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HOW TO DESTROY ly SECTS, 



WHITE WOEMS. 



These white worms^ wliicli infest occasion allv all 

 soils where plants are kept in pots^ may be removed as 

 follows : 



Lime-water may be sprinkled over the soil, or a lit- 

 tle slaked lime may be sprinkled also on the earth 

 and in the sancer of the pot. 



Lime-water may easily be made by slaking a large 

 piece of lime in a pail of cold water, letting it settle, 

 and then bottling for use. Give each pot a tablespoon- 

 ful twice a week. 



EARTH-WORMS IN THE SOIL OF POTS 

 OR LAWN. 



a. Take corrosive sublimate, one ounce ; common 

 salt, one tablespoonful : boiling water, one pint. Stir 

 till dissolved. Pour the mixture into nine gallons of 

 rain-water, and water the lawn or the soil in flower- 

 pots wherever the worms are to be found. 



Z.ime-11'ater for Worms. 



h. A cultivator says : I have always had good suc- 

 cess by using lime-water in the proportion of one pound 

 of lime to four gallons of water. Let it stand over 

 night till perfectly clear ; wet the earth but not the 

 plant. I have never needed to use it more than twice, 

 and seldom but once." 



