now TO BE STB or IKSECTS. 



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red spider, in solutions specially intended for that in- 

 sect, particularly that of soft soap. 



White hell €l)o,€ ^o?(]) TriW clear this pest. One 

 application, if thorough, will be sufficient, although a 

 second application two or three weeks after may be 

 necessary to dispose of a new generation. 



SLUGS OK" BEGONIAS. 



Slugs are occasionally seen eating large holes or 

 notches in the leaves of all succulents and begonias, 

 making tlieni unsalal)ie and unsiglitly . They usually 

 feed during the night. 



The best mode of ridding the house of these is to cut 

 potatoes, turnips, or some other fleshy vegetable in 

 halves, when they will gather upon them and are easily 

 destroyed. 



BLACK ANTS ON PEONIES. 



Sprinkle guano on them or around their haunts. 



WOOB-LICE. 



Wash off with strong soap-suds, or use a tooth-brush 

 with In-istles cut short, or dip a fine brush in kerosene oy 

 alcohol and touch tliem, 



