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the leaves; earwigs devour the flowers, at least the leaves, that they fall out of the shell; to preserve them, let the sun be upon them but one hour in the day, and they will last long.
pismires and other vermin about orange trees and july-flowers.
1st. Put here and there a glass, with water and honey in it, wherein they will drown themselves; six or seven will go a great way.
2d. The smoke of the root of wild cucumber drives them away.
3d. Muscle shells burnt with storax, and beat to powder, strew the garden where they are, and they will all come out of their holes—then kill them.
4th In winter dig the hills, and take out the core, that it may be lower than the surface of the earth, that when you lay your turf down, it may lie lower than the other ground; it prevents ants returning, and the rain and frost coming, kills the rest.
to preserve plants from pismires.
Take the dregs of oil, and mix it with lupins, and anoint the bottom of the plants therewith.
to drive away pismires.
Take brimstone and powder it, then let it stand till it hath coloured the water, then sprinkle the water on the banks.
EARTH AND FIELD MICE, SNAILS, AND OTHER VERMIN THAT HURT TULIPS.
1st. To preserve tulips from vermin, cover them with wooden frames four inches high, and do them over so close with iron wires, that none of these vermin can get through to hurt them.
2d. Set tiles, bricks, or boards hollow against the wall, pales, &c. and they will creep under them for
