Appendix II. 



iron sulphate ; next, add the paraffin and churn the mix- 

 ture thoroughly. Add the caustic soda just before the wash 

 is required for use. 



(8) Lime-Sulphur-Soda-Salt Winter Wash*- Formula : 

 Quicklime, 3 Ibs. ; flowers of sulphur, 3 Ibs. ; caustic soda, 

 i Ib. ; common salt, 3 Ibs. ; water, 10 gallons. 



Preparation. Mix the soda and lime together in a 

 bucket, slake with some hot water in which the sulphur 

 has been incorporated, add the salt and make up to the 

 full 10 gallons with water. The mixture is self -boiling pro- 

 vided that the lime is freshly burnt and not air-slaked. 



(9) Grafting Wax. Formula : Equal parts by weight of 

 (a) Burgundy pitch, (b) tallow, and (c) kerosene wax. 



Mix the ingredients and melt them together in an old 

 saucepan over a moderate fire or on a gas ring. Warm the 

 wax slightly when it is required for grafting. Candles of (a) 

 and (b) may be used if these are unobtainable in the 

 ordinary form. Note that grafting wax made with tur- 

 pentine as an ingredient is almost certain to damage the 

 grafts. 



(10) Winter Wash. To prevent birds from attacking 

 fruit tree buds, ^ pint Jeyes' fluid in 4 gallons of water. 



* From Professor F. V. Theobald's " Insect Pests of Fruit." 



APPENDIX III. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS IN 

 THE FRUIT GARDEN. 



JANUARY. Clean up strawberry beds and lightly dig with 

 a fork the land between the rows of plants. Prune apples 

 and pears which we're not done in the previous month. 

 Attend to trees on walls and on fences, tying-in, or nailing 

 up, the branches. Select scions for grafting and place 

 them in a shady place. Spray gooseberries and any other 

 trees if the buds are attacked by birds. See Appendix II., 

 Formula (10). 



FEBRUARY. Finish nailing, or tying, trained trees on walls, 

 etc. Prune trees which were planted in October previous. 

 Spray all trees with a good winter-wash. See Appen- 

 dix II. 



MARCH. Commence grafting. Protect with netting 

 peaches and other trees which are coming into bloom on 

 south walls. Make soil firm around cuttings of currants, 

 etc. 



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