HOW TO DESTROY jWSECTS. 2 



PLIES. 



Flies do not in general injure house-plants, but any 

 fly, friendly or deadly, may be removed by liberally 

 sprinkling weakened ammonia-water. 



SNAILS. 



Snails are sometimes met with. A little air-slacked 

 lime thrown on t^, places they infest is the best pre- 

 ventive against their ravages. 



Snails and Ants in Ferneries. 



Cut potatoes or yellow turnips in halves, scoop out 

 the pieces, and lay them in the fernery The slugs and 

 nails will go to them, and are easily caught. 



Sorinkle a little fine sugar through a dry, coarse 

 sponge ; the ants will go into the sponge, and are easily 

 destroyed by putting the sponge in hot water. 



SCALE ON IVY. 



Scrape off the scale with a fine knife, being careful 

 not to wound the bark of the plant. This is the tmly 

 efficacious thing, as even a faithful washing with a stiff 

 brush and water will not answer. 



