CH. . REACHES AND NECTARINES. 



SECTION IX. 



On tit Infcfts that infeft tbe Peacb-Honfe, and how to 

 dejlroy them. 



THESE are, the aphis, the acarus, and 

 the cocci, or fcaly infect ; to which 

 may be added,, although not an infed, that 

 more deadly malady, the mildew. 



In treating of this article in the third 

 and fourth Chapters of this work, I have 

 given ample directions for the fuppreffion 

 and extirpation of the infeds ; but the mil- 

 dew remains to be confidered. 



It is evidently an itch or fcurvy in the 

 blood of the tree; occafioned by injudi- 

 cious management in the culture, a damp" 

 iituation, or cankering foil. And although 

 I cannot fay that I ever had it in my 

 power to try experiments for its deflruc- 

 tion, (having never been troubled with it) ; 

 yet I have endeavoured, and I think fuc- 

 tefsfully, to prevent its appearance, and 

 that by preparing good and kindly foil for 

 the trees, and paying all due attention to 

 their health and cleanlinefs. I am alfo 

 confident that the wafhing with the liquor 



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