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To prevent which, most people have stands 

 erected, which have a basin of earth or lead round 

 each supporter, which is constantly kept filled 

 with water. Others hang the hollow claws of 

 crabs, lobsters, &c. upon sticks in divers parts of 

 the garden, into which these vermin get; and 

 by often searching them you will destroy them 

 without much trouble, which will be of great ser- 

 vice to your wall fruit; for these are great des- 

 troyers thereof. Miller's gardeners dictionary. 

 Pismires, Earwigs, and other Vermin that hurt 

 Gardens. 



In gardens are July-flowers, which are subject 

 to harm, both by rain and the sun, and much wa- 

 tering, and from earwigs and pismires. The rain 

 spots them; the sun withers them by drying the 

 ground too much: strong water spoils them, es- 

 pecially at the last of * their blowing: pismires 

 gnaw the flowers, and make holes in the leaves, 

 earwigs devour the flowers, at least the leaves, 

 that they fall out of the shell; to preserve them, 

 let the sun be upon them but one hour in the 

 day , and they will last long. 



Pismires, and other Vermin about Orange 

 trees, and July flowers. 



Put here and there a glass,, with water and 

 honey in it, wherein they will drown themselves; 

 six or seven will go a great way. 



When July-flowers are in flower, give mode- 

 rate watering, no more than the shorts require^ 

 for the plant does not want watering, since the 

 shorts only want to grow, but when the first flow- 

 er is gone, you may give them more water again, 

 and place them in the sun, in their old place, that 

 the seeds may grow ripe. 



