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foap, fulphur, and the juice of tobacco, in the quantity of 

 about one pound each to eight pints of foft water, has been 

 ufed alfo with benefit. They are to be well mixed together, 

 and (haken well when made life of, being applied all over the 

 trees. The infefts will be Hill more completely removed, it 

 is faid, if the earth about the roots of the trees be opened, 

 and fome of the liquid poured in, the earth being clofed 

 after a little time, as they are found to lodge much about 

 the roots of fuch trees. It is fuppofed that fummer is the 

 inoft proper time for this operation, as the juices of the trees 

 are then in motion, and appear to be much m.ore eafily afted 

 upon, than when they are in a dormant ftate. If trees 

 fhould chance to be got which are fufpicious, it would, it is 

 thought, be worth while to wafh them all over, and foak 

 their roots fome length of time in the above mixture, before 

 planting of them in the places where they are intended to 

 Hand and grow. 



In the removal of the coccus, and fome other infefts, 

 from old peach-trees, great advantage has occafionally been 

 found from walhing them well, after being brufhed and 

 cleaned with ilrong foap-fuds, by means of a fponge dipped 

 in them ; and then applying the following compofition in a 

 liquid ftate, or in that of a fort of paint : two pounds of 

 the flowers of fulphur, and the fame quantity of foft -foap, 

 well mixed together with as much boiling water as is fufficient 

 to make the whole of the confidence of a paint. The trees 

 are to be payed over with this liquid fubftance, fo as not to 

 mifs any part of them, whether old wood or new. And it 

 {hould be fuffered to remain on the trees as long as pofTible, 

 that it may aft the more fully, and in the moll perfeft man- 

 ner. It may be applied on the trees at any feafon of the 

 year, but they are probably the moll: conveniently dreffed 

 in this way in the winter months. It is fometimes necefTary 

 to repeat the drefling for feveral feafons. 



The wounds in peach, and other kinds of ftone fruit-trees, 

 are likewife faid to be effeftually prevented from cankering, 

 by being laid over with the fame compofition, and then 

 coated over with tar. 



Brufhing over peach and ncftarine trees alone, is faid in 

 fome cafes too, to be effeftual in removing infefts from 

 them. 



The black infeft that attacks the young top-fhoots of 

 cherry-trees is faid to be effcftually deftroyed by burning 

 the compofition dircfted below, in fmall pieces, the fize of 

 common eggs, under the trees with damp draw, the fmoke 

 being made to pafs as much as poflible where the infefts are 

 the mofl numerous : and foon afterwards wafliing the trees, 

 where the ftate of the fruit will admit of it, well by means 

 of the garden -engine, fo as to clear away fuch vermin, and 

 prevent others fpreading themfclves on the trees : pitch any 

 quantity with a fixtceiith part of powdered orpiment, and 

 the fame proportion of fulphur, difiolvid over a flow fire in 

 an earthen pipkin, until they be well incorporated and mixed 

 together. 



In the deftruftion and prevention of the pine-bvig, the 

 method of waftiing and foaking that is given below has been 

 found very efl"eftual. A fmall brulh is firll prepared with 

 bafs-mat, tied on a fmall ftock, which is that at the otlier 

 end, in order to go down to the under end of the leaves 

 where the bugs harbour moft. Then with the brnfti and 

 water they are to he walhed and cleaned very well, after 

 which one pound of the flowers of fnlphur is to be put 

 into a common garden-pan full of water ; but if a little 

 more, there is no danger of hurting the plants : the pine- 

 plants are to be put into this liquid, and let remain for 

 twenty-four hours ; taking care tiiat they arc all covered, 



which may be done beft by putting a piece of board orer 

 them, with a fmall weight upon it : when they have been 

 immerfed the above length of time, they are to be taken 

 out, and fet on end with their tops downwards, in which 

 way they are to ftand until quite dry ; when they are to be 

 potted in the ufual manner, and put feparate. 



It is not ncceflary that as much fulphur-liquid fttould be 

 made up at once as may be fufficient to drefs and cure the 

 whole ftock of plants ; but that as one quantity of plants 

 are finilhed and come out, it may be prepared, and another 

 put in. It has not, however, been found to lofe the effeft 

 from ftanding. If made up and ufed as the plants become 

 ready at different times, no defcft will be found in the cure 

 of the plants. But when made ufe of in the winter feafon, 

 it will be advifable to take the chill off the water, and to 

 keep it in a ftove ; when convenient to be done in the fum- 

 mer time, the plants will, however, take growth fooner and 

 better. It is not thought advifable to apply the cure to 

 fruiting plants ; as by (baking off' the earth from their roots, 

 and otherwife going through the operation, the fruiting 

 would be injured too much. 



The mildew on peach-trees may be kept under, though 

 perhaps not wholly cured, by wafhing fuch as are affcfted 

 with a mixture of fulphur and lime-water. The mode of 

 applying it is by the garden-engine, with a little foap, or 

 any other matter that may tend to feparate it from the 

 trees : this mode cleans them at the time, but it does not 

 prevent the recurrence of the difeafe. The difeafe has been 

 fuccefsfully prevented, too, it is faid, by picking off' the 

 difeafed leaves as they appeared ; and the points of any 

 fhoots affefted being dipped in water in which black foap 

 was diffolved, they being afterwards well dredged by means 

 of a bellows-pluff, filled with fulphur, and occafionally 

 mixed with Scotch fnuff. This work is to be performed in 

 the evening, and the matters waftied off with the engine or 

 fquirt and water in the enfuing evening, if the ftate of the 

 trees, in refpeft to flowering or ripe fruit, do not forbid it. 

 But the difeafe is to be ftriftly watched and checked in its 

 firft appearance. 



The green and blue flies that appear, efpecially on plum- 

 trees, a few days after the honeydew comes on, may often 

 be got rid of by wafliing and watering the trees two or three 

 times a week, in a perfcft and ph-ntiful manner, when the 

 weather is dry ; and while this dew continues upon the trees, 

 adding a little common fait, and a quantity of the decoftion 

 of common broom to the water. This mixture, it is faid> 

 effeftually kills the flies, without iiijwing the trees, provided 

 that too great a quantity of fait be not added. It is benefi- 

 cial, too, in preventing the breeding of fuch infefts. 



There are many other cafes, in which wafliing with fuck 

 mixtures may be ufeful. See the Scotch Horticultural 

 Memoirs. 



Wasiiinc; SeeJ-H^heal, in ylgrinilliire, a term often ap- 

 plied to the praftice oF rendering it clean for fale, and fow- 

 ing by the ufe of pure water, or fuch as is impregnated 

 with difl'erent fubllances of various kinds. See S ieepinc;- 

 Seed, Swimming, &c. 



Washin(; Shifp, in jIgricuUure and RurnI Economy, the 

 praftice of having the wool of thefo animals cleaned by 

 wafliing them in clear running water before tluy aix- clipped 

 in the fummer feafon. It is obferved by the author of a 

 late work on " Agricultural Chemillry," that in wafliing 

 flieep the ufe of water containing carbonate of lime fliould 

 be avoided ; as this fubltance decompofes the yolk ot tlie 

 wool, which is an animal foap, the natural defence ot tlie 

 wool ; and that wool often waflied in calcareous water be- 

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