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all milk-warm. Beginning at the one end of the wall, 

 wash every part of the trees and wall by the aid of a 

 syringe ; standing before the wall, so that the liquid 

 may rebound on the back part of the tree, and enter the 

 nail-holes and every crevice in the wall. It is proper to 

 stir the liquid all the time of washing, to keep the 

 sulphur mixed, otherwise it will settle to the bottom ; 

 this wash becomes like a varnish on the trees. As 

 soon as the sun shines on the trees and wall, the sul- 

 phur smells so strong that it clears all the insects 

 from the trees and wall ; the soap prevents the sul- 

 phur from being washed off the trees readily. Wash 

 frequently with soft-water, and sometimes with soap- 

 suds, but not when the trees are tender, nor when the 

 fruit is swelling, as it would taint the fruit. The 

 winter is the best time for washing with soapsuds. 

 When the flowers begin to open, put on a canvass 

 shelter ; pull it up at night, and let it down all the 

 day, except when the weather is wet or cold ; in such 

 weather let the canvass remain all day upon the trees. 

 Light fires every night in the evening, from the time 

 the flower begins to open until the fruit is all stoned. 

 Peaches and nectarines set best in a moderate heat, 

 with plenty of fresh air. As soon as the weather is 

 fine remove all the covering and fire-heat. Never 

 again light a fire, unless at the time of the fruit ripen- 

 ing, and then only when the weather is wet ; for the 

 sun at that time is strong, and the fire-heat stops the 



