438 Other Management of the Vegetable-Garden 



also be killed by using a poisoned bait made according to 

 the formula for cutworms. This bait should be scattered 

 in small lumps around the plants in the evening. Keep 

 poultry away from the bait. Dusting the plants and the 

 surrounding ground with air-slaked lime or land-plaster 

 will have a tendency to keep slugs away. Bordeaux mix- 

 ture also has a deterrent effect and on some crops may be 

 used to advantage. In some cases the plants may be 

 sprayed with arsenate of lead either alone or in combina- 

 tion with bordeaux mixture. 



Of course the reader understands that insecticides and 

 fungicides may be poisonous to human beings, and that 

 due precautions should be taken. All poisons should be 

 labelled and kept out of reach. The greatest care should 

 be exercised in the use of hydrocyanic gas fumigation. All 

 carelessness everywhere should be avoided. 



