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-eflFective, and mucli more economical than hand- weeding the paths, besides 

 giving a freshness, and even brilliancy to the gravel. 



341. To hill Dochs and Dandelions, <i:c. d;c. on Lawns. — Cut the tops off in 

 the spring, and place a pinch of salt, or a little gas-tar, on the fresh wound. 



342. To clear a Lawn of Daisies. — For this pivrpose there is nothing equal to 

 the continued use of the daisy-hoe : with this ingenious little tool several 

 square yards of apparently the most hopeless grass can be cleared in a few 

 days. The hoe should be used in moist weather, and the grass well rolled 

 aftenvards. 



343. Guniriiing in Fruit-trees. — Scrape the gum clear away, and wash well 

 the place where it has accumulated, and stop it with a compost of horse-dung, 

 clay, and tar. 



344. To 'prevent Cattle from harlcing Trees. — Make a strong paste, of two 

 parts cow-dung and one pai't lime, with a little water : lay this, with a brush, 

 thick on the stems of the ti'ees, as far as the cattle can reach : a good wash, to 

 prevent injury from hares and rabbits, may be made with one half cow-dung, 

 one quarter coal-tar, and one quarter lime, and aiDplied in the same way. 



345. To get rid of Moss on Fruit-trees. — Wash the branches of the trees 

 ■wherever moss appears, with strong lime-water : strong brine will also answer 

 the same purpose. 



346. MoiiS on Lau-ns. — All remedies are useless until the lawn is well drained ; 

 when this is done, rake the grass with a sharp-toothed rake in different 

 directions to drag out the moss, and roll with a very heavy roller in wet 

 weather. Nitrate of soda, at the rate of 1 2 to 2 cwt. per acre, should be sown 

 in the spring, over the mossy grass. Very fine coal-ashes, also, may with 

 great benefit be spread over those parts of the lawn whei-e moss abounds, 

 especially if done in wet weather, or before a soaking rain. 



347. Mildew. — Syringe the plant upon which the mildew has begun to make 

 its appearance, with a strong decoction of green leaves of the elder ; or use 

 in the same way a solution of nitre, made in the proportion of 1 oz. of nitre to 

 one gallon of water. A mixture of soap-suds and sulphur will, in many cases, 

 answer the same purpose. 



348. A nexcellent Dressing to destroy the Eggs d:c. of Insects that infest the hark 

 of trees and old walls. — Take ^ lb. of tobacco, h lb. of sulphur, | peck of 

 lime ; stir these ingredients well together in three or four gallons of water ; 

 leave them to settle, and syringe the trees and walls well with the clear 

 liquid. More water may be added when the first is used up. 



349. To destroy Worms in Laicns. — Take newly-slaked lime, in the proportion 

 of 10 lbs. of lime to about 30 gallons of water. Stir it often, and then let it 

 stand to settle. Draw off this water clear from the sediment, and with a rose 

 watering-pot spread it freely over the lawn. The worms will come to the 

 surface, and may be swept up with a broom. This operation is most effectual 

 if performed in damp weather, as the worms then lie nearer the surface. It 

 may be repeated till the worms disappear. 



350. Wireivorm. — If any bed or favourite plant suffers much from wireworra, 



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