. An encyclopædia of gardening; . rm [Lumbricus), the slug (Z<i»uii), and the snail (^Helix). The slug {Umax) is without a sheU, and distinguished by its lateral pore. There are 16 Britishspecies : the L. ater {fig. 412. b), alba, and hyalinus are the most common in gardens ; and the L. agrestis{a) is common both in gardens and fields, and is the species recommended to be swallowed by consumptivepersons. The snail {Helix) is a numerous genus, and, hko tlie slug, very destructive to plants and fruit:both snails and slugs are hermaphrodite, having both sexes united in each individual;
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . rm [Lumbricus), the slug (Z<i»uii), and the snail (^Helix). The slug {Umax) is without a sheU, and distinguished by its lateral pore. There are 16 Britishspecies : the L. ater {fig. 412. b), alba, and hyalinus are the most common in gardens ; and the L. agrestis{a) is common both in gardens and fields, and is the species recommended to be swallowed by consumptivepersons. The snail {Helix) is a numerous genus, and, hko tlie slug, very destructive to plants and fruit:both snails and slugs are hermaphrodite, having both sexes united in each individual; they lay their eggswith great care in the earth, and the young ones are hatched, the slugs without shells, and the snailswith shells completely formed. They are most troublesome in spring and autumn, and during mildweather in winter. In dry warm weather, and during frosts, they retire into the earth and remain therein a torpid state. The most common species is the H. hortcnsis { fi£. 412. c), or garden-snail, of which it is 412. remarked, that having once attacked a leaf or fruit, it will not begin on another till the first is whollyeaten. Snails, slugs, and worms, may be annoyed by caustic substances scattered over them, or by water,ing with bitter infusions, acids or alkalis, as vinegar, or what is equally effectual and cheaper, lime-water;but the only effectual way of getting rid of snails in gardens is by hand-picking. They may be collectedunder decaying leaves or haulm, laid down on purpose to attract them. In this way a garden may soon,and at little trouble and expense, be effectually cleared of the worm class of enemies, SuESECT. 2. Operations for subduing Vermin. 2276. The ope ratio 7is for deteriing the human, quadruped, and feathered enemies (fgardens are few, and have been already noticed. (2220. 2222, 2223.) 2277. The operations for destroying insect vermin, or counteracting their injuriouseffects, are of three kinds, preventives, palliatives, and efficient proce
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