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Winter Dressing. —Should Fruit Trees be infested 

 in Summer with insect pests of any sort, it is advisable 

 that they should be carefully dressed, while leafless, 

 with Gishurst Compound, or better still, our Blight 

 Cure. This kills the hibernating insects and scale, 

 cleans the bark, and promotes a healthy growth. In 

 fact no garden should be without a can of it always 

 at hand. The Caustic Soda remedy is very efficacious, 

 and should be applied freely in severe cases. Great 

 care is required, in application, to keep the wash 

 from contact with the skin, eyes, mouth, and clothes, 

 as it is very powerful and burning. (See 3.) 



DISEASES OF APPLES. 



Amp;rican Blight (Woolly Aphis). — This is very 

 injurious to Apples, and makes itself known by a 

 white woolly substance in the cracks of the bark and 

 in the leaf axils, or wounds in the bark. It can be 

 quickly got rid of on old trees, by rubbing in our 

 Blight Cure (No. i), which has proved of great value; 

 this can also be used for syringing all kinds of Trees 

 and Roses, for Aphis Blight. Colonel Lantour says — 

 " I am pleased to tell you your American Blight 

 Cure has been quite successful ; after a third time, 

 no more to be seen." We have found it also very 

 effectual for cleaning Vines and Fruit Trees in winter. 

 For slight attacks, vinegar or methylated spirit may 

 be used. See also under Canker. 



Canker. — This fungus (Nectria ditissima) is un- 

 fortunately only too well known by the dying back 

 of the bark in patches which often extend entirely 

 round the branch and cause its death. The affected 

 parts must be cut clean away and be at once dressed 



