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burned in lamps. In the winter apply with a brush, 

 stirring the mixture as the work proceeds. The 

 slug-worm is destroyed by dusting. with freshly- 

 slaked lime, or syringing with clear lime water, 

 which is made by mixing a pound or two of lime 

 in lumps in a pail of water, stirring well, then 

 allowing it to get clear. If any lime settles at the 

 bottom of the vessel, the lime-water is as strong 

 as it can be made ; if there are no settlings it is 

 not so strong as it should be. Slugs cannot endure 

 it, and it is beneficial rather than injurious to 

 all kinds of fruit trees and garden crops. 



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Wherever blackthorns or even common haw 

 thorns grow freely, Plum trees will thrive, indeed 

 they succeed in any fertile soil, and especially that 

 which contains some lime. Plains are essentially 

 useful. In some districts they are more profitable 

 than Apples, and they come into bearing sooner. 

 They cannot be depended on to produce full crops 

 every year, as their early blossoms are occasionally 

 injured or destroyed by frost. This, however, is a 

 contingency to which all fruits are liable, but 

 failures may be reduced to a minimum by the selec- 



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