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MOW TO DESTROY IS SECTS. 



garden since. It was a very tedious job, but it paid. 

 Alter I washed eacli plant I poured some of the water 

 around the roots. El Mixa." 



Bugs— Cold Water, 



" I this winter have followed the practice of a green- 

 house proprietor. I bought a plaut that was covered 

 with buds and flowers. He said he never had bugs of 

 any description, and his practice was to open the faucet 

 and lec the water run directly on to the buds and leaves, 

 and in that way give them a thorough washing once a 

 ^ceelc. I tliought it was harsh treatment for anything 

 always considered so delicate, but tliought I would try it 

 first on some plants about which I should not feel so dis- 

 appointed if it killed them. They looked so much better 

 for it that afrer a few days I ventured to put the others 

 to the same test, and have continued to do so once a 

 weelc, no matter liow cold the weather, and they have 

 well paid me for the trouble in their improved appear- 

 ance. Of course care must be taken not to let the 

 water run on to the roots. Mrs. H. H,^^ 



G^reen JBiigs again, 



^^On taking my plants to the kitchen a few days 

 since for their weekly ablutions, I discovered a fine 

 bouvardia literally alive with these disagTeeable crea- 

 tures. Now, in previous years I have succeeded in 

 destroying the insect with tobacco, applied variously^ 



