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MOW TO DESTROY TXSECTS. 



None of the usual iusect enemies conquer him, so the 

 war must be waged by hand. 



Rand-jncling is the only efficacious remedy. This 

 is slow but sure. Begin early in the morning ; pick or 

 brush them into a vessel containing boiling water, after 

 which gather them together and burn them. 



Air-slacked lime scattered over the bushes while 

 wet with dew in the early morning is usually a suffi- 

 cient protection from them. 



Med Spider, 



This appears more often on window plants than 

 those out of doors. It is difficult to see when it first 

 appears, unless it is in considerable numbers, and may 

 be detected by the browned or deadened appearance 

 of the leaves. 



Moisture is sure death to it. 



Sprinkle or wash with water frequently. If the 

 plants «nre badly attacked, sponge the under side of the 

 leaves daily. 



Green Fly. 



If the aphis or green fly attack roses, an application 

 of tobacco-water will usually make an end of them, or 

 finely-powdered tobacco may be sprinkled on them from 

 an okl pepper-box. 



The green fly attacks the young shoots, and will first 

 be found at the extremities of the branches. It feeds 



