^68 A TREATISE OP 



When the caterpillars are firft perceived 

 upon wall or dv/arf-trees, if it be before or 

 after they are wrapt up, I have prepared 

 ^ brine the fame as for wafliing of walls 

 at the time of pruning, and therein dipt 

 a brufh or befom, and fv/ept the trees all 

 over) this has deftroyed many, by beating 

 fome off and killing others. This work 

 fliould be often repeated, if there be a ne- 

 ceffity for it, as there generally is in dry 

 feafons. 



Note, I think a fmall engine would be 

 the propereft inftrument for this work. I 

 fometimes make ufe of a more efleclual 

 remedy upon wall or dwarf-tree?, though 

 it is very tedious to perform, but yet, I 

 think, it may be praftifed by fome gentle-^ 

 men who have leifure to do it; for if they 

 be curious in fruit, they will take pleafure 

 in procuring them. 



Viz. If the aforementioned fruit-trees 

 be carefully obferved every day in the 

 fpring, it will eafily be feen when a bunch 

 of bloffom leaves or young fruit are 

 joined together by a caterpillar : upon the 

 firft difcovery of them, feparate them with 

 your hand, and kill the caterpillars; there 



may 



