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MOJV TO DESTROY IS SECTS. 



INSECT ENEMIES OP THE ROSE. 



Mose-slugs, 



The body of the slug is al)Out one quarter of an inch 

 long, green and soft like jelly. Slugs eat the upper sur- 

 face of the leaf, leaving the veins and skin underneath 

 untouched. 



They are most troublesome in June, and frequently 

 reappear in August. 



They increase very rapidly, and will destroy the 

 foliage of the largest bushes in a few hours. 



The following are remedies used by various florists : 



a. Take white liellehore powder, mix with water, and 

 sprinkle over them. 



1). Dust the plants thoroughly with powdered lime, 

 plaster- of -par is ^ or ashes. 



c. Even road dust may be used instead of lime, and 

 be as efficacious repeat vigorously as often as may be 

 required. 



^d. Sprinkle the plants thoroughly with a strong suds 

 made of soft soap. 



e. Whale-oil soap, whenever it can be obtained, is 

 the best cf special insecticides. It is a powerful enemy 

 of all insect life, and is now for sale at all agricultural 

 stores. Use one pound dissolved in eight gallons of 

 water,- or a quarter of a pound to two pails of water ) 

 applied b}' means of a syringe every evening for a 

 week, it effectually destroys all trace of the nuisance. 



