reddish. wrinkled. swollen
leaves which drop early and II also at
tacks young twigs. Spray with COM
mercial lime sulphur, one part to If
teen parts Of water. or Bordeaux mix
ture. $3.50 strength. applied just be-
fore the leaf buds begin to swell in the
spring. Spraying for scale. In the
spring before the leaf buds swell, with
lime sulphur will also control peach
leaf curl.
Caution.
Never spray peach trees with Bor-
deaux or commercial lime sulphur
when the foliage Is on the trees. Self
boiled lime sulphur. a mixture of lime
and sulphur. heated by the shaking
OF the lime. will not injure the foliage
OF h peach. Arsenate Of lead Is the
only insecticide which should be used
on the peach. II used alone. three or
o pounds Of good. fresh stone lime
should be slaked and added to every
nifty gallons. to counteract the ten
dency arsenate OF lead has on the
tender foliage.
Peaches should be sprayed first DUR
Ing the dormant season. just before
the leaf buds swell In the early spring.
Use commercial lime sulphur l part TO
s parts of water, This controls scale
and peach leaf curl.
The eco spraying should he given
when the calyces or shields have
dropped from the growing fruit: use
self-boiled lime sulphur. $3.50. and
arsenate Of lead. : pounds to so gal
Ions Of water. This controls brown
rot. peach scab. curculio.
The third spraying should be given
two or three weeks after the second
spray. using the same mixture.
The fourth spray should be given
n month before the frui, ripens,
using self-boiled lime sulphur. $3.50,
for brown rot.
Black Knot On Plume.
4. black swollen spot several inches
II length. Gu, out and burn all af-
fected parts in the autumn. making
the at leas, tour inches back Of
the knot.
Give the first spray before the leaf
buds swell. using commercial lime sui
phur, ] part to 6 parts water.
The second spray should be given
as o as the caiyx or shucks are
on OF the growing fruit. Use COM
mercial lime sulphur, | part to 40
parts water, or Bordeaux mixture,
$3.50 strength. adding . pounds o!
arsenate Of lead to 30 gallons.
On sweet cherries the foliage Is
~ ay.lAv 49, 90. ~ 49,,
90 for sweet cherries use self boiled
lime sulphur. $3.50, for the second
and third sprays.
Let the third spray be two or three
weeks later; same material as second
spray.
Grapes
The grape is subject to the attack.
Of various insects and diseases. but
IL thoroughly cultivated and well fer.
tilted, keeping the vines in vigorous
condition. they will resist these at.
tacks. Early in the spring remove
all mummied fruit from the vines ant
clean up generally about the plants.
Bordeaux mixture is the best spra!
TO use on grapes. Ammonia copper
carbonate is used for late grape spray
ing. as it does not stain the fruit.
Grapes should have the first spray
ing when the third leaf is forming OF
the new shoot. Bordeaux mixture
3-4-5O. with . or 3 pounds OF arscnat'
Of lead to 30 gallons OF solution.
Give the second spray just befor,
the blossoms open and the third spra,
Just after the blooms have fallen
Fourth spray two weeks later.