36 HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS. 



INSECT ENEMIES OP THE HOSE. 



Rose-slugs, 



The body of the slug is about one quarter of an naet\ 

 long, green and soft like jelly. Slugs eat the upper sm 

 face of the leaf, leaving the veins and skin underneati 

 untouched. 



They are most troublesome in June, and frequer>tl 

 reappear in August. 



They increase very rapidly, and will destroy the 

 foliage of the largest bushes in a few hours. 



The following are remedies used by various florists ? 



a. Take white hellebore powder, mix with water, and 

 sprinkle over them. 



b. Dust the plants thoroughly with powdered lime, 

 plaster-of-paris, or ashes. 



c. Even road dust may 'be used instead of lime, and 

 be as efficacious ; repeat vigorously as often as may be 

 required. 



d. Sprinkle the plants thoroughly with a strong suds 

 made of soft soap. 



e. Whale-oil soap, whenever it can be obtained, / 

 the best of special insecticides. It is a powerful enemy 

 of all insect life, and is now for sale rji all agricultural 

 stores. Use one pound dissolved in eight gallons of 

 water, or a quarter of a pound t j two pails of water; 

 applied by means of a syringe every evening for a 

 week, it effectually destroys all trac of the nuisance. 



