IRISH GARDENING 



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Winter Spraying of Fruit Trees. 



rpHE following extracts arc from the " Spraying 

 -^ Calendar," given by I'rofessor Pickering, M.A.. 

 F.R.S., Director of the Wohnrn Ex])erimental Fruit Farm, 

 and F. V. Theobald, M.A.. Vice- Principal, South Eastern 

 Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, in their very useful hand- 

 book, " Fruit Trees and their Enemies." (Copies of this 

 book can be had jiost free for Is. 9d. each.) 



" Apart from the consideration of the direct action of a 

 winter wash in destroying various pests which are probably 

 present, moss, lichen and dead bark must always accumu- 

 late, and the freer trees are kejit from these the healthier 

 they will be, and the less will be the opportunities afforded 

 for insects to flourish on them." 



" From January to March. — Spray tree with a caustic 

 paraffin emulsion for cleansing them of dead bark, and 

 destroying moss, lichen, mussel scale, small apple, ermin 

 moth, gooseberiy and currant scale, gcosel crry spider. 

 currant shoot and fruit moth, pear leaf blister mite, and 

 possibly other insects." 



Winter spraying is now resorted to bj- practically every 

 up-to-date fruit grower. The formula most recommended 

 for Winter Spraying Emulsion is as follows: — Soft soaj) 

 i lb. ; paraffin (solar distillate). 5 pints ; caustic soda, 2 to 

 2i lbs. ; water, 9^ gallons. The neces.sary aiticlcs for thi.s 

 and all other Spraying and Fumigating Mixtures can be 

 had, with directions for mixine, from T). M. Watson. 

 M.P^S., Tlortieultural Chemi«t. 61 South Creat George's 

 Street. Dublin. 'Phone. 1971. 



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Famous 

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 The direct result of LONG PRACTICAL 



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Used by Amateur and Professional 



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THOMSON'S SPECIAL 

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AND TOP DRESSING MANURE, 



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For the complete destruction of Worms on Lawns, Bowling Greens 



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To destroy Insect Pests. The Uandle attached to each Cone only needs 

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This preparation is for destroying D.iisies and otiicr weeds on lawns 



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