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ter. Immediately after this has been done, 

 a quantity of powdered quick lime is cast 

 in amongst the branches. Instead of this the 

 trees may be washed with the following com- 

 position : to twelve gallons of water, add half 

 a pound of tobacco and six ounces of black 

 pepper; these must be boiled together for 

 half an hour, and when cold, be used. 



At the following spring just before the 

 trees come into bloom, I have all the trees 

 sprinkled over with lime water, and whilst 

 in a wet state I have a quantity of fine 

 powdered quick lime thrown amongst them, 

 taking care to apply it at the under side of 

 the foliage, and that no part of the trees 

 is omitted. Also a little quick lime is 

 spread over the roots of the tree, or some of 

 the mixture as directed in the treatment 

 of the American bug. Soon after the 

 berries are set, I smoke the trees well by 

 burning some moist straw near them, taking 

 the advantage of a favourable day, so that 

 the smoke will be conveyed to the trees. If 

 the practice here laid down be fully attended 

 to, it will be very rare that the trees will be 

 attacked later in the season, providing that 

 there are no other trees in the neighbour- 

 hood, which are omitted. For when this is 

 the case, the flies during summer will very 

 probably visit the trees that have been treated 

 as directed, and a numerous progeny will be 

 the consequence. When this occurs, let the 



