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application yet discovered is Gishurst Compound, which 

 seldom fails. It has been used with the best results 

 by several growers near Brisbane. Two ounces of the 

 Compound to one gallon of boiling water is applied 

 with a syringe when it is quite dissolved, and the 

 liquor partly cooled, so as not to injure the young 

 leaves. In ISTew South Wales, some growers rub them 

 off with a sponge dipped in warm soap and water. 

 The following treatment has been very successfully 

 adopted in the northern districts for the cure of the scale 

 and other diseases of orange trees : — Take one tablespoon- 

 ful of soft soap, thoroughly dissolve it in one gallon of 

 hot water \ add one tablespoonful of flowers of sulphur, 

 and boil ten minutes ; then add one tablespoonful of 

 chloride of lime, and mix thoroughly. Add one gallon 

 of water to each gallon of the liquid, and in the evening 

 syringe the affected trees over head with it while as hot 

 as the hand can bear. This compound is said not to 

 injure the foliage, to effectually destroy scale and fungus, 

 and to impart increased health and vigor to the tree. 

 The removal of dead wood, and a liberal dressing of 

 manure forked in at the roots at the same time, would 

 tend still more to secure a satisfactory result. 



PAPAW APPLE— (Carica Papaya). 



The papaw tree is highly ornamental, partaking of 

 the character of the palm tribe. It frequently rises 

 with a single stem to the height of twenty feet, carry- 

 ing a cluster of its handsome, deeply serrated leaves 

 near the top, the leaf stalks being about three feet in 

 length. The effect is very striking, and is sure to 

 arrest the attention of those to whom the wonders of 

 tropical vegetation are new. The blossom of the female 

 fruit-bearing tree is abundant, and beautiful ; in color 

 it is a greenish white, and the odor is delightful. The 



