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trees as far out as the branches extend, and then giving the 

 tree a sharp blow which will jar off the insects, and, in fall- 

 ing, they are caught on the cloth. They are either killed 

 then, or gathered up with the punctured fruit that has 

 fallen, and destroyed. 



Mr. D. L. Tracey, writing upon the subject of fruit 

 culture, remarks : "On tame fruit I have never seen any 

 parasitic plant, but upon the wild plum I have seen what I 

 think is the Dodder plant, but I may be mistaken." 



