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an open tin pan, with a common fer.ther duster. The 

 work is more rapid, there is no liability to clog, and the 

 quantity of sulphur is more liberally supplied. Still I am 

 not prepared to say it is better than the mode of applying 

 by a cylinder. The main point is to secure an even dis- 

 tribution in a dry time. To make sure work, this appli- 

 cation should be made before any signs of mildew appear, 

 and repeated three or four times during the season. The 

 first application should be soon after the leaves appear ; 

 a second, about the time of blossoming ; and one or more 

 repetitions, when the grapes are of the size of peas, with 

 frequent repetitions if there are indications of the disease 

 after this time. In " The Horticulturist " for June, 1864, 

 p. 170, "Horticola" gives a letter from Neubert, a cele- 

 brated vine-grower at Leipzic, Saxony. In addition to 

 the ordinary application of sulphur during the growing 

 season, Mr. Neubert also recommends the following: 

 "Treatment of the vines before the leaves appear: Sy- 

 ringe them thoroughly, also the walls, posts, stakes, trel- 

 lises, &c., with the following mixture : Take eight and a 

 half ounces of common salt, four ounces of saltpetre, 

 thirty-six ounces of water, and add ten drops of oleum 

 anthos and ten drops of oleum lavendulse to the solu- 

 tion, shaking it well ; take one part of the solution, and 



