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by pouring soft boiling water at the rate of one 

 gallon to two ounces of the strongest shag tobacco 

 and allowing it to stand till cool; its efficacy 

 is increased by dissolving two ounces of soft 

 soap in each gallon at the time it is poured on 

 the tobacco. If this fails, further add a decoction 

 of quassia, made by boiling " chips", obtainable 

 from chemists, at the rate of two ounces to a gallon 

 of water. Tobacco juice, when required in large 

 quantities, can be purchased more cheaply than it 

 can be made at home. The remedy for the red 

 spider is the soft soap solution, mixing a large 

 handful of sulphur in three gallons. The remedy 

 for mildew is half an ounce of sulphide of potassium 

 in a gallon of water. The mixtures are best applied 

 with a syringe, at the first moment the "enemies" 

 are seen ; if allowed to become firmly established, 

 they are most difficult to eradicate. 



CHERRIES. 



Except in the great Cherry districts, where large 

 numbers of trees are established, Cherries are the 

 least serviceable of fruits for cottagers to grow. 

 The reason is this : where there are a thousand 



