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By some people slacked lime is directed to be 
dusted over the infested part when the trees are 
wet ; I should think this would be more readily 
done, and equally effectual. 
Bleeding Vines. — If judicious pruning is 
not properly attended to, Vines are sometimes apt 
to evacuate a considerable quantity of juice. When 
that is the case, the following Remedies are re- 
commended : — • 
Speechley’s remedy is to peel off, or divest 
that part of the branch adjoining the wound of all 
the outside bark, then with a spunge dry up the 
moisture, and immediately wrap round the wounded 
part a piece of an Ox’s bladder spread over with 
tar or pitch, made warm in the manner of a plaster; 
then tye the whole secure with strong thread, well 
rubbed with Bee’s wax ; this must remain fur 
three weeks or a month, on the Vine. 
Knight’s Remedy consists of four parts of 
scraped cheese, to be added to one part xtf calcined 
Oyster shells, or other pure calcarious earth, and 
this composition to be pressed strongly into the 
pores of the W'ood ; this done, he says, the sap 
will instantly cease to How. — (Ilort. Trans.) 
CUCUMBERS. 
Canker. — The complaint generally called 
Canker, common to Cucumbers and Melons, often 
