New-York tribune., 1890-08-07
SPRJYTNG Elm TREES.

State Entomoloqist Iintncr was right ~ uSu'l
when lie said that the clm-tIcc beetle was travel
linz, North Tie Tribune recently noted us pres
,rcc M Hudson. Last Monday. August !, II ar
rived at Sandy Hill. Washington County, seventy
five n,ilcs 10 the north. To-day II is @allopih1
,l,p.- ND into the Adirondacks; tomorrow Al may
eros, the Irr and plant It's foot ON the elm i''s
Of Montreal The Doctors idea that II Is s'c'Hh'
ride, on frciaht-trains Is, We believe wei lo''"'"
Our information concerning tie arrival "i Inc
b,rtlc at Sandy Hill CONES direct. lady VINO
live, there writing to MS on the subject '''
cotrrspondc,t is interested particularly IN in'
rr,rtiral appc,ii,n of TIE London purple rec
.Iu,.cndcd Ly the Doctor. and n-d Successfully
m Hudson viii You kindly inform your f'"-
,.,s she writes. how" and size places an ON
iro,,. uudcrscore below the how "a Large shade
free can be- SPRAYED with another suspicious
looking feminine uuderscorc below Inc SPf'N'"
pcfhar- u is a Guilty con>ccncr-wc kh"" not
hut s,mctmnp whispers 20 MS that our '"rf'Sp""'
... .-,...,s THAT .,, .lo not know: it 50. she Is
,....ll,. risnt strictly speaking. We know
,o,, a large elm trr, can be- sprnyrd-We Know
far instance. how Lorenzo Clpron oi liuds"h'
.pr,,cI he-bui we confess that we do not hh""
,,. . I,r.,r elm in-. should be- sprayed. Indeed
,. f.,,. ,..,.c =. lac. wrong member of the great
,i .ili,rc, oo,inst insects Sic should have
,.ti,,.u dircoflv tn the Doctor. DE-. Lintner ami
1l., Tribune have Carried on a most r"wark'hl'
-,,gigii aran.i nli kinds of insects TINS summer
fhr most remarkable, perhaps, known III th' MS
fnr, of science But the practical w"r" "i '\-
termination hao fallen wholly ON ih" P'''"'' }"
.. l..c, ,i pr..,..ncc of Tine Iuhuuc To- locate
destructive insect, aud tHcn iou 10 pr I"''"r''
.. g., ,,.,.. .rl c>caim BUS ipon which he
Is.sn 2 .
y.,r.,rc a.,irs, them IT," Doctor and Tine
Tribune work together IN perfect harmony o'-
,.,a.N In -.rA a,r acau- and 'rns''F cav"
...,., o.. y...l, ,..n,, r. c.rru''v divided.
fu ,..lr,I ,, orc way m winch 1t Is possible
g., ,p,,, a I.r.c .'o.c tree vr |l'r onlv 20 CAV"
,h. pl.u of ilr Lorcn1o Clpr'u. oi Hudson. =
.,I..I ,,, have already n.lcru-d Mr. Capron Is
..c owner of tlr hr.rst cm Tree ia hudson
?, .,lrls oa hi, l,uu u n.ut OF hs house, 'nd
.Iio., dir.,tI, 200 front oi II iu thc street D, "
l.5r,ff 1o thi, l,driut. late one uieit. the
.,.c.ious Nls C.pruu attached easpip' i'"
.r,'.r, l,.., iuc surface OF Tie GROUND IaiN
..uo ram to lis wuod-hcI. where % turned up A'
,f.it a-.l.s. "a funnel l,in- inserted n This "n'I
J Vlti... a number of recent copcN "l one "l "'I
morning contemporaries of th, city hc Thoroughly
.,'grlicd fhrm with kerosene. 'Hu'p@ mp
.rt, tlD topmo,t branches Of the elm he yea
fhc paper, iu posi- t.on. touched match t. them,
chmhcu.l down and yelled Fire. Iae hudson
fl. department responded. attached hose t. me
/ .,lr,nt end WIS soon playing "a larl" Sin"m "i
nnculc oi Lordon purple on the blazing urc'
! ID, Tire artlc,, Nr Cairon WIS tie while seated
| in the voodshcd ladlcue large quantities OF the
| Irus iu liquid form into the i1nn'I' whence Il
followed the easppe 10 the hvdr'nt Ed"c'W!
as this plan wn, iu TINS caso II can ONLY DE uNri
| vhcr. there Is complete and enthusiastic ire
| c,lupanv. and world not, presume, hc prac-
! ucable at Sandy liill.
In clo,iue Wc must acaln eNpreS oli rc1r'' ai
| not briu. able +, give our correspondent the in
,or.uation she desires We viii t2tc the occasion.
| However. to call on Dr liutncr for it, II ne
/ will write Tho Tribune a letter giving full dircc-
| lions for spraying elm trees, with the proportion
! OF London purple 10 hc used. we Will gladly
publish it, As we remarked when speaking of
the matter before. tie elm Is one Of the finest
of shade trees and il must not fail 4 victim 10 any
mui1udirg hcclc.