The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-08-28 00:00:00

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Tin RID SPIDER AID WALL Faure —This little nibbler
has been rightly stalled by Mr. Rivers the ••grand
enemy" of well-fruit trees. Never, I believe, hare
wsll fruit trees (pssehes and nectarines), so dropiad
their blooms and trait as they have done this lesson,
both under and outside of Elam It cannot be said that
they have dropped their blossoms and fruit from
immaturity of wood, which is ocean...; for never was
wood well attended to, better ripened thn that of last
year. AA the falling of blossoms and fruit, I briny',
has been general„lire must look for Sane general reason;
I believe the caws to be "rid spider, which abounded
last year, more so than I have ever known it to do.
Wall tree., aneberry plants, and even rose trees
were much infested by it in abe preirbssie .an. As seoe
as I perceived them on my wall trees I ordered my trees
to be syringed twice • clay, and I got rid of them, end
"landed." 503 peaches from three trees, and
so kept my trees with foliage but httle impaired.
I ban read of different kinds of remedies f,r rat
spider—sulphur, compost., lotions of different kinds.
but I have never uaed anything but lots of cold war'',
which is a thing they do not like. Cold water is net
only a good remedy for "red spiders," which abound
lin tot seasons and di/ situatians, hot it is good for the
bark and foliage of trees. It cleanses the leaves and
keeps the stomata open, and Nino washes off the 'porn
of kngi, and the various broods of "the prince of the
veer of the air." It cannot be denied that in
England for leak of cleansing, our wolf trees shffer in
their foliage (lunge), and hence in their health. 1
should he sorry to re as mac& 11thon may skis. sad in
the air salad my image, as I sea on wall-fruit trees both
under and outside of glees. The foliage, rOCAN " 1
health of these trees have • close connection. If by
any cause the foliage is injured, the other two roost
suffer. Mr. Brahma, of Doorway, has just Jujitsu to
me complaining of the havoc of red spider; I have
sent him • fair epeelnben of my foliage, which is e`
beautiful, that wine my old friend Archdale"
Heatable was here • few days ago, he said, " I never aw
such foliage, I wish you would tell me the • secret...,
I told him what the secret was—" lots of cold water.
law his trees lea year, and the foliate wiss
or Jesse. coneri. This year, of course, I could not
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either outside of or under glass, • single i.pecimes
fruit; they had aj fallen off. There are &Witless
"o• people who syringe, and are sarprised to and that
it does not answer ; but they do not do it propetif c'r
eceenotly. lan, thankful to Mr. lam-b, Mr. liool.
and Mr. Norris, the heed gardeners of Lord Fett'"L
Mr. Farquharson, and Barna Hambro, who came Whs.
with me last year, and to eat some peaches, for noel,*
me the proper way. It is of no use to stand in front of
the trees, you must put the syringe close to the wall,
sideways, and then, having you must "reverie
the cline.' Do this twice a y, and yoe will soo",
get rut of myriads of almost invisible " nibblers."
have built nines here 21? feet of wall, and pet eel"
penile, and I am sot afraid of red spider. I be"
plan t«11 10 poseh and nectarine trees, which are eel
healthy, and which being numbed and repinched, en;
bear front well out year. 1 shall plant 12 more Peit!e
and Nectarine Wen at the fall. The wells arabsdt
according to Mr. Riven' suggestion, single brick, ,e_ith
9-InchT:e.:intiervals. One, mon keep yont feme"
PAW tees& &et sYriagiog as woe am the leans
unfold t and the fruit is set. but de not este
the blossoms. W. P. Radehte, 011efersi ?teepees •