. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 50 The American Florist. July 24, LIQUID =<| 40% Nicotine. 8-lb. can $ 4-lb. can lib. can H-lb. can 50 MB NICO-FUME n PAPER 288 sheet can $ 144 sheet can 24 sheet can 85 SPRAYING — VAPORIZING — FUMIGATING Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, Louisville, Ky. NICOTINE 40% GUARANTEED BY The GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. CLEVELAND NEWYORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL-- ST. LOUIS WRITE FOR PRICES Mention the American Florist xvhen writing Garden Ants Do Little Har
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 50 The American Florist. July 24, LIQUID =<| 40% Nicotine. 8-lb. can $ 4-lb. can lib. can H-lb. can 50 MB NICO-FUME n PAPER 288 sheet can $ 144 sheet can 24 sheet can 85 SPRAYING — VAPORIZING — FUMIGATING Manufactured by THE KENTUCKY TOBACCO PRODUCT CO., Incorporated, Louisville, Ky. NICOTINE 40% GUARANTEED BY The GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. CLEVELAND NEWYORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL-- ST. LOUIS WRITE FOR PRICES Mention the American Florist xvhen writing Garden Ants Do Little Harm. An unusual number of complaints have been received this year by the United States department of agricul- ture from persons who say that ants are injuring their lawns and gardens. As a matter of fact, these ants do lit- tle harm and the injury that is at- tributed to them is usually caused by something else. In large numbers, however, the small conical nests which they build on lawns are somewhat un- sightly and on this account it may be desirable to destroy them. Where there is only a small area to be covered the simplest method is to drench the nests with boiling water or spray the lawn with kerosene emulsion or a very strong soap wash prepared by dissolving any common laundry soap in water at the rate of 1 pound or % pound to a gallon of water. Such methods are particularly well adapted to small lawns. For larger ant colonies bisulphide of carbon, which can be purchased at any drug store, will be found effective. This substance can be placed in the nest by means of an oil can or small syringe. An oil can with a long spout is a convenient instrument as it can be inserted into the nests and the liquid injected without its being brought close to the operator's nose, for the fumes of bisulphide of carbon, although not poisonous, are nauseat- ing. After the bisulphide of carbon has been injected, the opening should be closed by pressure of the foot. Except for the unsightly
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