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ing, ^ind it will adhere to the slimy surface of the insect 

 and choke him, so that he will fall off and die. 



All sings of a slimy nature are killed with dust or oil. 



JPeat'-slug. 



Destroy with lime, road- dust, and solution of wliite 

 hellebore J quassia, Paris green icith water, ichale-oil 

 soap, earholie acid, or coal-oil. 



Apply the last very weak or trees will be injured. 



TJie I^lum-slug. 



Dust tlie leaves wlien damp, for several days in suc- 

 cession, either with ashes or road- dust. Another me- 

 thod will l)e to syringe tlie trees with suds made of 

 whale-oil soap, two pounds to fifteen gallons of water ; 

 this has usually proved verv sure. 



Dusting with R'liite heJleh >re will kill more surel}^ 

 than either of the other remedies^ hut is more costly. 



Slugs in the Garden. 



Gas-tar water, diluted to the color of weak coffee, is 

 an excellent preventive to the ravages of slugs on all 

 garden crops. Apply hy night from an ordinary water- 

 ing-pot, and lialf the slugs will he killed and the rest 

 much weakened. A second dose after an interval of u 

 week is sufficient to hanish them altoo-etlier. Slugs may 

 he collected hv a little hran })laced under some cal)- 

 hage-leaves. or pieces of hark with the hollow side down, 

 which is also a good trap for wood-lice. 



