The Englijh Gardner. 
of trees & boughs, wrapped as it were in Cob webs,the which 
being taken before they are difperfed,and deftroy’d they will 
do no further harm, otherwife you may often find they will 
eat off all the leaves of the trees where they are.Other forts 
there are,but they are but few, and may foon be found with 
diligence. Another fort that ufe to eat up the leaves of Goofe- 
berry bufhes, I have mentioned ehewhere,befides thofe that 
fpoyl Cabbages, Colliflowers,and Turnips, fpoken of elfe- 
where j likewife fome affirm with much confidence, that the 
oft fmoakingof them with old hay, or ftraw, ufing the ad¬ 
vantage of the wind in the Spring,to be a fure prevention. 
There is another fort of Vermin which is a very great an¬ 
noyance to Cherry-trees,efpecially great leav’d Cherries, it is 
a frnall black Bug,and will be in great numbers on the leaves 
and fpringing buds,tainting the tree,althoughina very thrive- 
ing condition, caufing the Sap to be at a ftand, even in the 
chiefeft timeofgrowing} whatthe nameofit isl know not, 
or whether that Bug,call’d a Lady-bird, docaufethem,I know 
not, but I do commonly fee that bug on Cherry-trees, and 
amongft thofe fmall bugs,whether to feedom them,or to caft 
that fpawn whereof they come: the only cure that I know, 
is often to walh or daCh them after the manner mentioned a 
little before. 
Orchards, and Nurferies, have divers other Enemies and 
Cafualties whereby they are apt to be fpoiled, as Deers, 
Goats, Hares,andConyes, the beft and fureft prevention is a 
good Fence, butifConyesor Hares do come amongft your 
trees, either willingly keeping there, as fome do, or by 
coming in againft your will,if your trees be young or fmooth 
bark’d, they will be apt to be fpovled by them in hard wea¬ 
ther ifnot prevented,either by pitching up fome Lathes round 
your trees, or making fome Trunks about each tree either 
with 5 or with four fides, or by wrapping fome old, either 
Woollen or Linnen Clothes,or old Stockings,about each tree, 
fo high as a Hare or Cony may not reach to'bark your tree 
above it, and then dawb it with any kind of dung or gar- 
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