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in spring and autumn; in winter the}- hide in the crevices 

 of the soil. 



Kemedies. — Thruylies and blackbirds feed largely on 

 snaik. Dressing the soil in autumn with soil fumigants 

 like Kilogrub and Vaporite will destroy their eggs. So also 

 will a dreiS'sing of quick or ground lime in February. Two 

 tablespoonfuls of liquid ammonia added to a gallon of 

 water, and applied to infested areas in the evening, will 

 kill both slugis and snails, and do no harm to the plants. 

 Pieces of orange-peel laid about the borders will attract 

 slugs and snails, and enable them to be easily caught. 

 Dustings of soot or lime, if repeated every evening for a 

 week, will also help to get rid of the pests. 



• White Worms (Enchytracids).— According to the 

 Rev. Hilderic Friend, a gentleman who has made a life 

 study of worms, the small white worms so plentiful in 

 decayed manure and in soil, and of whose habits or life 

 history comparatively little has been known, are pests 

 capable of inflicting serious injury upon the roots of plants. 

 These vary in size from tiny microscopic creatures to an 

 inch in length. He says that there are upwards of fifty 

 native species discovered so far. There is no doubt that 

 gardeners have in the past overlooked the fact of white 

 worms being injiu'ious to crops, and other pests have been 

 credited with any injury done thereto. 



Remedies. — In the case of leaf-mould or old manure 

 containing white worms it would be well to mix some 

 Vaporite with both before using in the garden. For pot- 

 ting purposes the material should either be heated to kill 

 the worms and their ova, or spread out and sprinkled with 

 boiling water before mixing with the compost. 



Worms, or Earthworms. — The idea prevails that 

 the earthworm eats seeds and the roots of plants, and it 

 is often held responsible for causing the turf of the lawn 

 to go yellow and di(\ The worm is a good friend rather 

 than an enemy to gardens. So far from doing harm to 



