irOW TO UESTMOV INSECTS, 



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Hie Onioii-maggot. 



Sow broadcast lime and ashes in the proportion of one 

 of ashes to three or four of liiiie. If oniojis show si"-us 



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of 3'ellows or withering-, H^V^Y f^p^<^i^^lly in their rows a 

 pe<;k of air-slacked lime to every two hundred feet of 

 length of row. 



CuTvant 3jLeasiiving JJ^OTm, 



Use hellebore. 



PLANT-LICE. 



C u I'Vft lit -I o i( se , 



Hellel)ore is not only the most effectnal bnt, when 

 properly applied, the clieapest remedy known. A good 

 method of using it is to place it iu a wide-nioutfied jar 

 with a lip around the edge, over which can ])e tied 

 one or two thicknesses of fine nmslin. The hellebore 

 can then be shaken through the muslin directly wliere 

 it is wanted, with very little waste, and, if of good 

 quality, is certain death to every worm it touches. 



JLeaf-lice on Fruit-trees. 



a, A decoction of tobacco is sometimes successful. 



h, A wash composed of three pounds of sal- soda, 

 dissolved in a pailful of water, is another remedy. 



c. Three ounces of vdiale-oil soap to a pailful of 

 water. Apply upon the first indications of the lice. 

 The trees vrill be injured if much soap is used. 



