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it sufficiently to destroy the depredators, and at 
the same time not to injure the plant. 
Wasps and Flies, when troublesome to va- 
rious kinds of fruit, must be destroyed by decoy- 
ing them into bottles with sweetened beer. See 
on Peach and Nectarines. 
Ant, {Formica.) — This animal sometimes 
proves very troublesome, and although some species 
are destructive to other insects, yet I think it is not 
sufficient to compensate for the damage they do 
by disordering kept grounds, and destroying small 
and delicate plants, by burying some with the 
casts or hills they throw ujj, and distm’bing others 
in pursuing their labours. 
For their Destruction. — Boiling water 
should be poured into their nests. The operation 
will be greatly assisted by making holes in their 
nests with a sharp stick, so as to receive the water 
to the bottom of it. 
Rats and Mice may be caught in the usual 
way, by traps. See Mice on Peas. 
Birds. — There are various kinds of Birds 
that may be mentioned as being injurious to the 
Horticulturists ; some of which, namely, the 
Linnet, the Spink, the Lark, and the Dove, 
are fond of gathering the seed and seedlings of 
several tribes of vegetables j others, including the 
Thrush, the Blackbird, the Sparrow, the Crow, 
the Jay, and the Jackdaw, deprive us of some 
of our fruits, while the Sparrow and the 
Black and Blue-Cap destroy buds of various 
