Part IV. 



FLOWER 

 FOES. 



GARDEN 



CHAPTER I. 



INSECTS, MITES, &c. 



Ants. — These often prove very troublesome in borders 

 and on iawns, owing to their throwing up heaps of soil and 

 loosening the earth or turf. 



Remedies. — The most practicable remedy is to find out 

 their nests, make a hole a foot deep in the centre, then 

 pour in half an ounce of disulphide of carbon, and imme- 

 diately seal the hole with soil. The fumes will asphyxiate 

 the ants. Repeat the dose a fortnight afterwards. Re- 

 member, the carbon is volatile and inflammable, so do 

 not smoke when using it. For getting rid of ants on 

 walks add one part of carbolic acid to ten parts of water, 

 and saturate the surface therewith. 



Aphides. — Foiu^ species of Aphides infest flower garden 

 plants. First of all, there is the Common Greenfly 

 (Rophalosiphon dianthi), the Rose Aphis (Siphonophora 

 rosas), Sweet Pea Aphis (Sophonophora pisi), and the 

 Root Aphis (Trama troglodytes). The first three infest 

 the shoots and leaves, sucking out the sap, crippling the 

 growth, and sealing up the stomato of the leaves with a 



