. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE DISEASES OF FRUITS. 215 Remedies. Several of the Experiment Stations have been making extensive tests of remedies for the apple scab, per- haps none more satisfactorily than the one at Geneva, New York. Three sprayings with the Bordeaux mixture are rec- ommended : the first between the breaking of the bud and the opening of the blossom, followed by the second shortly after. Fig. 280.—An Apple, showing the blotches and distortions produced by the A
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. THE DISEASES OF FRUITS. 215 Remedies. Several of the Experiment Stations have been making extensive tests of remedies for the apple scab, per- haps none more satisfactorily than the one at Geneva, New York. Three sprayings with the Bordeaux mixture are rec- ommended : the first between the breaking of the bud and the opening of the blossom, followed by the second shortly after. Fig. 280.—An Apple, showing the blotches and distortions produced by the Apple Scab. the petals have fallen, and the last about two weeks later. It is seen by this that the attack of the fungus, upon the fruit at least, is chiefly while it is young. Later on the skin be- comes smooth and tough, and a foothold is not likely to be obtained. The Bordeaux mixture now generally employed, after ex- tensive experiments extending over several years, is as fol- lows : Copper sulphate (bluestone), . .6 pounds Quicklime 4 " Water, 60 gallons Slake the lime with hot water and strain through coarse cloth or sacking. Place the copper sulphate in a bag of sim- ilar material and suspend it over night near the surface of a. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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