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PREPARATION*. 



Get fresh lime of the best possible quality (flare lime is found to 

 be the best) and let it slake gradually, and then mix it with the water in 

 which the salt has been dissolved and strain through fine sieves or 

 sackings into another receptacle. Waterglass has been added to make 

 the wash hold better on the trees, but it is not essential, and does not 

 always seem to have sufficient effect to make the extra cost worth while. 



If it or the soda is added, it should be put in the strained wash, 

 having been previously dissolved in water. 



USES. 



For the prevention of hatching of the eggs, of apple sucker, plum 

 aphis, and also for cleaning the trees of moss, lichens, etc. 



TIME OF APPLICATION. 



The end of February until the beginning of April. Spraying should 

 cease as soon as the buds open. 



LIME-SULPHUR-SODA WASH. 

 FORMULA. 



Lime 31bs. 



Sulphur ....... 3 Ibs. 



Caustic Soda 1 Ib. 



Soft Soap . 1 Ib. 



Water 10 galls. 



PREPARATION. 



Make the flowers of sulphur into a paste, and then thin and pour 

 over the lime ; let this boil for a quarter of an hour, then stir and add 



