USEFUL HINTS 



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RED SPIDER IN A CUCUMBER HOUSE 



Wash the plant with soft soap and water, and 

 limewash the walls and mix in a large handful of 

 sulphur with the lime. The red spider is a yellow 

 or pale red colour, and congregates thickly on the 

 underside of the leaves, and protects itself by means 

 of a fine cobweb-like covering. They are caused by 

 an over-dry atmosphere, and, if they appear early 

 in the season, denote neglect of watering. 



SLUGS 



One of the best ways of ridding plants of slugs 

 is to get a little malt after it has been used for 

 brewing. Place it on a piece of slate where the 

 pests frequent, and they will eat it so greedily that 

 they will swell to a great size and stiffen so much 

 that they will die on the spot 



WIREWORMS 



These are most destructive, and once they get 

 hold of any soil there is nothing but to dig it and 

 pick them out. To prevent their attack upon a 

 crop, mix a little spirit of tar on a larger quantity 

 of gas lime with the soil. 



To trap them, bury potatoes in the soil near the 

 crop, and thrust a piece of stick through it as a 

 handle to take them up by. 



Salt and soot are the best things to get rid of 

 these pests. If very badly affected, clear the 



