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absolutely demonstrated facts, and that is this: every 

 living family, no matter what family it is, or in other 

 words, every living subject, was created with certain 

 germs imbedded in the house of life and upon certain 

 conditions, produce either insect enemies or disease. 

 Filth, impurities, poisons, together with climatic conr 

 ditions favorable, will develop this germ or insect and 

 deterioration is well on its way. 



I wish to impress upon the mind of the reader one 

 more thing, "An ounce of preventive is worth a pound 

 of cure," which has proven a fact in every instance 

 from the planting of the tree down through its living 

 history. The body of that tree should be, and must be 

 in order to preserve health and strength, kept clean, 

 and the soil must be kept moist where this tree ex- 

 pects to gather its nutritious matter. If this method 

 had been carried out from the infancy of trees, I would 

 have to close the manufacturing of tree medicines 

 upon short notice, as there would be no demand. On 

 the other hand, we have neglected, and we are paying 

 the penalty that nature has laid down, by not having 

 the real true understanding of nature in regard to 

 our trees. 



Practically all diseases of the tree are due to the 

 conditions herein mentioned. While one may show in 

 different form to the other, yet the same conditions, 

 I wish you to understand practically cause all of it. 

 For illustration ; we will mention two of the most des- 

 tructive diseases among the citrus trees ; the gum dis- 

 ease and the scaley bark disease. 



Your trees become deteriorated, which is notice- 



