tiS HOW TO DESTROY INSECTS. 



" I have tried it upon various species of plants, and 

 it has proved as efficacious in destroying insects and 

 preventing their ravages upon plants as whale-oil 

 soap, when properly applied. When syringed upon 

 the plants, a pound to twelve or fourteen gallons of soft 

 water has proved effective and safe ; but to wash the 

 stems of trees, make it doubly strong say, to trees two 

 inches in diameter, one pound Protector to six gallons 

 of water ; and tree-sterns eight inches in diameter, four 

 or fivo gallons of water to one pound of potatoes, and so 

 on. It is an excellent thing to eyringe plum-trees before 

 they expand their bloom and after their fruit is set. 



" It will also prove a capital safeguard against the 

 various specie.} of tree-borers and the peach cut-worm ; 

 but it must be used with caution, as it is very strong. 

 Cultivators should weaken it well for first trial, and in- 

 crease its strength gradually until they see its beneficial 

 effects upon different species of plants. 



" Habbits in winter will hardly attack trees strongly 

 coated with the Protector if they can get any other 

 food." 



Pheaphorrta Soap. 



A cultivator who had not been successful with any ol 

 the common remedies in destroying insects at las. 

 found phosphorus soap super- excellent for both housc j 

 green-house, and garden. 



wi. tablespoonful dissolved in a gallon of water, ap 



