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arbacious plants, &c. they may be watered over 
with lime-water ; (see No. 13), or decoy them by 
laying a few Cabbage leaves, or any other refuse 
that may not appear disagreeable, to which they 
will adhere, then gather them, and let them be 
destroyed, with lime or lime water, or in any other 
way. 
The Florist’s Manual, as we find it quoted 
in the Encyclopaedia of Gardening, gives a very 
simple and efficient method of destroying- them ; 
“ When there is reason to suspect their hidden 
attacks, the only method to entrap is to place a 
common garden pot over the infested roots, and 
it will I’arely occur that the enemy is not dis- 
covered, as Snails fasten themselves to the side 
or tops of boards, mats, or cabbage ’eaves so 
placed, and then are easily taken. In droughty 
seasons it will be of use to water the plant before 
it is covered, as the moisture of the earth will be 
an additional motive of attraction, to draw the 
animal from his hiding place.” 
The Snail, (Helix .) — This genus is, I be- 
lieve, always furnished with a shell from the 
moment it quits the ova, which affords it a habi- 
tation. The shell is artfully enlarged, as the 
inhabitant increases in bulk, and when the ani- 
mal sets out on a journey, it never fails to carry 
it on its back. Those animals will often be found 
in great numbers in shady aspects, at the bottom 
of old walls, in thickets, in places where rubbish 
is collected, &c. They will sometimes ascend the 
