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frame covered with glazed cloth or other reasonably 

 t^moke-proof material. This is made large enough to 

 put bodilv over the ])ush. The nozzle nf the sninl^e- 

 hellows may th(-n be introduced through a suita))le 

 aperture, and in a few minutes, or seconds, the smoke 

 inside will be almost thick enough to cut with a knife. 



Cloilx Ixoll. — " My way of fumigating plants v^ith 

 tobacco is to take a long, narrow strip of cloth and 

 spread it out : sprinkle tobacco the whole length, tlien 

 roll tightly, place on a stove-cover or an old plate under 

 the fiowtr-stand, light the roll, and close all doors. It 

 generally proves effectual. M. C. A." 



Tobacco i)i Small DisJi. — ^' Put coarse stems, smok- 

 ing-tobaceu. or eiii'ar-ends on ceals in a small disli. and 

 hold it under tht- plants, over wliich a. newspaper should 

 be thro^vn to confine the siiiuke among tliem until tlie 

 lice are stupefied : then shake the plants tliorouglily, 

 and sweep away aU the insects wliich fall from them. 

 After that sprinkle them thorouglily, taking care to 

 wet the leaves below as well as al)ove." 



Another Way of Fumifjaiiufj. — A gardener in the 

 Hull Botanical G-arden of London ndopts this method 

 to clean green flies that infest his house-plants : 



"Lay the plant on its side in a wash-tub. throw over 

 it a damp towel, or, better, a hit o f r/J fzed calico lining^ 

 and then, through an opening at the l)ottom, have yotu' 

 husband insert tlie end of a pipe, and througii it let 

 him blow tobacco-smoke until the plant gets a good 



