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Account of a Lime Duster, $c. 



take shelter amongst the footstalks, and eat into the young 

 fruit, and I believe this is the time when the depredation 

 on all the fruit commences, though it does not shew itself 

 until much later periods. The young shoot buds are much 

 later, but the dusting preserves them in their infancy. After 

 the blossom is over and when the foliage is expanding, one 

 or two more dustings may be applied to advantage, and the 

 leaves will be preserved in good health and beauty. If rain 

 happens shortly after the dusting, the condition of the cater- 

 pillars is not much better, as the lime water surrounding 

 them is as prejudicial to them as the powder, but those 

 which either escape or are fresh hatched, must have the 

 powder applied again, as soon as possible, or they will prey 

 on the fresh washed foliage. 



The cannister which I have used is twelve inches long, 

 seven inches wide at its broadest, and four inches on its nar- 

 rowest part, and the handle is five inches and a half long, the 

 top of the handle is fitted with a cap, which is put on when 

 the lime is to be thrown on low trees, but when high trees 

 are to be operated upon, the cap is removed, and a pole, of 

 sufficient length to reach the height required, is inserted into 

 the handle. I remain, Sir, 



your very obedient Servant, 

 Samuel Curtis. 



Glazenwood, near Coggeshall, Essex, 

 April 16, 1823. 



