CHAPTER XIV. 



COAL TAR WASH. 



The following wash is now used by some of our largest 

 and most successful nurserymen and fruit raisers, both 

 North and South. 



Wherever tried it is invariably pronounced the best 

 preparation of the kind ever used. In addition to the 

 advantages of extreme cheapness, it has tiie merits of 

 effectually keeping off rabbits, preventing the attacks of 

 borers and of cleansing the bark and giving the tree a 

 bright healthy appearance. Old peach orchards, almost 

 entirely destroyed by borers, have been reclaimed by its 

 use. It can be prepared at nominal cost ; its application 

 is very easy and rapid, and the results of its use are very 

 beneficial. It is prepared in the following manner : 

 To two gallons of ordinary lime whitewash, add one pint 

 of coal tar (not pine tar) and one pound of potash; thea 

 mix thoroughly and keep constantly stirred while in use. 

 Apply to the tree with a common white-wash brush at 

 least twice a year — early in spring and fall. Let the 

 wash reach from the limbs to the roots; coal tar is very 

 cheap; one gallon can be obtained for 25 cents or less, and 

 will be worth many dollars to the fruit grower. 



