50 HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS. 



of the florist who has sold you the plant, for if you can- 

 not keep half a dozen plants free from vermin how can 

 you expect him to do so with hundreds ? 



MAY'S MIGNONETTE. 



Potash for Ants, etc. 



A lady troubled with ants and other insects says : 



" Use from one-half to one ounce of potash in a pail 

 of water, and give the insects a shower-bath, and they 

 will go without even saying good-by. 



" Near plants and roots I do not like to use this alkali, 

 neither do I like to destroy ants, as they are good 

 hunters after still worse insects. Then I use red pepper, 

 and create a flight that leaves not a soul behind. 



" For or against rats, mice, moles, etc., I also use a 

 paste of potash, and put some of it in their holes or run- 

 ways where they have to walk. For cleaning trees, 

 shrubs, etc., I use soft-soap mixed with some potash and 

 water, and, with a garden syringe, a good washing 

 cleans every tree, shrub, and plant." 



Red Pepper. 



A friend has tried red pepper with good results, dust- 

 ing it over the surface of the soil, and also upon the 

 leaves and branches of plants infested with green spiders 

 and green flies. The pepper does not seem to injure 

 the plants, but in a day or two they should be placed in 

 a tub and receive a good showering of warm water. 



In using red pepper it must not be put cu by the teaT 



