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ilin'urt-'tU lenns for llic saim; treatiiuMit. Hop <n(AVei-s aill llie process 

 *' wjishiii;;." tViiit j^i-owuM Initli " wash in;,' " and " spmyinf;." In all 

 inscfticiik'S it is well In put the wash on the fulia^'o t»r fruit in as 

 tine a mist as possilile, but with the Caustic Alkali wash this is not 

 essential. The wash may he syrin;,'e«l over the tn'es thickly, hut it 

 is ailvisahle to use a projter spniycr or washer such as the Strawson 

 " Anti-|>est." After spraying' with this wash the machine shouKl Ihj 

 well cleaned out with cold water. No caiv is necessary reganling 

 the buds lus Itmg lus they have not comniencetl to l)ui*st. 



Tliree ([uarteiM of a i>ound of soft soap f(»r the ten gallons of wash 

 may l)e u.setl in place of the treacle pi-eviously advise<l. Imlia i-uhl)er 

 glove-s are sometimes worn hy the spr.iyer, hut are not necess;iiy. Ii 

 is far hctter to fix a circular disc pointim,' downwaixls on the spr.iyin^ 

 tul)e so that any wivsh that runs down will fall clear of the hands. 



Another I>oai\l cori'esjKtndent was informed that ordinary treiicle 

 may be sul)stituted for coai-se a^'riculluml treacle in this wash. 



Certain <;anlenin^' jKipers have niised an objection to the u.se of 

 ti"eacle or soft soap in this wash, biu it is certainly a lieneticial 

 ingivdient. 



Canker Fungus (Xectria ditl^'iimd) on Apple Twigs 

 mistaken for Insect Work. 



Tlie ettect of "canker" is often mistaken for insect work. Apple 

 twii;s were sent to the lit»ard of A;,'ricuhure from llournemouth with 

 bn>wn blister-like patches over them; these were attackeil by th»' 

 canker fuu'jus Kcctria tfitisaimft (fi<;. 3). The shoots had U'en 

 i>nd)ablv dama''ed by fn)st earlv in the .sea.son ; canker Injcome.s more 

 pi-ominent lower down the tive. Another coiTes|M»ndenl fn»m I{ui,'l)y 

 also sent twigs with the typical canker of apple; the small scarlet 

 fruit or i>erithecia of the fungus wei-e pix-.sent on most of the twigs 

 .•^ent. Tljeix; was a lot of this di.sea.se showing these blister-like 

 l)atches this year (11'02). 



MAMMALIA. 

 Enquiry as to Poison for Moles. 



Several en<iuirie.s have l»een made regJinUng Moles. One cor- 

 resjHjndent wrote a.sking the liest way t«» iKti.s«in these aninuil 



This DcjuirtnuMit knows of no |Kiison of any u.se in destroying 

 moles, but pi-obably bisulphide of carlxin would Ikj as successful in 

 killing these aninuils as it i>^ in d«"Jti"\ iti_' 'b'- ''oi-idian rouclunl llat 



