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sulphate of potash, and 4-lb. of chalk to be mixed with 

 every cubic yard of soil. When the trees are in full bear- 

 ing apply just before, and again after stoning, the follow- 

 ing mixture : One part Peruvian guano, two parts dis- 

 solved bones, and half a part muriate of potash, applied at 

 the rate of 2oz. per square yard. If the trees fruit too 

 freely, and do not make a robust growth, apply the follow- 

 ing mixture in place of above viz., one part nitrate of 

 lime, two parts guano, one part dissolved bones, and one 

 part muriate of potash ; or, on the other hand, making 

 too much growth, and not bearing freely, one part nitrate 

 of lime and four parts of bone-ash. In each case apply 

 2oz, per square yard. 



Raspberries. Apply three barrow-loads of rotten 

 manure, 4lb. of basic slag, and lib. of sulphate of potash 

 per square rod in winter. When the plants are in flower 

 apply 3lb. of fish or Peruvian guano per square rod. 



Strawberries. In April apply 2lb. of superphosphate 

 per square rod, and, directly fruit has set, a similar quan- 

 tity of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia. 



In addition to Mr. Dyke's formulae, we give particulars 

 of special manures suitable for other kinds of fruit: 



Blackberries and Loganberries. For these, one part 

 of superphosphate, one part of kainit, applied at the rate 

 of 2oz. per square yard in autumn; and loz. of nitrate of 

 soda per square yard, applied when the fruit has formed, 

 are suitable fertilisers. 



Mulberries. Equal parts of bone-meal and kainit, ap- 

 plied at the rate of 6oz. per square yard in autumn, and 

 2oz. of nitrate of soda to the same area when the berries 

 have formed. 



Nuts. Apply 4oz. per square yard of equal parts of 

 superphosphate and kainit per square yard in autumn. 



Further. on in this volume we give in tabular form the 

 formulae for manuring fruit trees grown in orchards and 

 market gardens. 



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