. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. summer pruning is to cut away dis-eased branches, particularly those affected with blight or, in thecase of stone fruits, that are affected with brown rot. The Spraying Campaign in the Apple Orchard.—The campaignhere described applies not only to apples, but to all core fruits,including apples, pears and quinces. In orchards affected with San Jose scale two winter sprayingsare somet
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. summer pruning is to cut away dis-eased branches, particularly those affected with blight or, in thecase of stone fruits, that are affected with brown rot. The Spraying Campaign in the Apple Orchard.—The campaignhere described applies not only to apples, but to all core fruits,including apples, pears and quinces. In orchards affected with San Jose scale two winter sprayingsare sometimes necessary. The first is with miscible oil applied inearly winter. This loosens the scales and penetrates well into therough bark. Late in winter, after the winter pruning is over a strong spray 334 WORK BY SEASONS of lime-sulfur solution is made to thoroughly clean up the trees ofSan Jose scale and spores of scab, rot and rust. If the trees are not affected with San Jose scale the winter spray-ing with lime-sulfur for the three classes of diseases mentioned isnecessary. In its place, however, copper sulfate could be is not common, however, to find orchards not somewhat affectedwith the Fig. 238.—Four types of pruning saws. C, d, swivel bladed saws for use in clcse places;b, 5-point solid blade was for very large limbs; a, double edge saw often sold, but it may domuch damage. (Nebraska Station.) As the buds begin to swell, and before they show any color ofgreen or white bloom, it is usually necessary to spray with poisonto fight the bud worm. This may be added to a weaker. solutionof lime-sulfur to continue the fight against fungous diseasesand San Jose scale. This spraying as the buds burst sometimesconsists of arsenate of lead combined with Bordeaux mixture. If atthis time the buds are attacked by plant lice, the lime-sulfur willhelp to control this pest also. THE SPRAYING CAMPAIGN 335 The next spraying should follow immediately after the petalsfall fr
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