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dations. When they thus appear, an effectual remedy is found in 

 fumigating with tobacco, or other strong smoke, or an application of 

 tobacco water. Either will speedily destroy all that are touched by 

 it. But I have found that this insect can be best destroyed and pre- 

 vented from attacking during summer, by washing the trees occa- 

 sionally during winter with the soap-suds from the wash-house, 

 applying it by means of the garden engine or the syringe ; — the 

 glutinous and greasy matter of the soap-suds preventing their move- 

 ments : for, in addition to the difficulty of moving upon such glutinous 

 matter, it has a tendency to secure them in the places where they are 

 deposited. If, however they do creep forth, the alkaline of the suds 

 is generally fatal to them. "When a remedy and preventative is em- 

 ployed in the winter season of the year, it not only prevents injury to 

 the shoots, but the time can be much more conveniently devoted to 

 the purpose of destruction or prevention in winter than in summer. 

 I can assure the readers of the Cabinet that the washing as sug- 

 gested is most effectual. This washing is equally applicable to the 

 Caterpillar and Red Spider; in fact, my fruit trees, before attend- 

 ing to this washing, were always pestered in spring and summer: 

 it was contending with a constant foe, and the trees and fruit suffer- 

 ing severely. But now my wall trees, vines, and stove plants, are 

 vigorous and healthy, and no trouble or injury is sustained in sum- 

 mer. I have not had my trees at all attacked with mildew since I 

 washed them ; but the branches and shoots are of a fine bright and 

 healthy colour. I am fully satisfied that considerable expense, 

 trouble, and anxiety would be saved, if a judicious and frequent ap- 

 plication of soap-suds was used. 



ARTICLE VII. 



CULTURE OF THE DOUBLE POMEGRANATE. 



BY A DEVONIAN. 



Observing a query in a former number of the Cabinet, on the 

 blooming of the Double Pomegranate, I beg to forward this extract 

 from Evelyn's Silva, which may probably be useful to the enquirer. 

 " There are of this glorious shrub three sorts, easily enough edu- 

 cated under any warm shelter, even to the raising hedges of them ; 



