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exterminate grubs from strawberry, raspberry and blackberry roots—only that for strawberries dilute it with double the amount of water. " To this I may add: I think 6 or 8 qts. of fine soot dissplved in a barrel of water and thoroughly sprinkled about the roots of these berry plants will kill the borers or grubs that trouble them, and probably 2 lbs. of potash in the same water would also destroy them, sprinkled on in the same way.
Forcing Plants. —For forcing plants that you wish to hurry forward for any reason, 6 or 8 qts. of fine soot dissolved in a hogshead of water and sprinkled upon them and about the roots freely, is said, by the American Gardener, to do as well for plants as for bulbs, flowering plants, shrubs, etc.
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