282 TH FRUIT GARDENER. [B. .2. 



red in great quantities by placing phials 

 filled with honey and water, or fugar and 

 finall beer, againft the walls ; alfo, by fuf- 

 pending fmall flicks covered with bird- 

 lime, .over which a little honey and water 

 is poured at times. 



The green-fly preys moft on the peach, 

 plum, and cherry ; the red-fpider on the 

 apple, cherry, peach, and plum ; the grub 

 on the apricot and cherry, and fometimes 

 on the apple and pear ; and the ear- wig, 

 wood-loufe, and wafp, on the fruits of -all. 



Walhing wtth the garden engine is of 

 infinite fervice to wall-trees, and fhould 

 be frequently performed in dry weather in 

 the Summer months : it both refreflies, and 

 keeps the trees clear of duft, &c., and alfo 

 tends, in a great meafure, to fupprefs in- 

 fedts of all kinds, particularly the red-fpi- 

 der. 



Wafhing the ftem and branches of trees, 

 which are anywife moiled, with foap-fuds 

 and fulphur, is alfo of great utility, and 

 fhould be performed in Winter or early in 

 the Spring vprevioufly rubbing off the mofs 

 \vith the hand, and brufhing the branches 

 clean with a brulh, fuch as is ufed for 

 cleaning of plate, &c. 



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