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would remain. I may further say, that it w'ould 
he worth while to grow them, if they were for 
no other purpose than to attract the Spider, for 
the purpose of destroying them, and keeping 
them from other plants. 
Speechly assures his readers, from many 
years’ experience, he has found the following 
method effectual and satisfactory in every respect : 
“ To one pound of flour of sulphur, put two 
ounces of common Scotch snuff’ (very good to- 
bacco dust will answer equally as well.) Let 
these be well mixed together ; then take a small 
painter’s brush, dip it lightly in the sulphur, 
then lay one hand on the upper surface of the leaf, 
and with the other draw the brush very gently 
backwards and forwards all over the under side ; 
by this means a little sulphur will be left on the 
leaf. The Acarus, being soft and delicate in its 
nature, is hereby destroyed with the most gentle 
touch. The brush also most readily wipes off 
their web, as well as their globular transparent 
eggs, and thus we are secured from the danger 
of a succeeding brood. 
Nichol recommends, after every winter’s prun- 
ing, the following Recipes: “ Soft soap two pounds, 
flour of sulphur, two pounds, leaf or roll tobacco 
two pounds, nux vomica four ounces, and turpen- 
tine, an English gill, boiled in 8 English gallons 
of soft water to six. This composition to be 
laid on with a painter’s brush, or rubbed on with 
a sponge, carefully anointing every branch, shoot. 
