CH. 2.] ORCHARDS, 297 



about its branches, in dull hazy weather. 

 It is of lefs bad confequence, if this is con- 

 fined to the trunk, or ftrong branches on- 

 ly , but if the extremities and fruit-fpurs 

 are affected, the juices will be obftruded 

 in their circulation, and confequently the 

 fruit will be more immediately injured. 



Therefore the mofs fhould be rubbed off 

 every pruning feafon, and the branches and 

 fpurs fhould be anointed every fecond or 

 third, with -a folutionof fulphur and foap- 

 fuds, in the following proportion, viz. one 

 pound foft foap, one pound, flowers of ful- 

 phur, fix gallons river or rain water, boiled 

 all together for half an hour applied when 

 milk warm with a fpunge. 



If the trees are afflicted with the cater- 

 pillar, or grub, which is frequently the 

 cafe, the liquor, fee p. 62, muft be ufed in- 

 flead of the above, being careful to anoint 

 the eyes of the buds, as it is there the eggs 

 of the infeds are chiefly lodged, whence 

 they iflue with the young fhoot, and inclofe 

 themfelves in the leaves, on which they 

 feed, or perforate to the very great injury, 

 frequently the total deftrudion of the 



foliage $ 



