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trees unprotected by glass, on account of heat and 
drought being most congenial to their increase and 
habits. Before the commencement of forcing, all 
the trees should be unloosed, and the materials used 
in training be burned, after which the lights must 
be put on, and fu’ing be carried on for a few days. 
Then, if possible, choose a serene part of the day, 
which will aid the firing to allure the Spider to 
quit its privacy or retirement, and this will be a 
proper time to w'ash the whole house, together with 
the trees, in short leaving nothing, not even the 
earth in which the trees are planted, without a 
good soaking of the Mixture, (No. 3) ; and to 
make it more sure of their destruction, it would be 
well not to spare a second operation in a day or 
two after. That being completed, the trees may 
undergo the necessaiy treatment of pruning and 
training. If plants of any description, in the 
vicinity of the house, should have been visited by 
them the preceding summer, it is not improbable 
but some may be lodged about the outer walls of 
the house, and it therefore would be of service to 
pour the Mixture upon them, as no doubt many of 
them would contrive to get into the house if not 
destroyed. Boiling water may be used on the 
bare walls, and on the most useless parts of the 
earth. It would not be well to put the hot 
water upon the tree, as it would be attended 
with some degree of injury, especially to the 
young wood. 
Several Recipes are communicated by various 
