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November 2, 1843
Sentinel Of The Valley
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
What is this article about?
S. S. Green of East Cambridge experiments with hard soap to kill borers in his white ash tree, succeeding as rain dissolves the soap and forces out the pests.
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SOAP FOR KILLING BORERS IN TREES.
S. S. Green, Esq., of East Cambridge, has made an experiment with this article. He has in his garden a fine white ash tree, which was full of these worms, so fatal to our fruit and ornamental trees. He covered every place on the tree which appeared to be wounded by them, with common hard soap, nicely rubbed into the places where the borer seemed to have entered. During the rains of this week, the soap dissolved and penetrated to the worms, and forcing them out by scores, causing their death.
-Olive Branch.
S. S. Green, Esq., of East Cambridge, has made an experiment with this article. He has in his garden a fine white ash tree, which was full of these worms, so fatal to our fruit and ornamental trees. He covered every place on the tree which appeared to be wounded by them, with common hard soap, nicely rubbed into the places where the borer seemed to have entered. During the rains of this week, the soap dissolved and penetrated to the worms, and forcing them out by scores, causing their death.
-Olive Branch.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Triumph
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Tree Borers
Soap Treatment
Gardening Experiment
Ash Tree
Pest Control
What entities or persons were involved?
S. S. Green, Esq.
Where did it happen?
East Cambridge Garden
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Key Persons
S. S. Green, Esq.
Location
East Cambridge Garden
Event Date
This Week
Story Details
S. S. Green applies hard soap to wounds on his white ash tree infested with borers; rain dissolves the soap, penetrating and killing the worms by forcing them out.