272 A TREATISE OF 



CHAP. XCV. 



Concerning the Honey-Dews, and Smother- 

 flies upon Fruit-Trees s and how to pre- 

 vent their ill Eifefts upon fuch Trees as 

 are planted in new Borders; 



THE honey-dew is a glutinous fub- 

 llance, very prejudicial to many 

 kinds of fruit-trees ; for it contrafts the 

 minute veffels of their moil tender parts, 

 and prevents their imbibing and perfpir- 

 ing fuch fluids as are required in vegeta- 

 ble Hfe, whereby fome of the leaves and 

 flioots never come to their proper fhapes. 



This noxious matter may eafily be per- 

 ceived either by its fweet tafl:e, from 

 whence it takes its name, or by adhering 

 to the fingers when touched, as alfo by its 

 glittering appearance on the youngeft 

 parts of flioots, and on the leaves before 

 they are quite unfolded j which is the rea- 

 fon why their under fides are moft ble- 

 miflied, becaufe the fide of the leaf firft 

 appearing, becomes the loweft v/hen fuU 



grown. 



A few 



