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other districts. Mr. Ridley, of the Lucknow Horti- 

 cultural Gardens, however, has found a remedy for 

 the depredations of the white ant in the field which 

 he has proved invaluable. Kerosine oil will not of 

 itself mix with water, but if first shaken up with 

 milk it will amalgamate with that, and can be then 

 diluted with water to any desired extent. A little 

 of this mixture, we are told, goes a long way, and 

 proves a very effective insecticide. A mixture of 

 two parts of oil to one of sour milk, " churned " 

 together, mixed completely, and this mixture diluted 

 to the extent of one wineglassful to four gallons 

 of water, will not injuriously affect either plants 

 or grass, but will effectually keep off white ants. 

 Carbolic acid and also coal tar have been tried at 

 different times with very partial results. Coal tar 

 poured hot into their holes, and mixed with the 

 material of the ant hill, is more effectual and lasting 

 than carbolic acid, and is less costly. But to destroy 

 them some method of poisoning must be resorted 

 to. M. C. Road, of Hudson, Ohio, says ants may 

 be destroyed by the following application : Mix 

 thoroughly one part of Paris green in four parts of 

 flour, and stir the whole into such a quantity of 

 molasses as will run into the small holes in the 

 ground in the ant hills. Most of them will be 

 poisoned by the first application, and one or two 

 more in a few days will finish the work. 



It may serve the experimenting planter to know 

 in this connection that the three most important 



