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may bo made into an excellent whitewash for trees, the 

 sulphur increasing its efficacy. 



Ground, Aphis on Verbena,?. 



The ground aphis sometimes preys upon the roots ot 

 verbenas, causing th^ plant to appear as if mildewed. 

 These insects arc destroyed by washing the soil with 

 a tepid decoction of tobacco, about the color of strong 

 green tea, every day for a week or ten days. 



Moles in Flower-beds. 



a. Catch in traps. 



60 Destroy by placing pieces of raw meat rubbed 

 with stick phosphorus in their runs. 



c. Plant the ricinus, or castor-oil bean, in thug-round 

 where they make their runs. This is called the mole- 

 plant, because cf this peculiar property,, Those who 

 have tried this remedy have found it unvarying in its 

 success. 



Traps. 



Get some cabbage-leaves, warm them in an oven till 

 hog's lard will spread on the surface ; place them ovei 

 night near your favorite plants, and almost every slug 

 will bo found under them in the morning. There must 

 be DO salt in the lard. 



