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Having thus discovered its subterra- 

 neous habitation, I had recourse to tlie 

 following expedient: while the frost was 

 in the grountl, and the snow lay on the sur- 

 face, I caused a necessary-house to be 

 emptied, and its contents taken in a soft 

 state, and spread regularly over the 

 ground, in quantity sufficient, as my men 

 beheved, to kill all the apple trees. When 

 the thaw came the whole was of course 

 washed down to the roots, and ever since 

 I have had the satisfaction of finding 

 the trees perfectly clear from the insect 

 and growing most luxuriantly ; and to 

 this hour all that are left unsold remain 

 healthy. From the success of the above 

 experiment, I should recommend that 

 the trees be continually cleaned so far as 

 relates to the branches, and that the roots 

 be made as bare as possible in tlic win- 

 ter season, and a dressing of the above 

 or a similar material applied to the roots, 

 and I have little doubt of its success in 

 curtailing the evil to a certain degree, 

 although it may probably be the destruc- 

 tion of some of the trees, vet if we can 



