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roots, as also a few of the decayed leaves at the bottom. 

 The plants should then be put into the mixture, in which 

 they should remain, with every part covered, for the space 

 of three minutes ; then take them out, first letting the tops 

 decline for the mixture to drain out of their centres. The 

 vessel should be immediately filled with fresh plants, and 

 those taken out set in the open air to dry, with their roots 

 downwards ; for, by placing them in that position, the mix- 

 ture will descend, and penetrate to the very bottom of the 

 leaves in the centre of the plants, whereby the insects, which 

 are concealed there, will be totally destroyed. The mixture 

 will change the plants to a sad green color, which will give 

 them the appearance of being spoiled ; but as they become 

 dry, they will in a gi*eat measure resume their proper hue. 

 During the operation, it will be necessary to add a supply of 

 hot mixture, in order to keep the whole to a proper degree 

 of warmth, as also to make up the deficiency which will 

 naturally happen." The plants having been thus treated, 

 are to undergo a second dipping in the same manner, which 

 will completely clear them of these insects. In preparing the 

 liquor for a second dipping, he directs to add one table 

 spoonful of sweet-oil to every gallon of the mixture. If the 

 oil be incorporated in two ounces of gi'een soft soap and a 

 little warm water, the oil will more readily incorporate with 

 the mixtui'e. 



PEACHES AND NECTARINES ON THE HOT WALLS. 



From this time, and until the fruit and wood have been 

 fully matured, is the most eligible season for applying fire- 

 heat to fined or hot walls. To attempt to accelerate their 

 growth in spring, by hard forcing, is a most injudicious prac- 

 tice. It is attended with the danger of not only losing the 

 crop of fi-uit, but also the lives of the trees, of which there 

 is sufficient evidence on record to prove ; and almost all 

 attempts to forward a crop by such means, have rarely or ever 

 been equal to those, which have come on naturally until this 

 season, and then been assisted by a slight heat, till they 



