He states that a trench dug around the tree and filled 

 with strong manure, then covered with the earth taken 

 out, or give the body of the tree a good washing with 

 strong soft soap lie or the refuse known to soap makers 

 as " Nigger." In addition, wash the branches and foliage 

 with some alkali wash to complete the work. If either 

 of the above preparations are properly applied, all insect 

 life will be destroyed. 



R. Williamson, Esq., of the firm of W. R. Strong & 

 Co., sent us from a neighboring County some specimens 

 of apples, and also pieces of branches of the tree they 

 were taken from, which were covered by a scale some- 

 what similar in appearance to the so-called Red Scale 

 found on the orange trees, though not quite so large. 

 We visited the orchards where they were taken from, 

 also other orchards in the neighborhood, and found this 

 scale also on the pear trees and fruit. In many cases 

 limbs and branches are completely covered, and in some 

 cases the parts of the trees affected are only dead timber. 

 This scale is also found on the fruit of trees affected. 



We have tried some experiments on the specimens 

 now in our possession, both of the orange and apple 

 trees, and we believe that if the trees are thoroughly sat- 

 urated with the wash used for the Codling moth, that it 

 will not only destroy the scales on the tree and foliage, 

 but will protect the tree from further attacks. 



NOTE. The wash for trunk of the tree should be made and put 

 on as thick as possible. 



Mr. Titus, of San Gabriel, Los Angelos County, very 

 kindly gave us a description of an apparatus he con- 

 structed for washing trees. He placed on the bed and 

 running gear of a wagon a large wine cask capacity 

 about one hundred gallons to which he attached an 

 ordinary force pump. The fluid wash is put in the cask 

 and forced by pump through a hose with perforated nozzle. 

 With this apparatus from seventy-five to one hundred 

 large orange trees can be thoroughly washed per day. 



