MOW TO DESTROY IXSECTS. 



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the potash they coutained, and were stimulated into 

 fresh growth by itP 



Tobacco for Green Bugs, 



After two years' experience in trying to rid my 

 house-plant: of the green insect^ I have found that 

 a good method is to get a paper of cut and dry 

 tobacco (such as smokers use for the pipe) ] spread 

 it about one fourth cf an inch deep over the soil in the 

 pot \ when this disappears add more. I have succeeded 

 in keeping my plants free altogether by this remedy. 



Mrs. M. M. S.'' 



G-reeii Mugs. 



" The little green bugs I have had by the millions, 

 yes, by the trillions, especially on my rose-bushes. I 

 tried everything any one told me of to get rid of them, 

 but nothing had any effect, I sprinkled and dusted 

 and powdered, and powdered and dusted and sprinkled, 

 but the little pests were as 'cute as I, and crawled on 

 the under side of tiie leaves, where tliey kept ]ust as 

 dry as the Israelites when they passed through tlie Red 

 Sea. A florist told me to sprinkle them with tol)acco- 

 water, but finding sprinlibng did no good, I made Bap- 

 tists Oi them and gave them a ^ dii) ; ' and not only a 

 dip, but 1 took a sponge and washed butli sides of every 

 leaf on every plant that had a bug on it with strong to- 

 bacco-water, and, hurrah i Hail Columbia ; that did the 

 business, for I have not seen fonr bugs in the whole 



