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well into all the cracks and crevices of the vine 

 rods. After pruning vines, the safest dressing is a 

 mixture of four ounces of soft soap to a gallon of 

 warm water, heated to 120 degrees, with half-a- 

 pound of flowers of sulphur added to it, with a little 

 soot. 



If the vines are badly attacked, the whole 

 interior of the house should be thoroughly washed 

 with soft soapy water, and again with clear water, 

 and then give two coats of paint. Some of the 

 soil should also be removed and peat soil put in 

 its place, as the mealy-bug will descend and live 

 beneath the soil in cold weather. 



RECIPE 

 Grapes in Brandy 



Choose large bunches of grapes, see that they are sound, 

 and prick each grape in three places, and lay them in a 

 deep earthen jar. Cover them with white sugar-candy, 

 well crushed, and fill up the jar with brandy ; secure the jar 

 down with a bladder, and keep in a cool dry place. — Cassell. 



GREENGAGES 



Greengages, being a variety of the plum, are 

 treated in the same manner as plum trees. ^ The 

 best varieties are : Guthrie's Late Green, for dessert ; 

 Bryanston Greengage ; Reine Claude, Lucombe's 

 Nonsuch, and Greengage. 



• See Plums. 



