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old shoe leather will answer) or of heavy cloth, and 

 the other end of the rope carried to a stake driven 

 in the ground several feet from the tree. Four 

 stakes and four ropes will be sufficient for the 

 average tree, but an exceptionally heavy-topped 

 tree, which is more likely to be blown over by a 

 strong wind, should have five or six. 



Bitter rot and brown rot on apple trees should be 

 sprayed with a mixture of ammoniacal copper 

 carbonate and potassium sulphide, half an ounce 

 to a gallon of water. 



An insecticide consisting of a pound of caustic 

 soap, ten ounces of soft soap, three-fourths of a 

 pound of carbonate of potash, and ten gallons of 

 water will be found very effective as a spray for 

 blight. Leather gloves should be worn when 

 handling this spray as it is injurious to the skin. 

 This is a very strong spray and should not be used 

 when the trees are in blossom or bearing fruit. 



APRICOTS 



Spring is the best time to set out apricot trees. The 

 ground should be well manured before setting out 

 the trees and the soil made quite heavy. A good 

 garden loam will be very advisable. 



