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remedy may prove more destructive than the disease. One- 
half ounce of whale-oil soap to one gallon of water will be suffi- 
ciently strong for this purpose. If tobacco-water be used, two 
ounces of tobacco, boiled in one gallon of water, and allowed to 
cool, will be effective. Having rid the plants of these trouble- 
some pests, stir the soil about their roots, which will tend to 
refresh them. 
The Stue, unlike the bug and the worm, confines his ravages 
to the foliage of the plant, and will destroy nearly every leaf if not 
checked in his devastations. Whale-oil soap-suds, applied by the 
syringe or watering-pot, over the foliage of the plant, will effect 
this object. They are also fond of the ends of young shoots 
of some other plants, (Carnations, &c.,) and are very troublesome 
where they abound. Where the above remedy is not at hand, 
if a‘hair-pencil, dipped in linseed-oil, be drawn around the shoots 
of the plants, once in two days, the Slug will not attack them. 
Few insects can endure oil, and the smallest quantity generally 
will stop their ravages. 
The Fy is also very destructive in some localities. During 
the months of July and August, the tops of the young shoots 
of roses are frequently seen to droop. This is caused by the rav- 
ages of a fly. As soon as perceptible, the ends of the shoots 
should be cut off from eight to ten inches, when the Grus, its 
offspring, will be found imbedded in the centre. The Fly is sup- 
posed to lay its eggs on some of the young wood near the ground, 
in May or June. If the shoots attacked are not cut off and 
destroyed, the grub will make his escape, under a leaf, near the 
top, make for the ground, and live to repeat his depredations the 
ensuing year. 
PROTECTING TENDER ROSES. 
In covering roses for the winter, be’ careful not to injure them 
by binding whatever is used for the purpose too tight about the 
branches, for it is not warmth you wish to impart, but to afford 
