of roots and root crops. Raise any box, board or any- 

 thing that they can get under, and you will find hun- 

 dreds of them. I have seen them not wait for the 

 seed of vegetables and flowers to sprout but go in the 

 ground after it. Many persons have wondered why 

 the seed never came up which they planted. In most 

 cases, the reason can be traced to these pests. 



Make a poison bait of the following, which will not 

 only apply to Sow bugs, but to Slugs, Snails and Cut 

 Worms also. 



Bran 6 pounds 



Paris Green l /% pound 



Molasses ^ pint 



Thoroughly mix, adding sufficient water to make it 

 moist but not sticky and scatter around where you 

 find them the most numerous. 



Scale on Orange, Lemon and Grapefruit trees. If 

 your trees are infested with scale, consult the County 

 Horticultural Commission, who will inspect the trees 

 and inform you when and the best way to handle them. 



Any disease making its appearance on trees, shrubs 

 or plants, any insect pest that you do not recognize or 

 know how to combat, lose no time to inform the Horti- 

 cultural Commissioner about it. 



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