88 HOW TO DESTROY INSKCTS. 



j. Put your plants into saucers filled with boiling hot 

 water j the heat will cause the tiny rnites to ascend to 

 the surface ; then pour warm water upon the soil, wash- 

 ing off every worm you can see by holding the pot so 

 as to let them run off. Now scatter red pepper thickly 

 aver the surface, and the worms will not trouble you 

 much. 



Worms in, Pots. 



a. A lady cultivator has destroyed these by weaken- 

 ing ammonia with water and pouring around the roots of 

 the plants. Put one ounce of ammonia into one gallon 

 of warm water, and water the plants with it once a 

 week ; they will be free from the worms and be beautiful 

 add green. 



6. A successful way is to remove the plant, wash ita 

 Toots in warm water ; let it remain in water till the pot 

 is refilled with earth well heated, so as to kill all the 

 worms or eggs that may be laid within the soil. Wash 

 the pot in water warm enough to kill all that may ad- 

 here to it. 



?. Take fine-cut tobacco, sp ^ad a thin layer on toj. 

 cf the earth around the plant when the earth is dry. 

 then water freely j repeat if needed and first applicatioj 

 i not thorough. 



d. Pov.r a solution of tannic acid around the plant 

 md the worms will be brought to the surface, when th*v 

 * be easily destrovfld. 



