580 THE DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. 
towards the sun; then proceed to place all round the outsides of the 
frame, not less than a foot thick of soil well trodden down, and 
raised nearly as high as the top of the frame all round ; next, pre- 
pare the floor on which the plants are to he placed, first, by laying 
a good floor of lime scraps ; and on the top of that about six inches 
thick of coal ashes, on which arrange the plants. This floor will 
efi'ectually prevent worms from penetrating, and also add much to 
the warmth and cleanliness of the plants. Elevating the frame also 
is far preferable to setting it upon the ground, as the frame is not so 
liable to rot, and the more the plants are raised above the level of the 
surrounding earth, by a thick floor of ashes, &c. the more easily will 
they be kept from dam]). 
J. Paxton. 
Chalswurth, June '2nd. 1832. 
ARTICLE II. 
ON THE DESTRUCTION, OR PREVENTION OF INSECTS, INFESTING 
PEACH AND NECTARINE TREES. 
HY MR. T. H. BAILEY, G.VRDEKER TO WM. EVANS, ESQ. M.P. 
Allestree-Hall, near Derbi/. 
This being the season when insects of various kinds become trou- 
blesome to the gardener, by infesting his Peach and Nectarine Trees, 
and not seeing in your Register any method given to destroy them, 
I take the liberty to send the following : A system which I have 
practised for the last ten years with perfect success, seven of which 
have been in my present situation. In the autumn, after the fruit 
is all gathered I commence getting ofi" the leaves, a few at a time, as 
they become ripe, until they are all entirely off". I then unnail the 
trees, merely leaving as many nails and shreds in the wall as will 
prevent the wind from breaking the shoots, at the same time clearing 
away all dead leaves, cobwebs or other rubbish that may have col- 
lected about the crevices of the wall with a hand brush, as I consider 
them complete repositories for the eggs of all kinds of insects. In 
this loose state I leave them till the March following, when I prune 
and nail them again to the wall, taking away all the nails and shreds 
that were left to support the branches in the winter. The next thing 
I consider essential is, after the blooming season is past, and the 
