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their holes : but I fliould chufe to have the 

 walls pointed with lime mortar as foon as 

 the trees have fhed their leaves. 



I have deftroyed many by fuffering them 

 to eat into a nectarine pretty deeply, then 

 dipping it into a pan of fair water by 

 which they leave the fruit, and if it be af- 

 ter laid upon, or near the tree, there will 

 others refoit to it, and may be killed the 

 fame way. 



The horn or fhell fnails are llkewife 

 noxious to fruit-trees -, and fhould there- 

 fore be carefully fought for in the fpririg 

 and fummer every morning, for then they 

 appear moft, and are fooneft deftroyed ; 

 and at the time of winter-pruning, it is 

 good to kill all that can be found in their 

 holes. 



Cherries and other fruits againft walls 

 may be preferved from birds by nets -, but 

 this method is not fuflicient for guarding 

 peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, grapes, 

 figs, Sec. from flies and wafps, which will 

 be fure to have a tafte of the beft fruit, 

 notwithftanding all our care. 



As to deftroying of wafps, I can give no 

 other diredions than what is generally 



prac. 



