. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. SOILS FOR PLUMS 227 Peach borers also attack the cherry trees, particularly of the sweet varieties. The remedies against borers have already been discussed under insect enemies of the peach. San Jose" scale is less serious on the cherry than on peaches and plums. The remedies, however, are the same. Brown Rot on Cherries.—Probably the worst disease of the cherry is the brown rot. It seriously attacks the sweet varieties and is hard to control. Spray with Bordeaux mixture as suggested f
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals. Gardening; Vegetable gardening; Fruit-culture. SOILS FOR PLUMS 227 Peach borers also attack the cherry trees, particularly of the sweet varieties. The remedies against borers have already been discussed under insect enemies of the peach. San Jose" scale is less serious on the cherry than on peaches and plums. The remedies, however, are the same. Brown Rot on Cherries.—Probably the worst disease of the cherry is the brown rot. It seriously attacks the sweet varieties and is hard to control. Spray with Bordeaux mixture as suggested for the peach. PLUMS There are three main types of plums in common use. These are almost as different from each other as plums are from cherries,. UNITED STATES PLUMS AND PRUNES TREES OF BEARING AND NOT OF BEARING AGE APPROXIMATE ACREAGE EACH DOT REPRESENTS 300 ACRES Fig. 156.—About one-third of the acreage of plums and prunes is in California. (U. S. D. A.) and yet they grade into each other in many ways. Their culture, soil and characteristics differ widely. Figure 156 shows the wide distribution of plum trees in the United States. Soils for Plums.—The Japanese plums and the Domestica, or European plums, prefer rich, heavy soils. Many of the American types of plums endure well the light soils, while others of this group prefer the rich, heavy soils. In trying to select a type to suit the soil of any particular region it is well to consult the exper- iment station authorities in your state. Some varieties will do much better than others in any 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 Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-. Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott Co
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