306 , THE ORCHARD. 



not be applied, next the wall. The knives and 

 other tools for dressing decayed trees will be de- 

 scribed hereafter. * When you see it necessary to 

 take all the outer bark offi you must cover the 

 stem, &c. with the Composition and powder, 

 patting it gently down, as in the case when large 

 limbs are cut off. 



If the above wash be repeated in Autumn, after 

 the fall of the leaf, it will destroy the eggs of a 

 great many insects that hatch in Autumn and 

 Winter. This washing will be found of great ser- 

 vice to all kinds of fruit and forest trees whatever. 



* See Plate XIII. 



