14 GARDENING 



GREEN FLY (TO DESTROY, ANOTHER 

 WAY) 



Boil a quarter of a pound of quassia chips in 

 a quart of water for half an hour, then stir in two 

 ounces of soft soap and add enough cold water to 

 make a gallon. Dip the affected plants overhead 

 in this mixture, which will kill every insect directly 

 it touches them, and five minutes afterwards syringe 

 the plants well with clear soft water. 



MILDEW 



Use the same wash as for green fly, with a 

 handful of sulphur mixed in. Syringe in the after- 

 noon and shut up close, and next morning put 

 about an inch of rich soil on the surface. Repeat 

 the syringing several times, but use the syringe 

 gently. 



PEA BUG, OR WEEVIL 



This pest attacks the peas at the time of flower- 

 ing, or whilst the pods are setting. 



THE POTATO BUG 



This lives upon the foliage of potatoes, and is 

 said to be the cause of the potato disease. 



