304 GARDEN FOES. 



yard, at intervals of a month during April, May, and June, 

 the weeds may be got rid of. 



Another, but a more tedious, yet thorough, way of era- 

 dicating weeds from a lawn is by spudding them out. This 

 m.ay he done by means of a special tool called a weed- 

 extractor, or by kneeling on a knee-|)ad and digging each 

 weed out by the aid of a steel table fork. In this case it 

 is advisable to divide the lawn into widths of a yard by 

 means of a garden line, so that the work can be done 

 evenly and thoroughly. Once thoroughly done, it will be 

 an easy matter to keep the weeds in subjection in future. 



A good way of killing Dandelions, Plantains, Thistles, 

 and Docks with deep roots is to dip a stout iron skewer 

 in a phial of sulphuric acid, and thrust this well into the 

 heart of each plant. , Use leather gloves for doing this in 

 order to protect the hands from the corrosive acid. Florists 

 and sundriesmen sell a special syringe for doing this. 



A little salt placed over the crowns of weeds, but not 

 on the grass, in dry weather, will kill them, and is a 

 simple remedy. 



To get rid of clover, if objectionable, apply half an ounce 

 of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia to each square 

 yard of clover patch in spring. The nitrogen will sicken 

 the growth of the clover and promote the development of 

 the grass. 



To kill the Fairy-ring Fungus, dissolve lib. of sulphate 

 of iron in two gallons of water, and well saturate the turf 

 to a width of 3ft. outside the dark ring. 



Other Lawn Pests are Ants, Worms, Leather 

 Jacket Grubs, and jNIoIcs, remedies for which are given 



eise 



where. 



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