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He found there was not a trace of arsenic. Yet these 

 people write such nonsense and spread it all over the 

 world, and some foohsh people, without taking the trouble 

 to think, believe them. Our apples are perfectly safe as 

 food. They have been tested by a chemical analysis that 

 cannot fail, and this analysis is backed up by the common 

 sense of any one who examines the matter. Many 

 analyses have been done with great care, and show there 

 is not the slightest danger in the use of Paris green, as 

 directed by entomologists. It is important for all to know 

 this and understand why it it so, when people say they 

 won't ^ use Paris green because they injure the crop. 

 That is all nonsense. The only injury spraying could do 

 would be by destroying the leaves, if it were used too 

 strong. If the leaves of a tree are destroyed it cannot 

 produce any fruit." 



In England, also on the continent, the old-fashioned 

 and excellent practice adopted by growers of paintino- 

 their trees with sulphur and Hme is still carried out, and 

 while we advocate the use of Paris green as being much 

 superior, we have no desire to condemn a practice so 

 largely used by the practical growers of England and 

 elsewhere. Lime and sulphur your trees by all means, 

 but unless your neighbours do the same the grub will 

 have the largest share of your apples and pears. 



To those growers who may wish to paint their trees to 

 destroy the grubs of the codlin moth, &c., I may add the 

 receipt for preparing the mixture, as given in the 

 Australasian, as follows :— Take of sulphur and lime 

 each 6 lbs., to be boiled till all the sulphur is dissolved, 

 and a clean brown liquid, four gallons in amount, remains. 

 This should be diluted by mixing 60 quarts of water with 

 one quart of the sulphiu' and lime solution. This is not 

 only good against caterpillars, which may be hybernating 

 in the crevices of the trees, but is also useful against 

 borers, white ants, &c., &c. In the case of plants of the 

 citrus family generally this would be partly impractic- 

 able, the branches being prickly and twiggy, still it could 

 be done on the tree up as far as where the '^branches meet 



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