314< aguicl'IjT kal museum. 



remained entire, hut filled with dead worms, and Inif 

 two or three liviM^- ones on the tvcc. 



3. On a tree, similar to the hist, J p'aecd a sod in tjjtf 

 bii' rcation of tlic II; st hmb. without mal.inj;" it to encom- 

 pass eitiier iimb or trunk : on the 7th day, the worms 

 on ihis were dead likeviisc. 



4. Not satisfied witli the fore^oin?]^ unexpected resuU-^ 

 as in tile hist experiment, 1 placed a sod, with the euith 

 downwards, (as was the e;;se hel'ore) in the second hi.' 

 furcation otanotlier tree, where 1 observed a considei- 

 able collection of worms on t})c trunk ; but tionc that 1 

 could see had as \et ascended to ihe Hmbs ; and this 

 morninf; I observed that thc\' liad eatcii many of th.e 

 leaves on the first iimb, below the sod, and uere ascend- 

 ing in consideiabjc numbers to it. None appeared on 

 the rest of the hml)s, thou;rh there is room enough for 

 them to ascetul without toueliing (he sods. 



Ido not feel myself warriinted in saying that snch 

 success will invariably follow this method of preserving 

 our fruit ti-ces ; but the experiment is so easily raafkv 

 that I tliiiik it well wo! th public attention. 



N. C. 



Whitehall, Maij 27, 1806. 



COMPOSITION FOR HEuALlNG WOUNDS IN TREES. 



From the l.ondon "Repository of Arts, Literature, 

 C)mmerce, Manufactures, Fashions and Pohtics, for 

 March, 1809" 



I have great satisfaction in submitting to my rcaders- 

 the following communication from Earl Slatdiopc, a no- 

 bleman, whose studies have been invariably directed to- 

 wards the advancement of those branches of useful sci- 

 :^nce, w hich tend more particularly to promote the wel- 

 fare of mankind in general. 



To the Editor rf the Repository. &c. 



Berner's Street, Feb. 13, 1809- 

 Sir, 

 The subject mentioned in your letter to me of yester-^ 

 <iay's date, relative to the licaling of wounded trceS; is 



