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FLORIDA FRUITS ORANGES. 



especially true as regards the scale insect, which appears 

 to have a very great dislike to the Eucalyptus tree. 



It is also claimed that strips of the bark of this tree, 

 tied around the trunks of other trees, will keep insects at 

 bay, just as a few of its leaves scattered about the floor 

 will drive fleas away. These assertions being true, we 

 should judge that a wash made of a strong effusion of 

 Eucalyptus leaves or bark, would be a very effectual 

 weapon wherewith to fight our insect enemies. 



The following tables will be found very valuable for ref- 

 erence in measurements : 



TABLES OF MEASURES. 



Plants and Trees to an Acre. 



Boxes for Measures. 



A box 19 x 19 inches, 18 inches deep, holds 1 barrel or 3 bushels. 

 A box 16 x 16 inches, 8f inches deep, holds 1 bushel. 

 A box 8 x 8f inches, 8 inches deep, holds 1 peck. 

 A box 8x4 inches, 4^ inches deep, holds 1 gallon. 

 A box 4x4 inches, 4 inches deep, holds 1 quart. 

 A box 48 x 41 inches, 32 inches deep, holds a ton of coal. 



