the following- Recipe, which iny friend sent me, 
will be the principal part : — 
“ Recipe for Destroying Worms and 
Slugs. — To one hundred gallons of water put a 
gallon and a half, or about a spade full and a half 
of slacked lime, stir it well about, and let it stand 
about live minutes to settle, then, with two large 
watering pots, wdth coarse roses, w'ater your lawn, 
walks, pots, &c. For destroying Slugs put double 
the quantity of slacked lime. The liquid will not in- 
jure either flowers or vegetables : the proper time for 
distroying Worms is in damp mild weather, in 
autumn or spring, till the beginning of May ; 
and for destroying Slugs on a mild evening, after 
a shower of rain, or early in a damp morning, 
when they are on the surface.” 
I scarcely dare say the above Mixture is in- 
effectual either for the destruction of the Worms 
or Slugs, after having been sold at so great a price, 
fearing lest I should have misapplied it somehow 
or other, or lest the lime in Yorkshire should be 
destitute of the same efficacy as that used by the 
prescribe!-, however I find it too weak of the lime 
in both cases. 
The Flea Locust, or Frog-Hopper, ( Ci- 
cada .) — This insect, in its immature state, evacuates 
the froth so generally seen on various kinds of plants 
commonly known by the name of Frog, or some- 
times Cuckoo-spit, which envelops the animal 
while feeding on the young shoots, and which 
