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Continuing the subject of orchards, the Secretary read the follow- 

 ing from T. W. Gannt, Maryville, Mo. : • 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Sir : I received the report of the State Horticultural So- 

 ciety for last year that you pent me. I have read its pages with much 

 interest. I desire to contribute my mite if you think it worthy a place 

 in the report of this year, for the benefit of all who have an apple or- 

 chard. I do not find in any books or papers that I have read that any 

 one has offered any specific against the attack of the saperda bivittata, 

 (Say,) the parent of the round-headed apple tree borer who deposits its 

 eggs on the body of the tree near the surface of the ground during the 

 months of May and June. Also the chrysobothris famorata, (Fabr.,) the 

 parent of the flat-headed apple tree borer who makes its appearance 

 during the months of May and June. The eggs are deposited on the 

 trunk and sometimes on the branches. The same remedy is good for 

 one as the other species. Some neglect their trees until nearly ruined 

 by the borers, then the only remedy is to cut them out, and thus the 

 tree is nearly ruined ; hence, all must agree that a preventive is better 

 than a cure. The following is a sure preventive if used as directed : 



Take one gallon of soft soap, one and one-half (H) pints of flour of 

 sulphur ; mix well ; add a strong decoction of tobacco (home-raised to- 

 bacco), reducing the whole to the consistency of thick paint. 



• OPERATION. 



The soil should be removed from the collar of the tree, scrape all 

 the scaley bark from the body of the tree, if any, take a small hand 

 broom and give the body and branches a thorough dressing with the 

 mixture, replace the soil, apply through May and June; repeat the 

 dressing in case of a washing rain. 



I would say that I give the above remedy to my customers who 

 buy trees at my nursery, and after using it say that they are never 

 troubled with borers. 



A COMPLETE VICTORY. 



Some six or seven years ago I observed in my Janneton apple or- 

 chard that shortly after the putting forth of leaves they became pale 

 and sickly in appearance. On a close examination of the trees, which 

 were about eighteen years old, I was utterly dismayed to find that my 

 trees were covered with the oyster shell bark louse. Some of the lower 

 branches died from the efl"ects of the tiny sap-suckers. I saw at once 



