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To keep the Bark of the Trees clean, and 
free from Insects, the following Wash 
should be used, as recommended by Mr. 
Forsyth: —Take 
Fresh Cow Dung, a little Lime, and 
Wood Ashes ,— 
Mix these with Urine and Soapsuds, 
for use. 
Wash the Trees with this Mixture, made 
about the consistence of Plasterer’s White 
Wash, and lay it on in the same man¬ 
ner, in the Months of February and 
March; and, in the course of the fol¬ 
lowing Summer, a fine new Bark will be 
observed.—If this be again repeated in 
the Autumn, it will destroy the Eggs 
deposited by various Insects, and further 
improve the Bark. 
The same Mixture, made thicker, should 
be put over those Parts from whence 
the cankered Wood or superabundant 
