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IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

| lNfOR AN L DlSCON ERl.
We embrace the earliest moment, afte
the receipt of the following lettes, to lay
before our readers. The season is not We
so far advanced that the process may not b'
beneficial to those who put i, in operation:
NJ. p. WILDER, President of the Massa
chuscHs horticultural Society,":
SR-llaving discovered cheap and eff
fectual mode Of destroying the Rose .Shg
wish to become a competitor for the pre-
MUM offered by the Massachusetts Horticul
tural Society. After very many satisfactor,
experiments with the following substance,
am convinced it will destroy the above in
sect, in either of the states in which it an
pears on the plant, as the fly, when it is lay
ing its eggs, or as the slug, when it is com
hitting its dcpredarions on the foliage.
WHALE On SOAP, dissoircd at the rat,
Of two pounds to fifteen gallons of water
l have used it strongcrwitlout injury to the
plants, but find the above mixture c1ectua
in the destruction of the insect. As | find
from experiments, there is difference in til.
strength of the soap, il will be better for per.
sons using it to try it diluted as above, ant
if it does not kill the insect, add little more
soap--wth caution. In corresponding will
Mes'rs. Downer, Austin, g. Co., on the
difference in its appearance, they saw
w hale Oil Soap varies much in its rela.
tive strength, the article not being made as
soap, but being formed in our process o.
bleeching oil. When it is of very slarr
taste, and dark appearance, the alkai pre-.
dominates, and when light colorcd and flat
taste, the grease predominatcs." The for
mcr | have generally used, but have tried the
light coored, and find it equally efcctnal
but requiring little more soap--say two
pounds to thirteen gallons of water.
Mode # Preparation. Take whatever
quantity of soap you wish to prepare, and
dissolve It in boiling water, about one quart
to pound-in this way strain It through a
fine wire or hair sieve, which takes out the
dirt, and prevents its stopping the valves OF
the engine, or the nose of the syringc-thcn
add cold watcr,to make it the proper strength
apply it to the bush with a hand en-
CINE, or syringe, with as much force as prac-
ticable, and be sure that every part of the
leaves is well saturated with the liouid.-
What falls to thceround in application, will
do good in enrichng the soil, & from its tri-
fling cost, team be used in proiusion. A hogs.
head of l36 gallons costs IS cenls--not quite
4 mills per gallon. Early in the morning, or
in the evening, is the proper time to apply it
to the plants.
AS there are many other troublesome and
destructive insects the above preparation
will destroy, as cilectually as the Rose Slug,
it may be of benefit to the community TO
know the different kinds upon which | have
tried it with success.
The IHrps, often called the Vine Fret
ter, a small, ight-colored or spotted ny
quick in motion, which in some places are
making the rosebush nearly as bad in appear
ance as the effects of the slug. Alphis, or
Plant Louise, under the name of green or
brown fly, an insect not quick in motion, We.
ry abundant on,and destructive to, the young
shoots of the Rose, the Peach tree, and ma
ny other plants.
The Black Fly, a very troublesome and
destructive insect, that infests the Young
shoots Of the Cherry and the Snow Bail tree.
have never known any positive cure for the
effects of this insect until this time. Two
varieties of insects that are destructive to,
and very much disfigurc Evergreens, the
Balm of GIlead Fir in particular, one an
Apls, the other very much like the rose
slug. The 1carus, or red spider, that well
known pest to gardeners.
The Disease Wihdcw on the Gooscberry,
Peach, Grape Vine, &c. &C., is checked
and entirely destroyed by a weak dressing of
the solution.
The above insects are generally all dcs-
troyed by one application, If properly ap-
piled to all parts of the foliage. The eggs of
most insects continue to hatch in rotation,
during their season. To keep the plants
perfectly clean, IT will be necessary TO dress
them two or three times.
The Canker Worm. AS the trees on
this place are not troubled with this worm,
| have not had an opportunity of trying
experiments by dressing the trees, bu, have
collected the worms, which are killed by being
touched with the liquid. The expense Of
labor and engines for dressing large trees, to
be eflectual, may be more than the applica-
ton warrant; but think by saturating
the ground under the trees with the LIQUID
about the time the insect changes from the
chrysalis state and ascends the trees, will
destroy them or, when the moth is on the
tree, before laying its eggs, they may be
destroyed without much labor; in either case
the mixture may be applied much stronger
than when it comes in contact with the TO-
lage. Laying it on the trunk and branche:
ofthe tree, at the consistency of thick paint
destroys tho brown, scaly insect on the bark
and gives the tree smooth, glossy, ano
healthy appearance.
remain, sir,
Your most obedent servant.
DAVID IIAGGERSTON.
Yatertown, June 18Th, 1871.