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outsi(]e ones, wliicli can be fixe<l by serew-eyes as sliown. 

 The cat, to scale a fence to23i)ed with wh^e, has to come 

 in contact with it, and cats utterly detest small wire." 

 (See Fig. 2). A third method (Fig. 3) is to fix some short 

 palings to the top of the wall. In the point of each pale 

 fix a j^ointed French wire nail. 



Hares and Rabbits— Both do injury to carnations, 

 vegetable crops, and the stems of trees in gardens, by 

 gnawing off their bark. 



Remedies. — (1) The best i)reventiYe measure is to' fence 

 the garden in with wire-netting. Failing this, surround 

 the carnations with wire-netting, and paint the stems of 

 trees likely to be attacked with a mixture of train oil, cart 

 grease, and soot to a height of 3ft. from the ground. (2) 

 Another good remedy is to make a paint of fresh cow- 

 dung, clay, and water, and to each pail add a teaspoonful 

 of tincture of asafoetida. Paint the bark with this. (3) 

 In the case of trees that have been partly barked by rab- 

 bits or hares, smear on a thick plaster of cow dung, clay, 

 and soot, to help the wounds to heal. 



Mice. — Two kinds of mice are troublesome to garden 

 crops. The Common or House Mouse (Mus musculus) 

 feeds upon seeds, grapes, and other crops, indoors and 

 outdoors. The Long-tailed Field Mouse (Mus sylvaticus) 

 also feeds upon bulbs, tubers, corms, newly-sown seeds, 

 and even the roots of carnations, etc. Then there is also 

 the Field Mouse, or Vole (Arvicola arvalis), a short, tufted- 

 tailed, blackish mouse, which lives in fields and also 

 gardens, eating the roots of plants; and the Bank Vole 

 (Arvicola riparia), also short-tailed and chestnut-coloured, 

 which lives in riverside banks, etc., and feeds on plants. 



Remedies. — The best remedy for indoor mice is a keen 

 female cat. Other remedies are trapping or using one of 

 the well-known rat poisons. To protect newly-sown pea 

 and bean seeds, add two ounces of aloes to a gallon of 

 water,' and soak the seeds for twenty hours in this before 



