. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. PACIFIC TREE AND VINE 17 litis, its action on that disease being due to the decomposition of arbutin, one of its constituents, and the for- mation of hydro-quinoiie, which is a powerful disinfectant and anti- ferment. The plant is so abundant that it is probably not profitable to gather it commercially. It is the plant by the Indians lor smok- ing tobacco under the name of kin- nikinic. The plant also goes by the names of "Bears' Grape," "Red Bear Berry," "Fox Berry," "Meal Berry," and "
. California country journal. Agriculture -- California. PACIFIC TREE AND VINE 17 litis, its action on that disease being due to the decomposition of arbutin, one of its constituents, and the for- mation of hydro-quinoiie, which is a powerful disinfectant and anti- ferment. The plant is so abundant that it is probably not profitable to gather it commercially. It is the plant by the Indians lor smok- ing tobacco under the name of kin- nikinic. The plant also goes by the names of "Bears' Grape," "Red Bear Berry," "Fox Berry," "Meal Berry," and "Barren ; C. F. S., Morgan Hill.âThe twig sent by you from an apple tree is infested with powdery mildew. The best remedy for this is the Bordeaux mixture, the formula for preparing which we have given several times in columns. Mildew on goose berries is of the same , a fun- gus disease, and the same remedy will be effective. The wash should be applied first before the trees come out in leaf and then at inter- vals afterwards. The disease is propagated from spores which find lodgment on the twigs and branches of the plant, and as soon as the young buds swell and the leaves come out, these spores spread to the new growth. The object in spray- ing is to prevent this spread, and to do this it is necessary to reach the spores before they germinate. The remedy therefore is rather prevent- ive than curative, as when the di- sease manifests itself the damage is done. A. E. T. Box 630, Fresno, is anxious to get the name of some grower of the Phenomenal straw- berry. Will some of our readers who know furnish us this informa- tion ? The plants are not common in the market and can be obtained from the seedmen in limited quan- tities only and at jirices ranging from 20 to 25 cents each. W. S., San Mateo.âThe Califor- nia Red Berry, so commonly used here for Christmas decorations and sometimes called California Holly, is not a holly, nor is it even a dis- tant memb
Size: 1098px × 2275px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksponsorsloanfo, bookyear1884
