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health ; for it is of little use to keep the tops 

 of our trees clear, if we allow the body to be 

 eaten up and killed by piecemeal ; therefore, 

 as I have before observed, when the insect 

 changes into the small maggot, which some of 

 the early ones do in the autumn, it then finds 

 out its place of residence for the winter, and 

 the spots generally fancied are those which have 

 given harbour to previous generations, till from 

 year to year they so eat away the tree, that we 

 often see large trees almost eaten through the 

 body. 



HOW TO APPLY THE COMPOSITION TO YOUNG 

 STANDARD TREES. 



Par 102. I shall first give directions how 

 to apply the composition to young standard 

 trees which are sound. When the trees are 

 dry, put the composition in an open vessel, 

 add as much water as will make it about the 

 consistence paint is generally * used : when 

 mixed thoroughly together, take a brush (a sort 

 of painter's brush would do) and apply the 

 mixture up the stem, and likewise to the lead- 

 ing branches, and if a crack should appear, be 

 sure do not let the brush pass by, but give that 

 an extra quantity. If the trees are unplanted, I 

 should strongly recommend applying it to the 

 principal roots with the brush, or if your ves- 



