Coating Against The Plant Louse.
(b) Mix 4 parts of carbolic acid with 100 parts water glass.
Louse Washes.—
| Unslaked lime | 18 parts |
| Sulphur | 9 parts |
| Salt | 6.75 parts |
Mix as follows: A fourth part of the lime is slaked and boiled for 2/3 of an hour with the sulphur in 22.6 parts of water. The remainder of the lime is then slaked and added with the salt to the hot mixture. The whole is burned for another half hour or an hour, and then diluted to 353 parts. The fluid is applied lukewarm when the plants are not in active growth.
For Slugs On Roses.—
| Powdered pyrethrum | 8 ounces |
| Powdered colocynth | 4 ounces |
| Powdered hellebore | 16 ounces |
Flea Powder.—
| Naphthalene | 4 ounces |
| Talcum | 10 ounces |
| Tobacco dust | 2 ounces |
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