Tests of various fungicides proved that Bordeaux Mx. is a
very efficient preventive, and when applied at the proper time
will protect th9 crop more or less, according to the thoroughness
of application. The.proper time to apply the fungicide is when
the flower buds begin to form, or even earlier in a warm season.
Late cold weather retards the progress, and early moist, warm
weather hastens; so the exact time cannot be stated. The fungi-
cide should be repeated every week or ten days, depending on
how rapidly it is removed by the wind and rain. The part of
the plant covered with the fungicide alone is protected.
 The tests made for blight were on fields that had some black
rot, but the fungicides were applied too late in the season to pro-
duce any effect on the latter disease.

 DROPPING OF BUDS.

 There are several different maladies of the tomato the
causes of which are unknown. It will be of considerable interest
to watch the development of these during the coming tomato
season.
 Among these troubles is one that has caused considerable
loss and attracted the attention of a considerable number of
growers.
 In this trouble, the flowers, just after blooming, fall from the
vine, apparently without cause. Of course, there is a reason for
this. Some growers considered the brand of fertilizer to be at
fault, but that idea was not confirmed by further investigation.
Still, there is not enough evidence against this to overlook the
point. The frost and cold weather have also been assigned. The
argument in favor of this view has much better backing than
the former view.
 The tomato grower, whose eyes are keen enough to see that
he is losing one or two of his earliest and most valuable pickings
by the falling of the early flowers, cannot be in doubt many
years as to the cause of the disorder.

 ANOTHER DISEASE

that causes the crumpling and drying up of the leaves has been
observed in many places and in widely different sections. It has
been thought that it was caused by hot sun burning the leaves;