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sprinkle it with powdered hellebore, half a pound 

 dissolved in ten gallons of water, will destroy the 

 majority of the larvae. 



Paris green sprinkled over chopped meat and 

 placed near a wasp's nest will mean certain death to 

 all that eat it. This is a deadly poison to human 

 beings as well. 



Once a year, preferably in the spring when the 

 plants are taken out, tobacco extract should be 

 burned in the greenhouse to fumigate it. If there is 

 any doubt as to insects being prevalent in the fall, 

 another fumigation should take place before the 

 plants go back for the winter. 



Six ounces of sulphur for every one thousand 

 cubic feet is an excellent disinfectant for insects. 

 The greenhouse should be closed tight and all 

 cracks stopped up, first having removed the plants. 



Angleworms are a friend to the gardener. They 

 help to cultivate plants by their burrowing and 

 they make humus by drawing leaves and plants 

 into their holes and burying it. Hence angle- 

 worms also should be insured a long life. 



Poisoned bran scattered on the ground near plants 

 which are infected with cutworms will soon cause 



