Wireworms, Millipedes, and Ants. 89 



This fungus lives on two different plants at different periods 

 of its growth. It first occurs in an inconspicuous form on 

 various kinds of wild garlic or wild onion, Allium ursinum, 

 L., Allium Schoenoprasum, L., etc. From the garlic it passes 

 on to the. willow. 



The only certain means of exterminating the fungus is 

 to eradicate from the neighbourhood one of the two plants 

 on which it grows, so that to prevent injury to willows, the 

 wild garlic or onion must be got rid of. If this is done 

 thoroughly the fungus will cease to exist ; but hall 

 measures would only mean waste of time and money. 



Wireworms, Millipedes, and Ants in Gardens. 



Wireworms and millipedes [Julidcz) are prominent 

 garden pests, which can only be treated in two ways, viz., 

 by fumigation and by trapping. 



Fumigation for subterranean insects and other animal 

 pests is best carried out by means of bisulphide of carbon. 

 This is used as follows : Make small holes in the flower bed 

 or border, two yards apart, pour in \ oz. of the bisulphide 

 of carbon, and close up each hole as the carbon is poured in. 

 The liquid should be put in between the plants, so that it 

 should not reach the roots. 



Where ants are troublesome and causing damage a similar 

 remedy may be adopted for their extermination. 



First find the ants' nests ; these may be under the ground, 

 under dome-shaped masses of earth, etc., above the ground, 

 or under stones and rotting wood, according to the species of 

 ant concerned. When they are underground they can only 

 be traced by following the ants, and so finding the opening 

 in the soil by which they descend. Having locate4 the nests, 

 make a hole in each with a crow-bar, about 8 inches in depth, 

 and pour into each hole from 1 to 2 ozs. of bisulphide of 

 carbon, according to the size of the nest, and fill up the holes 

 at once with earth. If the ground is regularly undermined 

 with ants' nests and tunnels, holes should be made about 3 

 feet apart, and 2 ozs. of the bisulphide of carbon poured into 



