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peaches, apples, and pears, in different parts of the 

 country contiguous to Philadelphia. It has also 

 made its appearance about Albany. 



It ascends the trees in the Spring, and as the 

 fruit advances it makes a wound in the skin, and 

 there deposits the embryo; from which a maggot 

 is first produced. This preys upon the fruit until 

 it dies and falls off; when the maggot makes its 

 way into the earth, and is there changed into a 

 bug, which is ready to ascend the tree the next 

 Spring, and make its deposit in the fruit, as be- 

 fore. 



One method of keeing this and all other insects 

 from trees, as practised by Col. Nichols, near 

 Easton, is to tie a small bag of common salt 

 round the tree. A ring put round the tree, of a 

 mixture of grease, or blubber mixed with sal* 

 and some of the other ingredients before mention 

 ed, would perhaps answer a better purpose, anC 

 be attended with less trouble. 



A recipe of his, which he says he has practised 

 on peach trees with advantage, in regard to 

 their health, is: 



^Tako away the dirt from around the root, and 

 where you find gum issuing out, there you will al- 

 so find a white maggot, which is carefully to be 

 taken away; then wash the body and roots with 

 strong brine, which you will repeat now and then 

 in the Spring and Summer ' • 



We will mention two other methods, which are 

 said to be infallible, for keeping all insects from 

 trees: One is, bore a hole in the body of the tree, 

 and fill the hole with mercurial ointment [ungiten^ 

 turn co6r«/ewm)and cork it up tight. 



The other is, bore a hole in the north side of 



