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surrounding earth and wood; tar end of tap root if cut. Scrub 

 Carbolineum all round trunk 2 feet above collar down to end of tap 

 root and leave all exposed for three days. Examine for hollowness 

 and if any hollow is found, bore, and pour Carbolineum into tree 

 as above directed. Now treat laterals as above directed. Return 

 in three days and repeat application of the Carbolineum mixture, 

 ram the tree firm with burnt earth and dig trench. Return in five 

 days and inspect for white ants ; if any are found, treat as directed 

 above. 



8. If after two months the trees treated shew no signs of 

 life dig them out as directed in my "Instructions pages 7, 4." 



. 9. Please record the following : — 



1. Date of treatment. 



2. Method of treatment. 



3. Extent of disease treated. 



4. Cost of treatment per tree and per acre. 



10. Be sure to see the Carbolineum used is "Carbolineum 

 Plantarium" not ' Carbolineum Avenarius" as the latter would 

 kill the trees. 



Pruning. 



/. Prune all branches that are within 12 feet of the ground. All 

 branches must be cut as close to the stem as possible, and tarred at 

 once. No tar to be allowed to run down stem. The branches are 

 to be sawn off. If the branch is a large heavy one, it will break away 

 and wound he tree when about half cut through. To avoid this, slash 

 off at least half of the branch with a parang and then saw off the 

 remainder. 



WOUNDED TREES. 



/. All trees wounded are to be tarred directly wounds are made, 

 or discovered in any part of the Estate. If there is no tar handy, 

 send for it at once, and see the tree tarred. Do not merely order it 

 to be done. Also see that tar is not allowed to run down the tree. 

 Tar for this work, and also for marking trees requiring attention, 

 must be taken by every working gang together with saws and prun- 

 ing knives. 



REMOVING TIMBER. 



K. Remove all timber from the trees and stack in the middle 

 of the lines of rubber for burning. 



Burn as much wood as possible in long, low narrow heaps, not 

 more than 3 feet high, between the lines. It is a good plan to cover 

 the heaps of wood with earth, make air holes and hrc the heaps: it 

 will smoulder away without scorching the rubber. 



Stumps of big trees can be burnt out without damage to the 

 rubber, if a trench 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep is dug right round the 



