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Green Lice on Plants, To Destroy.
A writer says: "Steep tobacco in water, and when the liquid is lukewarm, sprinkle the plants thoroughly with it. Two or three applications will cause them to hasten their going, and generally prove sufficient to rid the plants entirely of them. If it does not, repeat until the plants are free. The natural dried leaf is best, in the proportion of one leaf to a quart of water, but any tobacco will do. The above will not injure the most delicate plant, and is better than smoke, so often recommended
Remarks. —This can be applied much the handiest with an atomizer or garden syringe, and if either of these are thoroughly used success is certain.
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