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Show FOR WOUIOS ON TREES. In California tho following mixture was used on trees three ycarB ago and Is still In good oonditlon: Ono part of orude petroleum to three partB of resin; warm In separato dishes, mix and apply warm to cuts mado by pruning or by cultivator Injury. While this mixturo Is not hotter than grafting wax, It Is much cheaper and Is worthy of trial. If owners of trees would realize the Importance of keeping tho bark wholo and unbroken on their trees and treat all wounds promptly, they would savo much loss from so-called "wound fungi" which aro over abundant an'd ready to take posses-ulon posses-ulon and cause decay. Wounds that should be treated are of various origin, ori-gin, and those to the body of Uie tree are most Important, though injuries in-juries to large limbo very ofton spread downward. A largo limb cut off, with the stub loft unprotected, supplies a good place 'for these fungi to outer, and tho end of the life of tho treo It hastenod by the hollow body result- lng from decaying branohes. Branches Branch-es aro injured at picking time by boot heels and ladders; winds break branchec; hailstorms and ounscalJ rupture tho bark, and tho bodies of the trees are often bruised by wagons wag-ons or othor farm toolB. |