MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT TREES, &e. 257 



contains about 550 gallons, which, according to the fore- 

 going proportion, requires about two bulhels and half a peck 

 of lime. With this liquid, after the lime has fubfided, give 

 the trees a good watering, obferving to throw a confiderable 

 part of it under the leaves, by a barrow engine ; this ihould 

 be repeated once a day, for fix days, which will deftroy all 

 the aphides. The engine that I would recommend is that of 

 the late Mr. Winlaw's conftruAion, which may be had of 

 Meffrs. Chieflie and Yowle, No. 72, Margaret-Street, Caven- 

 diih Square. 



If you find the infe&s begin to make their appearance 

 again, apply the powder as before directed, and repeat the 

 watering. 



Particular Directions for iifihg the Lime-Water. 



Take the clear water after the lime has fettled, fill the 

 engine with it, and give the trees a good watering, throwing 

 it with as much force as you can under the leaves ; pr effing 

 your fore-finger over the mouth of the pipe to fpread the water 

 like the falling of fmall rain, which you may very eafily do, 

 at the fame time wheeling the engine backwards and forwards, 

 that no part of the tree be miffed. This ihould be done in 

 cloudy weather, or when the fun is off the wall. If the trees 

 are on an Eaft wall, you may begin to water them about half 

 paft eleven o'clock ; if on a North wall, you may water them 

 the firft thing you do in the morning ; and if on a South 

 wall, at four o'clock in the afternoon ; repeating the watering 

 for at lead fix days fucceffively. But if there be cold 

 Northerly and Eafterly winds, or frofty nights, the watering 

 fhould be difcontinued till the weather is milder. 



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