Insecticides or insect poisons are applied to plants in two ways: by— (_a_) dusting with powder; or, (_b_) spraying with a liquid. A “sulphur gun” is a great help in applying powder; although an old can with holes in the top may be used as a sprinkler. Liquid sprays may be applied with a patent “sprayer,” which may be purchased from any seed house; or with a whisk broom. It is absolutely essential to reach the _under_ sides of the leaves in applying insect destroyers. Among the best insecticides which are non-poisonous to human beings is Hellebore. Following is a list of remedies for insects oftenest found in gardens. HELLEBORE {For spraying: use two tablespoons Hellebore to a gallon {(four quarts) of water. { {For dusting: mix two tablespoons Hellebore with fifteen Remedies {tablespoons flour. Keep in a closely covered can. After for {a day or two this flour may be sprinkled on the upper Biting {and under sides of the leaves. This is best done while Insects {the dew is upon them. The use of the flour is simply {for the sake of economy. { {Wood ashes and also insect powder discourage cabbage {worms. {For dusting: insect powder, snuff, sulphur, tobacco dust. {Tobacco stems (laid on the ground) will discourage them. { Remedies {For spraying: Dissolve 1 lb. caustic Whale Oil Soap in for {½ gallon (2 quarts) hot water. Mix one cup of this mixture Sucking {with five cups of water for plant lice, etc. Insects { {Hot Water for Aphids or Plant Lice. Hold the branch {under water at a temperature of about 125°, or as hot as {possible to hold the hand under. Fungi of various kinds attack plants. Mildew is a form of fungi. {Dust the plant well with Flowers of Sulphur. For { Fungi— {Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead is used as a spray in early Mildew {Spring, to prevent fungi, but it is deadly poison and {should not be used by children. For {Severe poisons are generally used, the fumes of which Insects {kill the insects. Tobacco tea, made by boiling a pound that Feed {of tobacco stems in a gallon of water, or Ivory Under {soapsuds, if thrown on the ground, will discourage Ground {these insects. For Cutworms, {Poison Baits are used: that is, bran or grass is and Insects {sprinkled with sweetened poison. (NOTE: It is Feeding on {better for children to use the precaution of paper the Surface {collars as already explained to Mary Frances in the of the Ground {talk on the Cutworm.) There are also many excellent remedies sold by seed firms under commercial or “patent” names.