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the clay form a body, and prevent the sulphur wash- 

 ing or rubbing off. This application, then, with the 

 proper use of the syringe, as detailed in the calendar— 

 the regular washing of floors, twice a- day at least, 

 with the moistening of walls, shelves, or other bare 

 surfaces— keeps us entirely free from the Red Spider. 

 And, be it observed, that this is the greatest enemy of 

 the vine we have ; no one can get proper colour or 

 flavour, whilst this robber of the elaborated sap is 

 allowed to suck that life-blood of the* tree. 



The occurrence of the Red Spider is greatly 

 checked by washing the stems and branches of the 

 vine at the end of the forcing season, aud again be- 

 fore forcing is commenced, with the following compo- 

 sition :— Put 4 lbs. of flowers of sulphur, 2 lbs. of to- 

 bacco, | lb. of soft soap, and 4 ozs. of powdered nux 

 vomica, into five gallons of boiling rain water ; stir 

 them until well incorporated, and apply with a brush 

 whilst warm. 



Mr. Speechley's directions are these : — To 1 lb. 

 of flowers of sulphur put 2 oz. of common Scotch 

 snuff (very good tobacco dust will answer equally 

 well) ; let these be well mixed together ; then take 

 a small brush, such as is used for common painting, 

 dip it lightly in the sulphur, then lay one hand on 

 the upper surface of the leaf, t and with the other draw 

 the brush very gently backwards and forwards all 

 over the under side : by this means a little sulphur 



