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Robert Kemp Philp
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288.
To
protect
Dahlias
from
Earwigs.
Dip
a
piece
of
wool
or
cotton
in
oil,
and
slightly
tie
it
round
the
stalk,
about
a
foot
from
the
earth.
The
stakes
which
you
will
put
into
the
ground
to
support
your
plants
must
also
be
surrounded
by
the
oiled
cotton
or
wool,
or
the
insects
will
climb
up
them
to
the
blossoms
and
tender
tops
of
the
stems.
Insects
may
be
prevented
from
climbing
up
stakes,
trees,
&c.,
by
encircling
them
with
a
broad
ring
of
tar,
which
may
be
renewed
as
often
as
may
be
necessary.
Small
pots
inverted
and
placed
on
the
top
of
stakes
form
a
useful
trap
for
slugs,
snails,
earwigs,
&c.,
which
crawl
into
them
for
shelter
in
the
early
morning,
and
may
thus
be
caught
and
destroyed.
When
it
is
sought
to
take
earwigs
by
this
means,
the
bottom
of
each
pot
should
be
filled
with
a
wisp
of
hay
or
dried
grass,
or
a
little
cotton
wool.
289.
To
free
Plants
from
Leaf-Lice.
The
following
is
recommended
as
a
cheap
and
easy
mode
of
getting
rid
of
this
pest:--Mix
one
ounce
of
flowers
of
sulphur
with
one
bushel
of
sawdust;
scatter
this
over
the
plants
infected
with
these
insects:
they
will
soon
be
freed,
though
a
second
application
may
possibly
be
necessary.
290.
A
Moral.
I
had
a
little
spot
of
ground,
Where
blade
nor
blossom
grew,
Though
the
bright
sunshine
all
around
Life-giving
radiance
threw.
I
mourned
to
see
a
spot
so
bare
Of
leaves
of
healthful
green,
And
thought
of
bowers,
and
blossoms
fair,
I
frequently
had
seen.
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