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moil garden-pan full of water, but unfortunately 
there are many different sizes, from a quart to 
four gallons, and all common : however, as the 
sulphur is of no service, we are not much dis- 
appointed by the neglect. 
Woodlouse, (Oniscus .) — This tribe of in- 
sects proves injurious to the foliage of various 
kinds of plants, and also some kinds of fruits, 
especially those growing in pits and frames, 
where the materials required for the assistance of 
their growth, consist of tanner’s bark and tree 
leaves. 
For their Destruction. — When it is ne- 
cessary for those materials to be I’einoved, all the 
remaining' concealments should be well watered over 
with boiling water, which will readily destroy those 
not carried off by the removal ot the soil. At any 
time when those animals prove injurious, or likely 
to be numerous, lures of Bean straw, old Rasp 
stems, or similar materials, from the thickness of 
ten to fifteen straws or stems, should be laid round 
the pit or frame sides, sunk a little into the mate- 
rials which the beds are composed of, leaving them 
uncovered ; then scatter over them pieces of Cu- 
cumber leaves, such as are decaying, or decaying 
leaves of most kinds will do, which appear to be 
moi'e attractive and agreeable in that state, than 
the healthy growing ones. In two or three days 
after water them over with boiling water. It 
will be proper to observe that their destruction 
will be best accomplished before there is much 
