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on them; and fprinkled the trees with a fmall 

 hearth-brufla twice a week for two or three weeks, 

 which effedlually dcftroyed the infe6ls. The like 

 was tried in the garden of one of rny friends, and 

 the leaves retained their verdure until the fall of 

 the year. 



If ufed early, as foon as the bud unfolds itfelf, it 

 will probably prevent the fly. The effedl of tobacco 

 has been long known; and elder-water, frequently 

 fprinkled on honeyfuckles and rofes, has been found 

 to prevent infedls from lodging on them. All that 

 is new in my pradice is, the mixing them together: 

 and the reafons are obvious. 



The quantity made ufe of was, two gallons of 

 water, two ounces of tobacco, and three or four 

 handfuls of elder. It may, however, be made as 

 ftrong as you pleafe, it being perfedlly innocent 

 as to the tree itfelf. 



Mr. BiLLiNGSLEY Very juftly obferves, " It is a 

 fubjedt of much regret, that the counties within 

 the limits of this Society (hould be fo far behind 

 many other counties in the article of ploughing. 

 Vigorous attempts have been made by the Bath 

 Society to introduce the Norfolk and other ploughs, 



calculated 



