. An encyclopædia of gardening; . arden mouse-trap is generally composed of a slate and a brick, supported bya combination of three slips of wood, fonmng tlie figure 4, and baited by a pea or few cats domiciled in the back sheds of hot-houses, will generally keep a walled gardenclear of tliis enemy; but the above trap is good for open grounds. 1479. The garden rat-trap {fig. 212.)should generally be a box, or enticingengine, of some sort, rather than a toothediron trap ; because unless there is a greatscarcity of food, which is seldom the caseas to the field rat, it \^ill not be allured
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . arden mouse-trap is generally composed of a slate and a brick, supported bya combination of three slips of wood, fonmng tlie figure 4, and baited by a pea or few cats domiciled in the back sheds of hot-houses, will generally keep a walled gardenclear of tliis enemy; but the above trap is good for open grounds. 1479. The garden rat-trap {fig. 212.)should generally be a box, or enticingengine, of some sort, rather than a toothediron trap ; because unless there is a greatscarcity of food, which is seldom the caseas to the field rat, it \^ill not be alluredby the bait of the former ; whereas a trapmay be so disguised by straw, or moss, orleaves, and so scented by oil of anise, asto be resorted to or at least not recog-nised by the rats till they are taken. 1480. The mole-trap {figs. 213, &214.) is of various forms, and eithermade of wood or iron, or of both mate-rials. There are several varieties to beobtained in the shops; none of whichappear superior to the original 212 y 213 214 form for himself. which any laborer may Moles may be effectually destroyed by taking their nests in spring. 1481. Engines of destruction are the spring-gun, musket, and fumigating bellows : themusket is essentially necessary, both as a destroyer, and scare of birds. 1482. The fumigating bellows {fig. 215.) differs from the commondomestic bellows in having a receptacle {a) for leaves of damagedforeign or of home-grown tobacco, which being ignited, and theblast sent thi-ough it, a po-w erful issue of smoke is produced by therose {b), which can either be directed against insects on particularplants, or used to fill the atmosphere of a hand-glass, frame, or hot-house. 1483. Engines of alarm, or scares, are the bell or gong alarm forman ; and the rattle-engine driven by hand, or a small wind-enginefor herds. 1484. Th£ concealed alarm is a system of wires spread over a gar-den or orchard, like those of the spring-gun, and terminating in abell or
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