. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. Uit Fig. 65.—Section of a diseasad plum leaf, spores bein r thrown off. a Spores very much enlarged- See Figs. 42 and 43. Fig. 64.—Disease in a plum leaf. open we prevent the spread of the early growing spores. The spraying must be repeated several times, as various diseases start to grow at different times. As a rule the best fruit-growers combine their spraying for insects and for diseases—thus they make a mixture of bluestone and of Paris green, the former to kill the disease spores, and the latter to poison some of the inse


. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. Uit Fig. 65.—Section of a diseasad plum leaf, spores bein r thrown off. a Spores very much enlarged- See Figs. 42 and 43. Fig. 64.—Disease in a plum leaf. open we prevent the spread of the early growing spores. The spraying must be repeated several times, as various diseases start to grow at different times. As a rule the best fruit-growers combine their spraying for insects and for diseases—thus they make a mixture of bluestone and of Paris green, the former to kill the disease spores, and the latter to poison some of the insects. One warning must be repeated, that is, not to spray with poison while any tree is in full bloom, since at that time the blossoms may be injured, and insects, such as bees, may be killed that are carrying pollen from the stamens to the pistils, thereby assisting in the fertilization of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916. New York : D. Appleton


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