CHAPTER VII. 



Enemies of the Orchard and Fruit 

 Garden. 



THEY are many, but all orchards and all 

 trees need not necessarily be troubled with 

 them. The object in describing and giving the 

 remedies, so far as is practicable in a book of this 

 size, is to teach the planter how to avoid or arrest 

 them if they do get a foothold in his enclosure. 

 We premise, thinking that perhaps some might 

 after reading this deem it better to give it up 

 before commencing. Notwithstanding the many 

 enemies we have to meet and overcome, there are 

 still very large and profitable orchards, and made 

 by exercising only that amount of care that would 

 be necessary to succeed at any other andertaking. 

 If we could, before we had existence here, have 

 been allowed to read a list of the ''diseases that 

 flesh is heir to," some might have thought best 

 not to make the effort; still a fair proportion of. 

 those who do make the start are successful and 

 satisfied, and some would be willing to begin 

 again if they could under as favorable circum- 

 stances. 



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