MISCELLANEOUS HINTS 



COCCUS 



These are dreadful pests ; they adhere to leaves 

 and stems and will kill what they attack. There is 

 no remedy but handpicking, washing and scrubbing. 



FLIES ON FRUIT TREES 



Syringe the wall with a strong solution of 

 Sunlight soap, three ounces to the gallon, adding a 

 wineglassful of paraffin oil. 



GOOSEBERRY CATERPILLAR 



A shilling bottle of fir-tree oil, mixed with water 

 according to the directions on the bottle, and well 

 syringed, will completely destroy them. 



And in the autumn remove a little of the soil 

 beneath the bushes, to take away the cocoons of the 

 insects which are to be found about two inches 

 below the surface ; and in the spring, lime should be 

 sprinkled on the ground. 



The caterpillars are small, dark, oval bodies about 

 half an inch long. The parent of these caterpillars is 

 the saw-fly. 



EARWIGS 



are night destroyers, for, in the day time, they hide 

 away. The best way to trap them is to reverse small 

 pots, and fill them with a screw of paper, on the tops 



