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of sticks. Dip a piece of wool in oil and tie round 

 the stalk a foot from the earth and round the stake : 

 this will quite prevent them climbing up. 



GARDEN SWIFT 



This is a terrible ravager and loves strawberries 

 especially, though all flowers and vegetables are 

 assailed by it. These moths appear about the end 

 of May, and are very abundant in the evening. 

 They deposit their eggs without discrimination, 

 which soon hatch, says the ' Gardener's Chronicle.' 

 The caterpillars produced are round and yellowish 

 white, with black dots and hairs on the upper parts 

 and sides of their segments Whole beds of straw- 

 berries have been destroyed by these insects. 



GREEN FLY 



Syringe with soft-soap and water in which a 

 little paraffin has been mixed ; one-and-a-half ounce 

 of soap, one gallon of water, and a wineglassful of 

 paraffin. Stir well and use warm. 



LIME-LOOPER 



This is a moth which feeds on the leaves of the 

 apple. It appears in November. The caterpillar is 

 reddish, with a bright yellow stripe on each side. 

 The female moth has no wings, so that a piece of 

 cloth dipped in tar and bound round a tree stem 

 prevents its ascent. 



