Improvements in and relating to a Composition for the Destruction of Philloxera and for Developing the Stocks of the Vine.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1895-Accepted, 2nd Nov, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to a Composition for the Destruction
of Philloxera and for Developing the Stocks of the Vine.
I JAMES YATE JOHNSON of 47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of
London, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which has
been communicated to me from abroad by Faddoul Genadius, Jacques Aghion and
Emine Nauffal all of 21 Boulevard Poissonniète, Paris in the Republic of France,)
to be as follows
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This invention relates to an improved composition serving both as an insecticide
for the destruction of philloxera and as a manute for developing the growth of the
stock or roots of the vine
This composition is formed of certain materials hereinafter described and
preferably in the following proportions.
Olive oil-
Mineral pitch
Carbonate of calcium
Silex
-
Oxide of non
Assafoetida
These materials are treated and mixed as follows
800 parts.
->
190
"
18
"
1.500
"
0.750
"
0 500
"
The mineral pitch is reduced to powder and the other substances to an impalpable
powder the oil is then heated in suitable receiver to a temperature about
100° Centigrade and the mineral pitch is added in small proportions according as
it dissolves the temperature still being raised. The solution is completed at about
150° Centigrade When the oil reaches boiling point that is to say about
300° Centigrade the carbonate of calcium, the silex aud the oxide of iron 15
introduced and the whole is stirred for a short time
The temperature of 300° is necessary for the purpose of binging out the soaps
of calcium and on which are first formed when entering in solution in an excess
of oil. Beneath this temperature that is to say if it is not reached during the
process these soaps will be deposited during the process of cooling.
The calcium carbonate and oxide of iron dissolve while the silex remains in
suspension in the oil bath The process of cooling then takes place say by removing
the fire and when the temperature has dropped to about 80° Centigrade the
assafoetida is added. Stirring is 1enewed for a short time and then the product is
allowed to cool and in this state it is ready for use
The composition may be applied to vines in the following manner. The stocks
or 100ts of the vine to be treated are bared to a suitable depth say to a foot or
thereabouts so as to enable that portion of the root of the plant exposed to view to
be treated. Then after washing with aloes the composition is applied by menus of
a brush
After which the earth is replaced and lightly beaten down round the foot
of each vine stock. In the composition thus obtained and applied the oil serves
both as a solvent for the other matters added and as an agglutinant for the vine.
It also acts as a manune or fertiliser and prevents water and dampuess removing
the dissolved materials which it contaiɛ.

page_text: The pitch and assafoetida asphyxiate the philloxera by reason of the strong and
repulsive odour which they set free.
This invention does not relate to the substances or materials indicated separately
but to the combination of these materials with a view to obtaining a new composition
haring the properties of destroying the philloxera and serving as a manure for
developing the growth of the plant, and the novel features of this invention
consist in :
The solution of pitch in the oil, and the retaining in suspension the other
products or materials in this fatty solution
The vegetable oil is so used as not to act or to act in only a slight degree as a
dryer and is opposed to the volatilization of the dissolved bodies which act for a
long period of time.
Dated this 29th day of December 1894,
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W C., Agents
Improvements in and relating to a Composition for the Destruction
of Philloxera and for Developing the Stocks of the Vine.
1, JAMES YATE JOHNSON of 47 Lincoln's Inn Fields in the County of
London Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention (which has
been communicated to me from abroad by Faddoul Genadius, Jacques Aghion
and Emine Naufal all of 21 Boulevard Poissonnière, Paris, in the Republic of
France) and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement
This invention relates to an improved composition serving both as au insecticide
for the destruction of philloxera and as a manure for developing the growth of
the stock on 100ts of the vine.
This composition is formed of certain materials hereinafter described and
preferably used in the following proportions.
Olive oil
-
800 parts
190
Mineral pitch
Carbonate of calcun
Silex
Oxide of iron
Assafoetida
These materials are treated and mixed as follows
-
"
18
"
1.500
"
-
0 750
"
0.300
"
-
The mineral pitch is reduced to powder and the other substances to an
impalpable powder, the oil is then heated in a suitable receiver to a temperature of
about 100° Centigrade and the metal pitch is added in small proportions
according as it dissolves, the temperature still being raised The pitch is found to
be completely dissolved at a tenperature of about 150° Centigrade When the
oil reaches boiling point that is to say about 300° Centigrade the carbonate of calcium,
silex and oxide of iron are introduced and the whole is stitied for a short time.
The temperature of 300° is necessary in order to bring out the soaps of calcium
and iron which are first formed on entering in solution in an excess of oil. Below
this temperature that is to say if it is not reached during the process these so
will be deposited during the process of cooling
The calcm carbonate and oxide of non dissolve while the silex remains in
suspension in the oil bath. The process of cooling then takes place say by

page_text: removing the fire and when the temperature has fallen to about 80° Centigrade
the assafoetida is added. Stirring is renewed for a short time and then the
product is allowed to cool and in this state it is ready for use
The composition may be applied to vines in the following manner
The stocks
or 100ts of the vine to be treated are bared to a suitable depth say to a foot or
thereabouts so as to enable that portion of the stock of the plant exposed to view
to be scrubbed brushed or otherwise treated. Then after washing with aloes the
composition is applied by means of a brush After this the earth is replaced and
lightly beaten down round the foot of each rine stock. In the composition thus
obtained and applied the oil serves both as a solvent for the other matters added
and as an agglutinant for the vine It also acts as a manure or fertiliser and
prevents water or moisture removing the dissolved materials which it contains.
The pitch and assafoetida asphyxiate the philloxera by reason of the strong
aud repulsive odour which they set free.
This invention does not relate to the substances or materials indicated sepaintely
but to the combination of these materials with a view to obtaining a new
composition having the properties of destroying the philloxera and serving as a
manine for developing the growth of the plant,-The novel features of this
invention consist in (1) The solution of pitch in the oil and (2) the retaining in
suspension in this fatty solution the other products or materials.
The vegetable oil is so used as not to act or to act only in a slight degree as a
dryer while it checks the volatilization of the dissolved bodies which retain their
properties for a very considerable period of time.
Ilaving now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1. As an insecticide for the destruction of philloxera and as a manure for
developing or renewing the stocks of vines a composition consisting of a fatty
solution of vegetable oil (having little or no drying properties) and imineral pitch
in which carbonate of calcium, eilex, oxyde of iron and assafoetida are incorporated
substantially as her embefore described.
2. The composition described in Claim 1 obtained by dissolving mineral pitch in
a vegetable oil at a temperature varying from 100 to 150 degrees Centigrade
raising the temperature of this fatty solution to 300 degrees Centigrade and then
introducing carbonate of calemm, silex, oxyde of iron and assafoetida preferably
in a state of powder substantially in the manner as herembefore described
3. The method of applying the said composition to the stocks of the vine
consisting in first laying bare the roots then bi ushing them and washing them with
aloes and then applying the composition thereto substantially in the manner as
hereinbefore desciibed
Dated this 27th day of September 1895
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
Agents.