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cure. Linseed^ or rape oil, or spirit of tar, applied to 

 the infected part, and repeated a second or third time 

 with a brush, are also effective remedies. They suf- 

 focate the insects. Strong pyroligneous acid applied 

 in the same mode is also said to destroy this as well 

 as the scale insect. The Codlin and Juneating are par- 

 ticularly liable to be infected ; but we never observed 

 it upon any of the russet apples ; and the Crofton 

 pippin is also said to be exempted. 



Painting over every patch of this insect with hot 

 glue ; dabbing them with a mixture of oil of vitriol and 

 water (1 ounce of the first to 7 of the latter) are also 

 said to be effectual modes of destroying these pests. 



We were long since perfectly aware that train oil 

 would destroy it, but we have little faith in using 

 materials which have a tendency to close the pores of 

 the tree. We have, therefore, tried various recipes, 

 and we think that urine and soft-soap water in com- 

 bination are the best. We beat up four ounces of the 

 soap to a gallon, and blend this with an equal por- 

 tion of urine ; and beat up as much clay into the 

 whole as will produce a thick paint ; sometimes we 

 add a little sulphur. This mixture is rubbed well 

 into every crevice directly the leaves are fallen, and 

 wherever it comes in contact with the insect this is de- 

 stroyed. The most difficult part of the affair, however, 

 is to touch them all, the stems possessing so many cre- 

 vices. It is well to add some linie to the mixture ; by this 



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