Ants and Mites 
certain grasses, an Anthurium, Philodendron, Aechmea, 
Peperomia, Phyllocactus, &c. 
Dr. Ule says that the gardens are “ geztichtet” or 
looked after by the ants which make them, and the 
peculiar growth of the plants increases the amount of 
soil. Under the leafy shade of their own plantations 
these astonishing insects enjoy a safe and comfortable 
home.* 
It is indeed fortunate that man has had a fair start in 
the business of replenishing the earth and subduing it, 
for indeed these insects seem really capable of anything. 
1 Japp. 2 Haupt. 3 Parkin. 4 Ule. 
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