Show TREATING WOUNDS OF TREES Park Board of Washington City Gives Some Valuable Information on Important Subject The Washington park board commissioners commissioners com corn missioners has Issued the following bulletin regarding the treatment of tree wounds Tree wounds due to removal of ot large limbs or to Injury from any cause should be promptly disinfected and treated with a n waterproof cover- cover Ing lag An exposed surface Is subject to attack by y fungi and wood-boring wood Insects unless properly cared for As soon as a cut Is made the wound should be treated with a disinfectant such as common creosote which will penetrate and sterilize the wood This may be applied with a small bush brush After Atter creosoting the wood should be protected from moisture by mean 1 of ofa a heavy coat cont of coal tar Instead of using the materials separately they may be combined using third one-third creosote arid and two-thirds two coal tar In Incase Incase Incase case cracking occurs surface should be recoated A pure white lead and linseed oil paint is sometimes employed employed em em- for tree wounds s and while not as satisfactory as the coal conI tar tar- creosote taint paint it is a good deal better better bet bet- ter than nothing Ordinary grafting wax will 1111 give good results for small mall wounds |