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Directions for Heading down Orange-trees. 



J LIST as tile manufcript was going to the prefs, Mr. R ad co- 

 maker , the Portuguefe Agent in London, called and told me, 

 that he had received a letter from the Chevalier d' Al- 

 meida, the late Ambaffador from Portugal at this Court, in- 

 forming him, that on his return home he had found the Orange- 

 trees on the Prince of Brazil's Plantations in a very unhealthy 

 and decayed ft ate ; and requeuing him to apply to me for 

 fome of the Compofition, and a copy of the Pamphlet 

 " On the Difeafes, &c. in Fruit and Foreft Trees as he 

 wifhed to make trial of it on the trees of that country. 



Accordingly, I have fent a cafk of the Compofition, with 

 directions for preparing the trees, and laying it on. 



When it is found neceffary to head down Orange-trees, I 

 would advife not to cut them quite down to the ft em ; but to 

 leave two or three inches of the branches ; fome more, fome 

 lefs ; always remembering to cut near to a joint, and in fuch a 

 manner as to form a handfome head ; and to apply the Com- 

 pofition immediately. In doing this, however, it will be 

 neceffary to leave a few young Ihoots to draw up the fap. Jf 

 thfe trees are infefted with infects, the ftems muft be wafhed 

 with foapfuds and urine, and well fcrubbed with a hard 

 brum. 



About twelve years ago the Orange-trees in the green houfe 

 in Kenfington gardens were fo much infefted with a fpecies 

 of coccus, that I was obliged to head them all down, and 



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