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year at forcing-time with the mixture, according to 

 the recipe of Mr. Kyle, they will be kept down ; the 

 addition of a little glue or soft-soap to the mixture 

 will be found beneficial ; keep a sharp look-out that 

 none are left ; the injurious effects of these pests on 

 the young wood is astonishing. 



Mr. J. Kyle says that the following is a cure for 

 mildew as well as the scale. Get some tenacious clay, 

 and dilute it with water till it comes to the consistency 

 of paint. To every gallon of the clay-paint add half 

 a pound of sulphur ; mix them well, and paint the 

 trees all over. It will be better to apply two dress- 

 ings, and the second must not be put on till the first 

 is thoroughly dry. The best season is when the buds 

 begin to swell. To prevent rain washing it off from 

 trees in the open air, it is advantageous to nail mats 

 over the trees, taking them off when the weather is 

 dry. It will require at least a fortnight to kill the 

 scale ; when the clay drops off, it will bring all the 

 scale with it. No mildew will make its appearance 

 till J uly, and but little then compared with what there 

 would have been without the application. If mildew 

 does make its appearance, syringe the trees with 

 water, and apply flour of sulphur through the rose of 

 a large watering-pot. By dredging it on while the 

 trees are wet, and leaving it on for a week, you will 

 find that the mildew will be conquered. {Gard. Chron, 

 1841, 69.) 



