2GS TREATISE ON THE CULTURE AND 



As foon as the leaves are off the trees in Autumn, they 

 fhould be raked and fwept up ; then carried to the Melon- 

 ground and mixed up with other leaves and dung for hot 

 beds ; by this means you will get rid of a great number of 

 eggs of infects that are depofited on the underfide of the 

 leaves. Then walh all the Items of the trees, and all the ends- 

 of the buds, taking care not to hurt the buds : in doing 

 this, what falls will deftroy the flugs that take fhelter on the 

 offset of the wall and in the borders, before they are dug 

 for planting lettuce, endive, &c. This wafhing fhould be 

 repeated about the beginning of February, which will deftroy 

 any eggs of different infects that may (till remain about the 

 trees. A painter's brufh may be ufed for laying the mix- 

 ture on the trees, and a foft broom, or a brufh made of the 

 ends of garden matting, for wafhing the wall. The matting 

 feems preferable, as, being foft and flexible, it will enter the 

 holes and crevices. 



1 he mixture that falls on the border and offset of the wall, 

 in this fecond waihing, will deftroy thofe flugs and infects that 

 made their appearance early. The (terns and branches of the 

 trees may be wafhed two or three times, or oftener, in the 

 Spring, before the buds begin tofwell-; but the branches, 

 muft not be rubbed after the trees come into flower ; you 

 may, however, fprinkle them over with the mixture from a, 

 watering-pot with a rofe juft before the buds begin to open, 

 but by no means after they are open ; as it will, by its gluti-. 

 nous nature, render the bloom liable to. be fcorched by the. 

 fun. 



I would recommend the above wafhings, &c. for all trees,, 

 ftandards as well as thofe on walls ; particularly Apple 9; 

 Cherry, and. Plum trees. 



