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in city gardens; where the birds cannot feed 



ujoon it. 



Brown's Fumigator is a very simple portable 

 instrument for the destruction of this pest, so pre- 

 valent amongst roses ; the whole force can be 

 brought to bear upon any plant, in any situation, 

 by covering the plant with a sheet, if against a 

 fence, or when fully exposed, all round ; place a 

 covering over it in the form of a tent; then intro- 

 duce the nozzle under the covering, and, by a 

 simple turn of a handle, the tobacco SQioke is de- 

 hvered cool in a dense mass, and ^\dth the greatest 

 safety in the hands of any operator. The imple- 

 ment is also indispensable in fumigating green- 

 houses, wardrobes, ships, or dwellings, during 

 epidemic diseases. It can be used as well for 

 purposes of perfuming Avith lavender, cinnamon, 

 or other aromatic herbs. The Rose Bug is another 

 very destructive enemy, which can only be kept 

 under by handpicking ; they are found upon the 

 flowers as soon as open. There is also the icorm 

 that destroys the bud before it opens. We seldom 

 observe this in the countr}^, but in some seasons 

 it abounds in the city or town gardens, and must 

 be extirpated by the hand. 



There is yet another ; a fly, in the early part of 

 June, deposits its Qgg near the surface of the 



