This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ... three-fourths to nine-tenths of the leaves have fallen. Most remain on Plat XLV. The other plats are much alike. October 23.--The orchard has been bare of foliage for some days. There have been three light frosts. So many trees are now affected that most of the orchard has been cut down, and its present appearance is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ... three-fourths to nine-tenths of the leaves have fallen. Most remain on Plat XLV. The other plats are much alike. October 23.--The orchard has been bare of foliage for some days. There have been three light frosts. So many trees are now affected that most of the orchard has been cut down, and its present appearance is that shown on Plate HI. 1892: July 13.--The orchard was plowed last spring at the usual time, and has been kept in nice order. Thirty-two new cases. Spring cold and backward. Weather dry for some weeks. October 10.--Nineteen trees which appeared to be entirely healthy in July now show plain symptoms: Among the weeds observed in this orchard this year are, dock, burdock, poke, yarrow, plantains (P. rugelii, P. virginica), carrot, fleabanes (E. canadensis, U. annum), pennyroyal, evening primrose, ragweed, amaranths, Chenopodium album, Xanthium strumarium, Asclepias cornuti, Acerates viridiflora, Polygonum persicaria, Allium vineale, and Setaria viridis. No fruit this year, and, therein, renewed evidence that yellows is not induced by overbearing. The foliage is yellowing and falling rather early this autumn. It is all off some varieties, while others hold one-quarter to one-half. There have been no hard frosts. Tomato vines on this hill are still green and thrifty. Series V.--Orchard Op Dr. W. S. Maxwell, Still Pond, Md. (Plate xxvi.) This orchard is immediately south of Series IV in the same field, and might have, been considered with it, except that the trees are one year younger. It is four rows wide (north and south) and twenty-four rows deep. The trees came from the nursery of R. G. Nicholson, Chestertown, Md., and were set in November, 1885. The distance apart was 18 by 18 feet. The orchard consists of two varieties of two rows each--Salwa...
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