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surrounding earth and wood ; tar end of tap root if cut. Scrub 
Carbolineuni all round trunk 2 feet above collar down to end of tap 
root and leave all exposed for three days. Examine for hollowness 
and if any hollow is found, bore, and pour Carbolineuni into tree 
as above directed. Now treat laterals as above directed. Return 
in three days and repeat application of the Carbolineuni mixture, 
ram the tree firm with burnt earth and dig trench. Return in five 
days and inspect for white ants ; if any are found, treat as directed 
above. 
8. If after two months the trees treated shew no signs of 
life dig them out as directed in my “Instructions pages 7, 4.” 
9. Please record the following: — 
1. Date of treatment. 
2. Method of treatment. 
3. Extent of disease treated. 
4. Cost of treatment per tree and per acre. 
10. Be sure to see the Carbolineuni used is “Carbolineuni 
Plantarium” not ‘ Carbolineuni Avenarius” as the latter would 
kill the trees. 
Pruning, 
/. Prune all branches that are within 12 feet of the ground. All 
branches must be cut as close to the stem as possible, and tarred at 
once. No tar to be allowed to run down stem. The branches are 
to be sawn off. If the branch is a large heavy one, it will break away 
and wound he tree when about half cut through. To avoid this, slash 
off at least half of the branch with a parang and then saw off the 
remainder. 
WOUNDED TREES. 
J. All trees wounded are to be tarred directly wounds are made, 
or discovered in any part of the Estate. If there is no tar handy, 
send for it at once, and see the tree tarred. Do not merely order it 
to be done. Also see that tar is not allowed to run down the tree. 
Tar for this work, and also for marking trees requiring attention, 
must be taken by every working gang together with saws and prun- 
ing knives. 
REMOVING TIMBER. 
K. Remove all timber from the trees and stack in the middle 
of the lines of rubber for burning. 
Burn as much wood as possible in long, low narrow heaps, not 
more than 3 feet high, between the lines. It is a good plan to cover 
the heaps of wood with earth, make air holes and fire the heaps: it 
will smoulder away without scorching the rubber. 
Stumps of big trees can be burnt out without damage to the 
rubber, if a trench 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep is dug right round the 
